The Voice of the West Village WestView News VOLUME 15, NUMBER 6 JUNE 2019 $1.00 Stop Privatization of Pier 40, Says CB2 By Bruce Trigg, MD visible around Pier 40, nor anywhere else in the West Village. This is not the way to re- A new generation of Robert Moses-style ceive public input and discussion. power brokers plan to privatize the last ma- The explanation offered for why this jor public space in Lower Manhattan—if we amendment is needed is that state legisla- let them. That’s right, they will push for last tion passed in 1998 required that Hudson minute legislation in Albany to amend the River Park be operated and maintained by Hudson River Park Act to permit the build- revenue generated within the Park. What a ing of 700,000 square feet of commercial of- strange law. Since when does a public park fice space on Pier 40. And that’s only the have to generate it’s own money? What the most modest of the plans being proposed! heck do we pay taxes for? Whatever sense At a sparsely attended neighborhood this may have made 1998, it is no longer ra- THE WEST VILLAGE HAS BEEN THEIR CAMPUS. Some of the 2300 New School graduates express exhilaration at their June graduation. Many have lived in the new Kerrey Hall (part of hearing the day after Memorial Day the tional, nor necessary. The west side has been the University Center at Fifth Avenue and 14th Street, a LEED-certified residence) building draft legislation (unsigned!) was presented built up over the past 21 years and property which has dorm rooms for 800 students. Photo courtesy of The New School. to the audience by a panel of elected of- tax revenues have greatly expanded. Besides, ficials. Assemblymember Deborah Glick, if the city and state could find $3 billion to State Senators Brad Hoylman and Brian give to the richest man in the world ( Bezos A School for Creative Innovators Kavanagh and Manhattan Borough Presi- and Amazon) and $6 billion to subsidize dent Gale Brewer heard the public testi- the Hudson River Yards development, then Our encounter with The New School began ars and citizens interested in questioning mony. Congressmember Jerrold Nadler and surely they can come up with the funds with an invitation to a reception at the and debating the most important issues of City Council President Corey Johnson were necessary to run Hudson River Park. How residence of the University President, David the day. Since then, the university has con- not present. So, why so little apparent inter- much can it cost to run the park? Van Zandt. A bronchial illness prevented me tinually reinvented itself to be at the frontier est from the community? Perhaps its propo- A number of those who spoke at the com- from attending so I wrote out my questions which he graciously responded too. of higher learning. Today, my commitment nents wish to avoid public and media scru- munity meeting were obviously connected to —George Capsis to the university’s mission is stronger than tiny. The only publicity for the event seemed the real estate developers, hedge fund owners, continued on page 4 to be articles in two local newspapers. I Wall St. bankers and lawyers who control the Q: What was President Van Zandt’s didn’t see a single announcement about the Hudson River Park Trust authority (HRPT) image of The New School when he first meeting in Hudson River Park, nothing was continued on page 19 took the job? When I first arrived at The New School, I strongly believed that the world today The New School—A Galaxy of Great Names needs creative problem solvers who want What follows is a chapter entitled "1955— elapsed since we were embattled that to harness their talents and scholarship to The Village Finds Its Voice," from the government of, by and for the people make the world a better place. I knew soon to be released book "A Drama in might not perish. The outlook today is that The New School was positioned better Time," by John Reed. The stories in this often discouraging. And it may never than any other university to provide its stu- historical look at The New School are turn on battle. Yet we face a loss of free- dents with a different kind of education – written in present tense to capture the dom just as dire, perhaps more serious. restlessness and vibrancy of the legacy. one that emphasizes effective citizenship in The way to win it back is the way we lost a world that is changing dramatically. In her opening remarks at The New it—through ourselves.” School’s 1952 commencement, university Commencement speaker Supreme Q: How has that image changed? Vice President Clara Mayer speaks to a Court Justice William O. Douglas urges A century ago, The New School’s found- decade of inexorable change: graduates toward global thinking, “to ers set out to create a new kind of academic THE NEW SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT, David Van “Less than a hundred years have continued on page 4 institution that would bring together schol- Zandt, above. PRIDE Events Local Bookstores The Art of the Celebrating 50 years The pleasure of browsing Waltz Concert of PRIDE since the a brick and mortar bookstore Stonewall riots. is alive and well in our beloved WestView concerts continue neighborhood. at St. John’s in the Village Thursday, June 27 at 7:30 pm SEE PAGE 34 SEE PAGE 11 2 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org WestView WestViews Published by WestView, Inc. by and for the residents of the West Village. Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections

Publisher Open Letter to ing public from one convenient location to ets continue to board buses. This problem Executive Editor another or is it to move the buses from one is throughout the bus and subway system. George Capsis Corey Johnson to Save the location to another as quickly as possible? When prices are reasonable that problem Managing Editor 14A Bus Line Route If the latter, you could just require paying may change. Art Director Kim Plosia Dear Corey, passengers to mount the buses at the be- You may find buses traveling faster if I Sort of ironic that my earlier Open Letter ginning stop and dismount at the last stop. take the M11 to West 14th St. and transfer Advertising Manager and Designer Stephanie Phelan to you from WestView News was to plead Is that what the riding public is paying for? to the M14 A or D and then transfer to the for more bus shelters for riders waiting for As we all know the Manhattan popula- subway at 6th Ave. However it will cost Traffic Manager Liza Whiting the 14A—and now we’ve learned there’s a tion is aging and more people use buses be- twice as much as the present M14A trans- plan to do away with our vital little spur cause they can no longer navigate the stairs fer to the 6th Ave. subway. Photo Editor altogether—to replace it, apparently, with to and from the subway system. Elevators Regarding the Lower East Side: Drop- Darielle Smolian one that runs way out on the fringe of the and escalators are not available at all stops. ping stops from 2 blocks to 4 blocks is un- Photographers And some elevators and escalators remain kind. I used to visit a friend in a nursing Maggie Berkvist in need of repair. home on the east side and it was a trip for Joel Gordon I came to live in the West Village in July me on the M14A. With this removal of Associate Editors of 1968 and used to walk and run every- stops it would mean fewer visits to those Gwen Hoffnagle, Justin Matthews, where. Now, being in my late 80s, having shut in. Anne Olshansky, Carol Yost COPD and difficulty walking, I’m not Is the MTA's purpose to serve the pub- Comptroller appreciative of the cuts in the M14A bus lic or make speed records? Jolanta Meckauskaite service. I was told it was to make service —Robert W. Smith Architecture Editor faster. The MTA recently removed the Brian Pape M14A and D stop at 14th St. and 5th Ave. Litigation Over 14th Street Film, Media and Music Editor requiring me to walk a block back from Changes and SBS Bus Jim Fouratt University Place to the Amalgamted Bank Changes Coming Soon territory it needs to serve. at 5th Ave. In this instance the bus service Food Editor David Porat A further irony—only last month (May) has made my trip longer and slower. As WestView goes to press, two lawsuits are the Times had a long piece about the rising Under your proposal to remove the about to be filed by my office addressed to Distribution Manager proportion of seniors in the population, just as Abingdon Sq. Loop the MTA suggests the efforts of DOT Commissioner Polly Timothy Jambeck the MTA wants to cut back its vital bus ser- people take the M11, 12 or 20 to 14th St. Trottenberg to needlessly reshape our Regular Contributors vice to that very group—in a neighborhood and change buses. For persons with wheel- community. At first, she used the proposed J. Taylor Basker, Barry Benepe, that is a particularly noticeable example! chairs, walkers and canes this will mean L Train shutdown as an excuse. Now she Caroline Benveniste, Charles Caruso, I guess they’re not aware that once we holding up both the northbound bus and wants to champion “fast bus service on the Jim Fouratt, John Gilman, Mark. M. Green, Robert Heide, reach these so-called ‘twilight years’, most the M14 crosstown bus as conductors as- M14D and the M14A.” These are buses Thomas Lamia, Keith Michael, of us are really not up for walking to, or sist the passengers. Thus two buses will which go across Fourteenth Street: The Michael D. Minichiello, Penny Mintz, dealing with, the subways. And, probably move more slowly. M14A running from its west end terminus Brian J. Pape, Joy Pape, Alec Pruchnicki, Christina Raccuia, Karen Rempel, cannot afford to take taxis, particularly The TA, quoted in The Villager, said, in Abingdon Square, across 14th Street Catherine Revland, Martica Sawin, with the recently added surtax! “It has been increasingly difficult to oper- and down Avenue A, the 14D from its Donna Schaper, Arthur Z. Schwartz, ate buses in Abingdon Sq. because of tight west side terminus at Chelsea Piers across Stanley Wlodyka turns.” The “Articulating” buses have been 14th to Avenue D. We endeavor to publish all letters received, making this turn for a number of years. Yes, DOT has gotten NYC Transit to change including those with which we disagree. there have been problems when a vehicle the 14th Street Bus Lines to SBS (Select The opinions put forth by contributors to WestView do not necessarily reflect the has parked illegally. This is not that often. Bus Service) a design originally created for views of the publisher or editor. The M12 makes the same turn daily. The long north-south routes. They plan to cut WestView welcomes your correspondence, M11 makes the very tight turn into Bet- out 15 stops, including the one at Abing- comments, and corrections: hune and then again into Greenwich St. don Square. They want to cut the stops www.westviewnews.org The TA has also said they have received near Union Square, and numerous stops Contact Us complaints about buses laying over in the on Avenues A and D. That community (212) 924-5718 Abingdon Sq. area. The buses I’ve seen has a large elderly and disabled population [email protected] laying over are parked anywhere from which uses buses. Led by the 504 Demo- West 14th St. down Hudson St. to Abing- cratic Club and Disabled In Action, we don Sq. and on 8th Ave. I’d only complain will be suing to stop this violation of the Photo by Maggie Berkvist. when they leave their engines running. NYC Human Rights Law, which requires Anyway, Corey, please forgive me for There are complaints of the M14 hemor- accommodation of disabilities, not accom- bending your ear again. Thank you for all rhaging ridership. It is assumed that this is modation of speed. (DOT argues that bus- you do and, in advance, for coming to the based by the number of paying passengers es will move 1 mph faster! rescue of our vital 14A! and not on the number of people who are The second suit flows out of the plan to On behalf of my fellow West Village Seniors, on the buses. Especially with the Articulat- turn 14th Street into a two-lane street, with —maggie b ing buses there are many who enter via back only buses and trucks allowed to proceed doors without paying their fare. Even when across town. Five block associations, the Save the Bus Stop! a driver sees this behavior they usually don’t Flatiron Alliance, the Council of Chelsea Hi George: speak out. That is understandable consider- Block Associations, and five co-operative I've just sent off the following letter to ing the abuse many drivers have received. apartment corporations will be suing to stop elected officials and others regarding the They are bus drivers and not police officers. this. They will allege that the plan was not M14A service: As you have put machines on the street for properly vetted and evaluated under the State What is the Metropolitan Transporta- people to purchase tickets the buses will go Environmental Quality Review Act. We ex- MIA SAYS: I tolerate the idiosyncrasies of others in the hope they will tolerate mine. tion Authority’s purpose with regard to faster. You will continue to have hemor- pect to be in court with both cases by June 3. Photo by Dusty Berke. Bus Transportation? Is it to get the rid- rhaging ridership as people without tick- —Arthur Schwartz www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 3

real estate moguls. The proposed draft legis- all help their little “masterpieces” stay alive continued from page 2 Letters lation speaks of Pier 40—hilariously—as an and beautiful! “historical structure.” It is a dumpy indus- When seven-year-olds Nalani and Ash- Pier 40 Public Forum trial shed built in the early 1960s. lynn, and Rayah, nine, reach George’s age, I’m speaking for Friends of the Earth, an The Park is complete. The 60 green land Charles Street’s tradition will be continuing environmental group with a 45 year his- acres require only inexpensive upkeep. Re- into and beyond the year 2100… Amazing tory of work to stop over-development in ject the baloney about needing to build of- but possible! the Hudson River from Battery Park City fices, condos, big stores, etc., on piers that We also want to express our gratitude North to West 59th Street, New York wa- require huge investments in pilings. to Brookfield Properties and Bonberi Bo- ter and land now controlled by Hudson Earlier HRPT legislation changes saddled dega for their sponsorship! River Park Trust authority (HRPT). taxpayers with payment for insurance claims —Marjorie Dienstag, CSA President The authority controls 60 acres of NY in the HRPT territory. End the waste. land and 490 acres of Hudson water, as Preserve the River’s nationally important Food Scrap Collection part of a bad city/state deal after the de- fisheries habitat. Stop misuse of 490 acres Dear Editor: feat of the interstate highway and landfill of water. Preserve priceless views. Avoid MARJORIE DIENSTAG, President of the The food scrap collection article in the development plan called Westway in 1985. the dangers from increasing climate change Charles Street Block Association, gath- April issue of WestView had an immediate NY elected officials do not control this storms like Sandy. Build on land if the ers three of her young spring planters for impact on local recycling efforts. Literally valuable property, and no taxes flow from building or sports field is needed. a photo with WestView Publisher, George upon the day of publication, both online the Authority-dictated uses. New York is Promoting building in and on the Hud- Capsis. Photo courtesy of Marjorie Dienstag. and in print, Saturday Union Square and the loser while HRPT enriches its Robert son River benefits only the already rich real day. You made our annual planting a great Abingdon Square Greenmarket workers Moses-style fiefdom, the view disappears, estate guys and wastes resources needed for success. This year all our tree-beds were reported people coming to their sites to the important fisheries habitat is ruined, schools, hospitals and mass transit. planted and all are looking fantastic. How- mention and/or leave a copy of WestView's and storms threaten structures and people. —Bunny Gabel ever, in order to keep them alive, they will April issue. The current attempt to rewrite the rules is need lots of water throughout the hot sum- According to Lower East Side Ecol- not the way to improve a bad situation. End Charles Street Association mer months. Will you kindly help with this ogy Center food scrap workers at Union HRPT authority control so New York re- Annual Planting task? Kindly ask and remind your building Square, Sheridan Square and Abingdon gains control of its land and river. Tear down superintendent to water twice a week when Square, there has been a definite continu- piers that need huge investment for under- Dear neighbors and members of the it’s not forecast to rain. ing uptick in the number of people partici- pinnings—like Pier 40. New Yorkers should Charles Street Association, Our pee-wee planters along with their pating and the amount of food scrap mate- not have to pay to create building sites for Thank you for coming out this past Satur- parents are so proud of their work. Let’s continued on page 19

synagogues can boast about having Pales- The Shootings in San Diego, the Increase tinian American leader Lina Sarsour give Teddy Crosses the Friday night sermon, but VT can. It is The Goal Line a congregation which organizes to support In Anti-Semitic Attacks, and My Soul Middle Eastern immigrants of all faiths. By Arthur Z. Schwartz I am the grandchild of “Russian” Jewish The March 6 gala honored Harriet Zim- immigrants who fled Russia to avoid po- mer, who had recently turned 100. Harriet, On April 27, just as WestView went to press, groms in the early 20th Century. I grew up who I have sat with in Abingdon Square Park, there was a shooting/murder in a synagogue with the Holocaust casting a long shadow helped run the Soup Kitchen for 18 years. near San Diego. It was the second shooting over American Jews, many of whom had When I hear about the deaths of elder con- in a synagogue within 6 months; last October entire families wiped out in Europe. I was gregants in San Diego and Pittsburgh, I un- there was a shooting/murder at a Pittsburgh trained in the lore and rules of Judaism but derstand how devastating such a loss can be. synagogue. I am not a religious Jew, and I have been a secular/cultural Jew most of We live in a world where religious intol- have learned to tolerate a certain amount of my life. 15 1/2 years ago, my third child erance is once again on the rise. Whether it anti-Semitism in daily life, some of which I was born, and at around two months of age, is the bombing of Christians in Sri Lanka, blame on Jewish zealots who engage in racist my wife Kelly and I took her to the amaz- Muslims in New Zealand, or Baptists in bigoted acts themselves which invite hatred ing High Holiday services that the Village Sutherland Springs, Maryland. To me the in return. But the events in San Diego and Temple has at the Great Hall at Cooper answer is not to run away from my iden- Pittsburgh really shook me up. Union. She started to call out, and when tity, but to embrace it. It is astounding that Anti-Semitic incidents have remained at someone went “shshshsh” the Rabbi said Ukraine, from where my grandparents es- near-historic levels across America in recent “no, we want to hear from the next gen- caped when it was part of Russia, where the years, according to the annual audit by the eration.” I was hooked, and since 2003 I Nazis were welcomed with open arms, they Anti-Defamation League audit. The analy- have been a member of the Village Temple, just elected a Jewish Prime Minister and a sis by ADL, an international Jewish non- a Reform Congregation. I am a member Jewish President. Bernie Sanders, whose governmental organization, was released on of its Social Action Committee and have extended family was wiped out in the Ho- April 30. It reported 1,879 incidents against been fascinated to participate in a Reform locaust (his parents arrived in the 1920s), Jews and Jewish institutions across the U.S. Congregation which includes people like has the following of millions of people, in 2018. Of the 1,879 incidents that occurred Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and particularly young people, in his quest for last year, 1,066 were harassment cases and has had a female rabbi for over 20 years. President of the U.S. And he has embraced 774 were vandalism. The 2018 figure is more On March 6 the Village Temple cel- that identity. But it is critical that we all than double the 751 incidents reported in ebrated its 70th Anniversary. It was amaz- speak out against religious and race-based 2013, making it the third-highest year on re- ing to hear about how it was created back intolerance. The killing of a Jew, a Muslim, cord since ADL began compiling such data in 1948 by a group with no money and no a Sri-Lankan Christian, or a Black Baptist in the 1970s. Anti-Semitic assaults in 2018 building. It took until 1957 to have a small are crimes which are equally bad and which more than doubled the amount tracked in building on East 12th Street (formerly a all of us must publicly denounce. And it re- 2017, with 59 Jewish victims identified na- metal shop) and expanded to its current mains important to me, that we all embrace tionwide, a leap from the 21 identified in the structure in 1984. It has a busy religious and celebrate our personal identities, and previous year. Unsurprisingly, the states that school, one of the biggest soup kitchens in say “no.” to intolerance. I have. THEODORE (TEDDY ) CAPSIS COM- PLETED HIS FOUR YEAR FOOTBALL saw the highest number of anti-Semitic inci- Lower Manhattan, and has shaped services SCHOLARSHIP AT HOLY CROSS with dents in 2018 were the ones with the largest so as to allow congregants to gather on Fri- Arthur Schwartz is the Male District Leader graduation and a hug from his sister Jewish populations, such as California (341), day nights for all sorts of interesting speak- in Greenwich Village. He was Bernie Sand- Sophia. Photo courtesy of Doric Capsis. New York (340) and New Jersey (200). ers who tie into early Shabbat services. Few ers’ NY State Counsel in the 2016 primaries. 4 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org

New School continued from page 1 When Mailer lectured at the school in 1953, make common cause with the revolutionary his novels had already been called out in Parsons School of Design Runway struggles for independence and for equality several course descriptions; like many New that are now sweeping the world.” School faculty members, he would soon Show Ornamented Fifth Avenue In 1955, Edwin Fancher and Dan Wolf, be an ongoing subject in course offerings. By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor These innovative young designers chal- graduates from New School programs di- Mailer will frequent lectures and events at lenge the haute houses of Europe. rected to veterans (the university’s first un- The New School until his death in 2007. As part of the New School’s graduation Parsons Textiles MFA students also ex- dergraduate degree offerings), answer the The mid-century lectures and highly se- festivities at the end of May, the Parsons hibited their work during the weekend cel- challenge. Dissatisfied with the local down- lective workshops of The New School attract School of Design held the first-ever street ebration throughout campus. The festivi- town paper, The Villager, which is stuffy and students who go on to extraordinary success; runway show in Parsons history. The event ties culminated with a Parsons benefit—a old hat, Fancher and Wolf put out their own among the many are James Baldwin, Mar- on 5th Avenue and 13th Street featured celebration of the fashion industry’s vi- newspaper, The Village Voice. With support lon Brando, Enrico Donati, Red Grooms, more than 250 unique looks by Parsons sionary leaders, and a vital source of schol- from Norman Mailer—who was introduced Grace Paley, Lorraine Hansberry, Jack Ker- fashion grads. It was a spell-binding pro- arships for students. to the Voice founders through New School ouac, Madeleine L’Engle, Sigrid de Lima, cession of glorious colors, luscious fabrics, Congratulations to the class of 2019. We associations and courses—as Wolf will write Judith Malina, Sidney Poitier, Mario Puzo, outlandish shapes, and touchable textures. at WestView News are so proud of you! in 1962, the Voice seeks to counter “the vul- Julio Rosado del Valle, William Styron, and garities of McCarthyism,” which had “with- Tennessee Williams. In lectures, workshops, ered the possibilities of a true dialogue be- and degree courses, students are mentored tween people.” at the forefront of academic and creative “I feel the hints, the clues, the whisper of fields. Sampling the curriculum: students a new time coming,” writes Mailer in 1956, take classes in psychoanalysis with Karen when Greenwich Village and The New Horney and Eric Fromm; Gestalt psychol- School are the embodiment of change. ogy with Rudolf Arnheim; economics with Anatole Broyard, in his 1993 memoir, Adolphe Lowe; philosophy with Hannah Kafka Was the Rage, will recount arrival in Arendt and Hans Jonas; art criticism with Greenwich Village in the late 1940s: Meyer Schapiro; musicology with Charles I opened a bookstore, went to The New Seeger, Henry Cowell, and Cowell’s pro- School under the GI Bill. I began to think tege, John Cage; photography with Berenice about becoming a writer. I thought about the Abbott, Joseph Breitenbach, and Lisette relation between men and women as it was in Model; literature with W.H. Auden, Alfred 1947, when they were still locked in what Al- Kazin, Robert Lowell, and Jean Malaquais; dous Huxley called a hostile symbiosis. In the writing with Kay Boyle and Frank O’Hara; background, like landscape, like weather, was printmaking with Stanley Hayter and Clare what we read and talked about. In the fore- Romano; studio art with Robert Gwathmey, ground were our love affairs and friendships Robert De Niro Sr., Seymour Lipton, José and our immersion, like swimmers or divers, de Creeft, and Lorrie Goulet; and theater in in American life and art. the Dramatic Workshop with Stella Adler, Broyard, a writer and revered literary crit- Erwin and Maria Ley Piscator, and Lee FIERCE MULTI-COLOR WILDNESS LUSCIOUS QUILTED IMPROBABLE DRESS/PORTA- ic, will go on to teach at The New School. Strasberg. by Tianyi Wang. DRESS by Alex Blunt. BLE SHOWER by Joyce Ko.

communication, and the ability to synthe- Summer Solstice Concert with VanZandt continued from page 1 size vast amounts of information and feed- Ginetta’s Vendetta at St. John’s in the Village ever, and I am proud to lead the premier back to prototype solutions. A big part of university for a world that increasingly de- this is our emphasis on project-based learn- mands innovation and rewards creativity ing. Our faculty challenges the students to that solves problems and transforms lives. design solutions to real-world problems— whether in the studio, small classrooms, or Q: What does he see as the greatest by immersing our students in companies, strengths of The New School? NGOs, and government agencies in NYC The New School prepares students for a and cities around the world. changing global economy that seeks and rewards creative, design-driven solutions Q: What needs to be improved? for complex problems. The landscape for higher education institu- With our particular strengths in design tions is changing dramatically. Costs have and the social sciences, we are well positioned soared to a point that is not sustainable. Stu- to meet these challenges. Problem-solving, in dents need education that is more accessible, the end, is a social endeavor that requires a flexible, and relevant, especially in a world deep understanding of human behavior. The where career paths are vastly different than New School is the only university in the they were a generation ago. We have a serious world with a top-ranked, comprehensive de- responsibility to be more innovative and adapt. sign school integrated with strong research- based social sciences, humanities, performing Q: Where should the university go in its arts, management, and policy programs. next century? We attract students and faculty, who are As we celebrate our Centennial, this is a “engaged innovators”—individuals with moment to reflect on what has come before tremendous creativity and flexibility and and to imagine what we can accomplish in GINETTA, A TRIPLE-THREAT POWERHOUSE who plays pocket trumpet, sings, the drive to make the world a better place. the next 100 years. We are initiating a uni- and composes will lead her acclaimed combo, Ginetta’s Vendetta, when they And finally, The New School nurtures versity-wide process to look over the ho- appear in the intimate garden setting of St. John’s in the Village on Friday, June 21st at 10:00 pm. B.Y.O.B. and enjoy the longest night of the year with world class and develops students’ ability to solve com- rizon and consider the disruptions to and jazz and pop. Tickets: https://ginettasvendettasummersolstice.eventbrite.com. plex problems within real-world constraints opportunities for higher education, as well Photo by John Benjamin. by developing their capacities in areas such as generate ideas about our future as a uni- as risk tolerance, collaboration, multi-modal versity that continues to embrace change. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 5 Lenox Hill Hospital Plan Includes Park Avenue Condo Happy 50th Anniversary yond, hints at the complexity. This article can only touch on the highlights of the plan of Pride and the Stonewall Riots! process but it is instructive nevertheless. First, a multi-year strategic planning effort Happy 50th anniversary of the based on future health needs and services, as well as inspecting the existing structures Representing buyers, sellers, and layouts to determine their usefulness, Greenwichinvestors Village and Historiclandlords District! was conducted by Michael Dowling (presi- GREENWICH VILLAGE • WEST VILLAGE • CHELSEA • ALL OVER MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN dent and chief executive officer of Northwell A big salute and show of gratitude to the TWO RARE WEST VILLAGE LOFTS FOR SALE Health), hospital staff, Ennead Architects pioneers and activists that have been (formerly James Polshek Partners), which has essential in708 GREENWICHmaking STREET our community • Price: $3,999,600 • Two storage rooms • Two wood burning fireplaces extensive experience designing public institu- and• 10+ Ft. theCeilings world a• W/D better in Unit place • Convertiblefor all to a 3-4 citizens.” bedroom THE RENDERING OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE tions in historic neighborhoods, and Ewing- • 10 oversized windows with westerly LENOX HILL HOSPITAL shows the hospital views Cole, a firm with extensive hospital design During the month of June, please support our local tower at left and the approximately same expertise. 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Other nearby buildings members in an elegant private setting with for rebuilding Lenox Hill,” said Dowling. facilities to all—patients, family, and neigh- will be utilized for the campus so that some its own separate entrance on Park Avenue. The costs and returns from the condos bors in need of a meal or medical help. It physician medical offices and outpatient Plans also include shared programmable have not yet been established; it is totally was a rewarding experience, but I saw the care facilities can be added. community spaces. In total there will be separate from the hospital buildings. aging of the facility first-hand. Besides enlarging the emergency depart- 1.3 million square feet, up from 780,000 Every planning decision mentioned News of rebuilding Lenox Hill Hospi- ment (ED), traffic congestion at the 77th square feet including the 30-story tower. here is highly regulated by government tal left many West Villagers wishing the Street entrance to the hospital’s ED will be Joshua Strugatz, vice president of North- agencies, including having to justify any hospital would invest in a full hospital decreased dramatically by providing more well’s Manhattan Redevelopment, was ap- change based on community needs. It will here, despite the public outreach efforts off-street ambulance parking, which now pointed as the hospital’s liaison to field ques- take many more months to wind their way by Lenox Health Greenwich Village to exposes patients to vehicular traffic and tions and provide updates to the community; through many bureaucracies at state and explain progress toward better and more sidewalk pedestrians. email [email protected]. local levels. You can contact Northwell di- complete services here. But what does it Plans call for larger service departments, Northwell has established nearly 80 out- rectly with your comments. take to plan a new hospital? only single-bed patient rooms, more beds patient facilities in Manhattan since 2010. The example of the $2.5 billion 10-year than before, state-of-the-art equipment This financial investment would be diffi- Brian J. Pape is a LEED-AP “green” archi- plan for the Upper East Side Lenox Hill and technology while providing flexibility cult to achieve without “monetizing” a por- tect consulting in private practice, serves on Hospital, at that original location since for future technology advancements, and tion of the hospital’s valuable real estate. the Manhattan District 2 Community Board, 1857, where they accommodated growth more operating rooms. They will also es- Therefore, a 41-story residential building and is co-chair of the American Institute of until they owned the entire block and be- tablish a dedicated “mother-baby” hospital on the Park Avenue corner, with about 200 Architects NY Design for Aging Committee.

THIS CROSS SECTION shows a similar height of the new buildings, and the historic Carlyle THE ENTIRE CITY BLOCK OCCUPIED BY THE UPPER EAST SIDE LENOX HILL HOSPITAL (at tower a block away. Note that 40 stories of residential floors are approximately the same their original location since 1857) is shown with three phases of work planned for portions height as 30 stories of hospital floors (due to their mechanical needs). Credit: Ennead of the buildings to allow the complex task of building a new hospital while the older one still Architects. functions. Credit: Ennead Architects. 6 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Gansevoort Peninsula Conundrum By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Playground and basketball courts, the 14th Street Park lawn for passive relaxing, and, of The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) has course, the High Line. None of these uses completed 72% of the entire park construc- need to be duplicated at Gansevoort when tion which started over 20 years ago, and there is such a need for open sports fields. is now designing the 5.5-acre Gansevoort The HRPT team includes (among sev- Peninsula directly across from the Whitney eral others) landscape designers James Cor- Museum of American Art on Gansevoort ner Field Operations, Langan Engineering Street. The design process will include sev- consultants responsible for marine and eral more workshops this spring and sum- geotechnical engineering, CAS Group for mer, and more this fall. The site, where the hydrology & sediment modeling, eDesign “White Fort” was built under Dutch con- Dynamics for natural resources, Silman trol, extends from the southern edge of the for building and site structural consider- demolished Pier 52, across the peninsula ations, and KS Engineers for bathymetric cleared of former city utility buildings, and surveying. The HRPT website displays the over to the northern side where Pier 53 is need to prioritize green architecture, flood the home of the NYC Fire Department’s resiliency, and wind and solar power. This Marine Company 1, a functioning fireboat location must be climate change certified house and pier. The western edge was once THE DAVID HAMMONS SCULPTURE would be located at the edge of the current peninsula, as per past CB2 presentations, one com- part of New York’s 13th Avenue! canopying the new sand and (non-swimming) rock beach. An easement for the existing menter wrote. HRPT released a summary of commu- massive Texas Eastern gas pipeline lying just north of the beach dictates a clear surface When the Whitney Museum first pre- nity feedback on the design of Gansevoort above it. Pier 53 is a functioning fireboat house and pier, forming a northern boundary. In sented plans for the artwork “Day’s End” Peninsula stating that community mem- between is open land for sports field development to serve the community’s priority. Credit: by New York artist David Hammons in bers want the space to include a soccer James Corner Field Operations image. October of 2017, director Adam Wein- field, open green space, and some sort of tee and a special Task Force for Pier 40 spent The greatest support for Gansevoort berg said, “It will not impose on any uses water-related feature such as a beach. But, years surveying the opinions of over 3000 uses came from local youth sports pro- of the Gansevoort Peninsula; you can still in fact, according to testimony at Com- people in the community about park uses. grams. There was clear testimony given have baseball fields, you can still have park. munity Board 2 (CB2) meetings, residents Although targeted at Pier 40 uses, many sur- that sports playing fields are in very short There are essentially no shadows, it’s com- want and need active sports fields more vey questions regarded general park use and supply in our district, and that the need for pletely open to the light, to the air…” The than anything else; couldn’t the entire character. Their November 2017 resolution more can only be met by utilizing the large artist’s frame of brushed stainless steel available site get playing fields? report found that 85% are concerned about open area here. An article in the May is- (non-rusting) posts and beams would ex- HRPT endeavored to influence the privatization of public (park) land; 80% are sue of WestView News, “The Future of Our actly duplicate the outline and location community at their workshops to cre- concerned about loss of neighborhood char- Fields” by Lara S. Mullarkey, states this of the original 373 feet long, 50 feet tall ate “balanced plans” with many uses, de- acter; 81% are concerned about tall buildings priority clearly and concludes with, “Local Pier 52 shed, and would become one of the spite being aware of a community petition along the park; 79% are concerned about in- politicians promised the new park…would largest public art installations in New York. signed by more than 2,000 individuals re- creasing traffic on nearby streets. serve the needs of this community…We The sculpture would sit at the southern questing a field measuring 75 by 120 yards Design goals that celebrate the “seren- plan to hold them to that promise.” edge of the current peninsula, canopying as the highest priority for the site. The dipity” of the waterfront park were de- HRPT representatives encourage as many the new sand and (non-swimming) rock Trust’s misrepresentation left many com- scribed: provide visual connections to sur- uses as possible here but, clearly, other uses beach. An easement for the existing mas- munity members, including CB2 commit- rounding landscapes and the river; respect are taking place at surrounding areas within sive Texas Eastern gas pipeline lying just tee-member Daniel Miller, skeptical of the and emulate the streets, scale, modulation, a 10-minute walk and don’t require large north of the beach dictates a clear surface Trust’s intentions. Rich Caccappolo, an- and cultural energy of the adjacent areas; open spaces. Pier 51 has restrooms and a above it. The art installation would belong other CB2 member, said, “We are looking promote sustainability and environmental playground and water play area fenced in for to Hudson River Park Trust, which would for a design that makes more for the local stewardship with attention to climate and small children’s safety; Chelsea Piers has a maintain it with Whitney Museum funds. community and less a destination.” resiliency; provide a landmark with look- shopping mall with indoor amenities; Piers In the last WestView News issue I wrote, The Meatpacking District is now a hot outs to the river and the city; offer multiple 45 and 46 have turf play areas, lawns, picnic facetiously, “isn’t that site of former city cultural center, and community members through-paths with natural meeting places areas and concessions; Pier 57 is under con- utility buildings more appropriate for an- are concerned about how the waterfront is between use-designated spaces. High qual- struction with a public roof deck assembly other building project than building over changing; they don’t want a tourist destina- ity urban and landscape design will be es- area above a shopping mall; the construction water?” But the promoters of large office tion entertainment center that crowds out sential, reinforcing the role of the park as at the adjacent Pier 55 is well under way and buildings on the water probably weren’t community uses, like Pier 55 and 57 will, a space of transition from intensely devel- will add even more passive recreation, gar- being facetious, though they should have or as the High Line already is. oped urban streets to the serene presence of dens, and small gathering spaces. Within been; the community must be diligent to The CB2 Parks and Waterfront Commit- the powerful Hudson River. a five or six-minute walk are the Seravalli prevent improper uses in their parks.

It's My Park Weekend in parks and green spaces. Today, Partnership chased privately in prior years when little On It’s My Park Day, under the supervi- the West Village for Parks has grown into a public-private or no support was available for neighbor- sion of Parks Department supervisor Mitch partnership between NYC Parks and City hood “greening” efforts. Ten cubic yards of Cynamon, Manhattan District 2, NYC It didn’t rain. For the first time in five Parks Foundation. Among its most success- mulch was spread, large quantities of many Parks staff delivers pre-ordered plants, sup- weekends the skies were clear. ful efforts are the spring and fall It’s My Park different varieties of plants were dug into plies and loaner tools to each site. Later the All across New York City, on May 18th weekends, when bulbs, plants, supplies and the soil. Astilbe, begonia, hosta, nepeta, same day, the team returns to collect the and 19th, volunteers were found who were tools are distributed citywide to community petunia, and yarrow are the majority of tools and remaining materials. eager to finally be able to work outside in groups and volunteers. the plants supplied by NYC Parks. Ajuga, For anyone interested in getting involved the sunshine and get their hands into the In Manhattan there were 48 projects at azalea, fern, forsythia, and rose, are some of with planting, beautification, repair, or earth in their local park, garden, and green 45 different sites during the May week- the others spotted, either newly planted or cleanups in their local playground, garden, space. The 2019 biannual It’s My Park end. In the West Village three commu- identified by the label on its soon-to-be re- park or green space, contacting Kyle Kelly, weekend was on! nity groups—Friends of McCarthy Square, cycled plant container. Minetta Playground Partnership for Parks outreach coordinator, Thirty years ago City Parks Foundation Minetta Triangle, and Morton Street and Greenwich Street Greenstreet were would be a good place to start. Kyle.Kelly@ began with the idea of encouraging residents Block Association—worked at their indi- also busy with their agendas for cleanup, parks.nyc.gov. to use and care for their own neighborhood vidual locations using tools they had pur- beautification and planting. —Ede Rothaus www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 7 Let Us Now Praise Judson Church By Jane Heil Usyk dience participation. Unlike most art, you ’70s it closed for good. couldn’t buy it or put it on your wall or lawn. Another phase of art at Judson, in 1961, Judson Memorial Church, a mainstay on And it didn’t last. A museum couldn’t buy involved theater overseen by the newly hired Washington Square South, has been on one. That was part of the rebellion of it. assistant minister, the Reverend Al Car- the right side of hundreds of causes since Kaprow and his associates, all unknown— mines. It was called Judson Poets’ Theater, the nineteenth century. Among its precepts Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Robert Rauschen- and was founded by playwright and land- is the idea that artists will lead the way in berg, Tom Wesselmann, Red Grooms, Rob- scape architect Robert Nichols and play- establishing ideals. This is an ancient idea, ert Whitman, and Yoko Ono—exhibited wright Charles Gordone, who were mem- from classical times; but who today even there, with a great variety of happenings. bers of the church. Gordone later wrote No thinks of it, let alone follows it? A further One early year, Jim Dine did a happening Place to Be Somebody, which won the Pu- ALBUM COVER OF THE 1973 HIT MUSICAL, shockingly titled "The Faggot," by Al Car- precept is that art is connected to the spirit in which he painted, hummed, tossed pots litzer Prize, the Critics Circle Award, and mines, produced at the Truck and Warehouse and to religion. Another is that there should of paint onto a huge canvas, then tossed the the Drama Desk Award. Theatre after a brief run at Judson Church. be no censorship, not even when the Amer- cans and then himself onto the canvas. Judson Poets’ Theater presented plays ican Baptist Convention calls you on the In 1965, Yoko Ono and second husband by Rosalyn Drexler (a former wrestler), Maria rnfeld won an Obie. (He won three Obies carpet to find out why people were dancing Anthony Cox did a project in which audi- Irene Fornes, Robert Nichols, Sam Shepard, in all.) Several of Carmines’s plays went on nude in the sanctuary—not even then. ence members, one at a time, took off their Lanford Wilson, Ronald Tavel, Helen Adam, to Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway When a new minister, Howard Moody, a clothes and crawled into a big black bag. Harry Koutoukas, and Reverend Carmines, longevity in other theaters. Some were re- former marine with a crewcut, came to the In 1967 or ’68, there were 12 consecutive who discovered he had a gift for musical the- peated in succeeding years, such as Christ- church in 1956, and a few artists asked him evenings called “Manipulations.” One artist ater. He hadn’t known that before. mas Rappings, which became a favorite. if they could open an art gallery in a small held forth each night. They included Kate The theater happened in the soaring, Some of Carmines’s best-known shows room in Judson’s basement, he said okay. Millett, Carolee Schneemann, Nam June adaptive space of the church sanctuary. The were Sing Ho for a Bear, Promenade, San The gallery’s first show was black and white Paik, and Charlotte Moorman. Moorman sound was good, and almost everything could Francisco’s Burning, Joan, In Circles, and drawings by an unknown artist, Claes Old- performed Nam June Paik’s piece of hold- be moved around or removed, unlike at other The Faggot. He won several Obies and enburg. That was followed by a show of a ing a violin by the neck, slowly raising it churches where the columns, pews, and reli- Drama Desk Awards. new form of art devised by Allan Kaprow, overhead, then rapidly bringing it down to gious artifacts and artworks were immovable. For a while Carmines was involved in who had taken a course at the New School smash on the surface below. Judson Poets’ Theater put on an amaz- putting Gertrude Stein’s nonsensical or from John Cage, an Eastern-oriented, Happenings often involved a lot of street ing 88 shows in the 25 years between 1961 extremely obscure words and thoughts to postwar avant-garde American composer. detritus, newspapers, fabrics, cardboard and 1987; 42 were entirely or partly writ- music. He did this in several shows, ren- Kaprow wanted to put what he had learned boxes, colored lights, various sounds, fruit, ten by Carmines. Many were directed by dering Stein (whom he seemed to resem- into action, which he called “Happenings.” chicken wire, straw, the artists, and the au- Lawrence Kornfeld, Director of Judson ble) in musical terms. A happening was a partly improvised or dience. The gallery held many other shows Poets’ Theater, such as Sing Ho for a Bear Then there was the avant-garde Judson spontaneous piece of theatrical or other and featured such artists as Phyllis Yam- and Dracula Sabbat (by Leon Katz and Dance Theater, which began in 1962 and— artistic performance, typically involving au- polsky and Bob Thompson, but in the early John Herbert McDowell), for which Ko- continued on page 28

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THEN: This row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades testifies to the world’s NOW: Look closely at the Pier 54 gate header and you’ll see the faint lettering that spells busiest seaport’s prominence in the early 20th century. Both freight and passengers moved CUNARD WHITE STAR, dating back more than a century to the pier’s heyday. Specula- through these gates which totally blocked the waterfront from the city. White Star Line’s RMS tion swirled about how long the Cunard-White Star line archway would remain, given Titanic sank in April of 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its first voyage from England, killing over the Pier 55 construction pending. First estimated at $130 million nearly four years ago, 1,500 passengers and crew. Pier 54 is where the Cunard’s RMS Carpathia delivered the survi- and now at $250 million, Diller’s Pier 55 was revived in October 2017 by Governor An- vors from the Titanic, who were greeted by thousands of onlookers that had been following the drew Cuomo’s pledge of $50 million to help complete work on the remaining 30% of the disaster and rescue in the press. Pier 54 was the departure point for the RMS Lusitania’s voyage Hudson River Park, with the condition that the city raise a matching amount. Pier 55, to Liverpool, in 1915, when the ship was sunk by torpedoes from German U-boats near Ireland; starting at the Pier 54 archway, is supported by 132 pot-shaped structures high enough 1,198 civilian passengers and crew were killed. The disaster contributed to the U.S. entry into above the water to avoid flooding. Construction would include a 700-seat amphitheater. World War l. Pier 54 was also used for troop ships during World War II. Credit: NYC Municipal Wouldn’t the “54” in the arch be a commemorative finishing touch? Credit: Chris Manis; Archives, undated. [email protected].

70 in-patient beds. No information about liberately close its eyes to the big picture” to the types of surgery, the level of emergency interpret the applications as not being part Beth Israel News services, or the capacity of the emergency of a full closure. The judge pointedly asked room was available, much less whether whether the agency had responsibility to of Health properly regulates the hospital Medicaid patients would be served. oversee and protect public health care and industry in the interests of protecting the Is the 70-bed facility sufficient to serve the whether they had sidestepped that respon- needs of the community. needs of the community? It is impossible to sibility by allowing the applicants to get One of the people who spoke with CC- know without a needs study, which is one around DOH regulations and State Envi- SBI that afternoon was Elizabeth Sellman, of the reliefs sought in PALM v. Mt. Sinai. ronmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) chief operating officer at Beth Israel. She The other relief sought is the restoration of laws by segmenting their applications. said that the 70-bed replacement for the the closed hospital units: maternity, neonatal, The court seemed to be concerned that 800-bed Beth Israel would be a real hospi- pediatric intensive care, and cardiac surgery. no one at DOH bothered to look at the tal, not an urgent care center or an emergen- Judge Hagler wondered whether the ultimate impact of the segmented closures. GETTING THE WORD OUT: Members of cy room without doctors, like the Northwell court had the authority to compel the De- “As a fiduciary agency, charged with mak- CCSBI outside of Beth Israel on Wednesday, May 15. Photo by Penny Mintz. facility that replaced St. Vincent’s. When partment of Health to reverse its decisions ing sure of quality healthcare in New York, pressed for more specific information, she approving the closure of the four units and aren’t you charged with asking about the ul- By Penny Mintz took my card, gave me her telephone num- compel Mt. Sinai to restore everything that timate impact?" ber, and promised to speak with me. Four was removed. Despite the court’s apparent concern, It is hard to pry information from Mt. Sinai. calls to her office were unreturned. Mehir Desai, representing Commission- the eventual ruling is hard to predict. The On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, mem- Loren Riegelhaupt, who represents Mt. er Zucker, argued that none of the indi- DOH followed the law, according to the bers of the Community Coalition to Save Sinai at SDKnickerbocker, a public rela- vidual changes at Beth Israel triggered the state’s attorney. Certificates of need, which Beth Israel met, for the second consecutive tions firm, was similarly unresponsive to legal requirement for review. State regula- trigger review, are not required for reduction month, in front of the main entrance to calls and emails. tions require oversight when an entire hos- in services. As Mt. Sinai’s attorney asserted, Beth Israel Hospital. The CCSBI wants to However, some information about the pital is closed or a new one is proposed, but the proposal to build the 70-bed replace- see the restoration of the hospital services, 70-bed facility came out on May 24, 2019, that was not what the state was asked to ment for the 800-bed Beth Israel Hospital that were eliminated at Beth Israel after the during a public hearing before Judge Shlo- review. All that was before the state was will trigger public review by the New York merger with Mt. Sinai, and an independent, mo Hagler in the case of Progressive Ac- eight separate applications asking for the City Board of Standards and Appeals and community-needs-based study performed tion of Lower Manhattan et al. v. Howard decertification of 150 beds out of an 800- will require SEQRA impact analysis. before any further service reductions are Zucker, Commissioner, and Mount Sinai bed hospital. The court gave the parties time to pro- made. The group had a table, a chair, and Beth Israel Hospital. Jeffrey Braun, attor- Judge Hagler pointed out several times vide more case law about its authority to flyers on the history of Mt. Sinai’s broken ney for Mt. Sinai, said that the new facility that the plan to close Beth Israel and build order restoration of the closed units. The promises, and a petition urging Gover- would have a state-of-art emergency room, a new hospital had been widely publicized. ruling should come down sometime in the nor Cuomo to see that the Department a full catheter lab, operating rooms, and The Department of Health had to have “de- middle of July. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 9 The Whitney Museum Opens its 2019 Biennial Exhibition

focused on a painting that showed Em- on the fulfillment of artistic precedent, but met Till in an open coffin (as it had been rather an expansion of possibilities. After displayed in his Chicago hometown), by visiting three hundred studios around the white artist Dana Shultz. This year’s com- country the two young curators, Rujeko motion started when it became known Hockley and Jane Panetta, selected seven- that a member of the Whitney’s board, ty-five artists, mostly under forty, of diverse Warren B. Kanders, was the founder of a ethnic and national origins, and nearly fifty company that made Triple Chasers, tear- percent female (as opposed to twelve per- gas grenades reportedly used on would-be cent in my first Biennial in 1950). border-crossers. Demands for his resigna- This year there is little to entice a viewer tion ensued while the museum’s director, from one selection to the next, nothing Adam Weinberg, gratuitously explained evokes stirring associations with the grand that it costs money to run a museum (a trajectory of art. Each work requires being single admission is now $25). Space in the seen on its own, preferably with time and exhibition was allotted to a video on Triple patience to read the explanatory label. My Chasers by the London-based activist col- response after an initial visit was one of dis- VIEWERS AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM'S BIENNIAL EXHIBITION mingle with polythylene lective, Forensic Architecture and Praxis may at the bleakness of the contemporary artworks by Ragan Moss. Photo by Maggie Berkvist. Films, run by Laura Poitras, whose docu- outlook. After a second time around and mentaries were featured at the Whitney in after learning more about the artists and By Martica Sawin Avenue for an industrial site with a broad 2017. The controversy seems hypocritical reading several thoughtful articles on the river-view, it opted for an open-form struc- when one considers how little artwork is show (in the New York Times and on line at Two years have gone by and the Whit- ture with an inviting glass-enclosed ground on view in our city that does not have some Hyperallergic), I began to realize that each ney Biennial is here again on Gansevoort floor, cantilevered upper terraces, direct historical link to human exploitation or the of these works was opening up a different Street and will be with us until September connection to the High-Line, and free- ill-gotten gains of patrons of the arts? Isn’t perspective—on materials, attitudes, ex- 22. This is fortunate because, although it flowing interior spaces with re-used wood there an applicable reference in the Bible to periences—and that there was something is not overwhelming in size or clamorous factory flooring. Renzo Piano’s design sig- camels and the eye of a needle? to be said for the way each piece stood on in appearance, it is a sobering, thought- naled a wide-open populist approach that Beyond fulfilling the function of provok- its own instead of blending into an inter- provoking show that requires time to lis- promised a new inclusive policy embracing ing a needed examination of the respon- locking ensemble. Maybe, during the next ten to and absorb its many distinct voices. change, encouraging experiment, and, one sibilities of tax-exempt institutions the four months it will begin to cohere in the When the Whitney exchanged its Breuer- might add, bracing for controversy. 2019 Whitney Biennial offers a new kind memory as a milestone in redefining an art designed concrete fortress on Madison At the 2017 Biennial the controversy of exhibition experience that depends not museum’s potential.

I.M. Pei’s New York Legacy vre Modernization in Paris and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston. His legacy of built work in New York is not as famous as his international portfolio but it is definitely worth exploring. My first real experience of I.M Pei’s work happened by accident. I was visiting my aunt at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Gug- genheim Pavilion on the Upper East Side and was struck by the triangular courtyards, the landscaped interiors and abundance of light that filtered into the patient rooms. It was a simple but effective design that im- mediately lifted the mood of patients and staff in an otherwise gloomy environment. Being the son of a cardiac surgeon, I had toured many hospitals in my lifetime but none as thoughtfully designed as this one. Dina Andriotis, Chris Tsiamis, and Nikitas Andriotis (from left to right). My second tryst with Pei’s work came UNIVERSITY PLAZA TOWERS IN NEW during my tenure as project architect at FX 77 Christopher Street YORK CITY: I.M. Pei's legacy of built work Fowle, on the renovation of the Javits Cen- Between Seventh Avenue and Bleecker Street in New York is definitely worth exploring. ter. A five city-block behemoth, the origi- Photo by Ananth Sampathkumar. nal design challenge was a gargantuan lo- Pharmacy Hours: gistic and functional nightmare. Here too, By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM simple planning and a pioneering space Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Partner–NDNY Architecture + Design frame and glass enclosure gave the build- Ieoh Ming Pei, the famed New York based ing a bespoke aesthetic while solving prac- Closed Sunday Chinese-American Modernist Architect, tical issues of large spans and minimizing died last month, at the young age of 102. solar heat gain. Poor construction resulted Telephone: 212-255-2525 • Fax: 212-255-2524 During his illustrious architectural career, in a leaky structure from the get-go but the email: [email protected] he designed a vast array of iconic buildings design was still ahead of its time. www.newyorkchemists.com around the world including the Grand Lou- continued on page 13

10 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Summer Senior Space: Crisis Text Line Helps the Text Generation West 13th Street Alliance Promotes By Karen Rempel

Community, Health and Fun The Crisis Text Line is a free service founded by West Village resident Nancy By The West 13th Street Alliance Pommer, West Village historian and Lublin. Nancy explains, “People in crisis author of Exploring The Original can text for help just like you would text a The West 13th Street Alliance announces West Village friend. We wanted to make it fast and easy. a unique pilot program for July/August • Lecture and presentation by Jason So you text 741741 and you’re connected 2019 for neighborhood seniors, elders, Haber, author of The Business of to a trained, empathetic crisis counselor on old hippies (or whatever folks want to Good: Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses and the other side. 24/7.” call themselves!), to enjoy an array of ac- The Battle for New York The non-profit Crisis Text Line launched tivities at The Church of the Village, The • Historical lecture and presentation in August of 2013, and soon it was available Integral Yoga Institute, and Lenox Health by Alice Sparberg Alexiou, New York in all 295 area codes in the United States. It Greenwich Village, all founding members City journalist and author of books also operates in Canada and the UK (with of The Alliance. on Jane Jacobs, The Bowery and The a unique text number in each country), and “Summer Senior Space is based on Flatiron District is about to launch in Ireland, Australia, FAST FACTS the wisdom that the isolation and lone- • An Introduction to The Whitney Bi- South Africa, and Latin America. Nancy liness many elders experience are bad for ennial by a curator from The Whitney says, “Our hope is to be in fifteen countries US text #: 741741 health and that togetherness and enjoy- Museum of American Art. A free pass in the next three years. We just had really ment promote wellness,” says Birgitte to the museum will be given to all se- exciting news coverage because the Royal Canadian text #: 686868 Philippides-Delaney, niors who attend. Family were the secret backers to bring us President of the West In addition to to the UK. We’ve been working with them Date founded: August 2013 13th Street Alliance stimulating the mind for about three years. Prince William, the and co-founder along with these lectures, Duke of Cambridge, made a video telling Texts as of 5 PM May 21, 2019: with Vlady Oliveros. seniors can improve people about the Crisis Text Line and ask- 105,380,330 “We help improve nutrition through a ing people to become volunteers.” the quality of life on workshop at Integral Nancy adds, “I think mental health is Top 3 US states texting due to West 13th Street be- Yoga called “Eating one of the epidemics of our lifetime. If anxiety or stress: PR, NH, CT tween 7th and Green- Well on a Budget you look at the numbers on suicide and on wich Avenues and its with Healthy Foods” anxiety, our texters skew young, poor, and Top 3 US states texting due to surrounding areas,” with Karen Ranzi; diverse. They’re people who wouldn’t oth- crises related to suicide: MT, Birgitte said. food educator, mo- erwise get help. I think my favorite part is UT, ID “The goal is to have tivational speaker being a volunteer myself on the platform. something to do each and award-winning It’s strangers talking to strangers in their Source: “Crisis Trends.” www. morning, noon and author. darkest moments. Sixty-five percent of tex- crisistrends.org. Crisis Text night right here on The Church of the ters say they’ve shared something they’ve Line, May 21 2019. Web. West 13th Street,” Village at 7th Avenue never shared with another human being. said Chandra/Jo Sgammato, Executive and West 13th Street is a Progressive, Radi- So they’re first time, coming out, or they’re sis Text Line is that more than a third of Director of Integral Yoga and West 13th cally Inclusive, and Anti-Racist Expression saying that they hear voices, or they’re just our texters are diverse, racially, and about Street Alliance board member. “There is of God’s Love and Grace. Lenox Health able to share. I take that responsibility re- half of our texters identify as LGBTQIA.” so much strength in community, connec- Greenwich Village is devoted to providing ally seriously, being there for somebody in Supervisors, who are paid, full-time staff tion and fun.” Activities include many el- local residents with a new model of commu- that kind of a moment.” with a degree in a related field—usually der-friendly yoga classes at Integral Yoga, nity-based care. The Integral Yoga Institute Crisis Text Line screens and trains vol- social work, watch all the conversations, so community health events and cultural lec- offers yoga classes for every age, body, back- unteers online. Volunteers reply to texts if something goes wrong they can jump in. tures at Lenox Health Greenwich Village ground and condition, along with ten free at home, using a laptop, during times that They’re the ones who call 911 when there’s and Bird Bingo at Church of the Village open meditation sessions every week. work for them. Nancy says, “It turns out to an emergency situation. There’s also a chat where players can “learn the names of bird The West 13th Street Alliance hopes be wonderful for introverts, for people who function where crisis counselors can talk to species from all over the world while play- that with enough attendance and par- don’t have a lot of time, for older people. each other to give support. ing a fun game of Bingo,” Vlady said. “The ticipation this summer, the Senior Space We really love our older volunteers, because Nancy adds, “We’d love West Village winner will receive a gift certificate to a lo- initiative can expand in the fall and into a they’re disproving myths about older peo- volunteers. I’ve been here for twenty-three cal restaurant.” full-time program next year. ple and computer usage.” years. It’s always been a loving and progres- Four cultural lectures throughout July/ To be a volunteer you have to be capable sive community and I think they’d make August will take place at Lenox Health For a complete schedule of Summer Senior of coming to every conversation with em- great crisis counselors.” Greenwich Village: Space activities, please visit www.iyiny. pathy. Nancy explains, “We also screen for For more information, or to volunteer, go • Lecture and presentation by Alfred org/Senior Space. bias. One of the amazing things about Cri- to crisistextline.org.

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service to our neighborhood in the era of glo- balization. Need I say more? West Village Bookstores So that takes me to Bookmarc at the cor- ner of Bleecker and 11th St. start out with The Strand at the corner of You have to love the name as it would 13th St. and Broadway. It’s a bit of a stretch imply the books are high-end coffee table but it is south of 14th and just barely east of editions. Of course there are the Marilyn 5th and it is truly an amazing place. As they Monroe, Mick Jagger, James Dean and a say, it’s “18 miles of books” and I believe it. variety of esoteric-themed photo books and When you walk in it takes you back to the a variety of those excellent photography last century, literally. Three stories, if you themed tomes. There are also some remark- count the basement—and you really must. able photo essay books. Worth a look-see. The store covers everything—new re- Now this is where I get a bit verklempt— leases, sports, classical books, music books, it’s about Biography Books (most recently science books, serious reading and goofy BookBook), which was where Bookmarc is reading. The staff is remarkable; they know now. For years it was my very favorite haunt everything, and if by some small chance in the Village. I mean hours could be spent they don’t, well, there are computers that do. looking at books just on the tables outside In all honesty when I walk out of The the store, let alone going in. Well for a vari- Strand with the yellow bag with the red ety of reasons they moved east on Bleecker lettering I really do have a bigger bounce to a location between 7th and 6th. As you in my step. probably read in last month’s edition of THE NEWEST BOOKSTORE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, Left Bank Books, above, houses a col- I live just off Perry Street very close to where WestView News, they are going out of busi- lection of antique books, used books and special collectors editions. Photo by Darielle Smolian. all the young girls from all over the world get ness. Well not totally going away, but they By Gordon Hughes about to close down. I wondered how many their photos taken in front of what they think will have a very different business model. bookstores there were in the West Village is Carrie’s apartment from Sex In The City. Look for them on Saturdays in Abingdon It was about three years ago when I was vis- and just what they offered? Well, if you head east on Perry and cross West Square on market day. To me it is still sad, iting Marrakech... I was walking around the Now you may recall I did a column on 4th and before you reach Waverly, on the and is a loss. I asked them why the name French Quarter and ran into a used book- West Village coffee shops and I got a lot of north side is perhaps the newest bookstore in change...they said they used to sell only bio store/cafe. Now that was new to me. I had mail about the ones I missed. our neighborhood Left Bank Books. There books and when they moved they changed seen Brenton’s Book Store with coffee and It appears we West Village denizens are you will find a collection of antique books, the name because they were selling a vari- soft drinks but I had never seen a French a sensitive lot. I don’t want to make another used books and special collectors editions. ety of books. cafe with lattes, pastries and assorted sand- mistake. So let me say right here I welcome After visiting there, walk a little further So that leads me to a new bookstore (at wiches that also sold an array of international any and all bookshops I may have inad- east to the corner of Perry and 7th on the least to me new), Three Lives And Com- newspapers and used books from around the vertently missed. That said, by my count south corner and walk into Idlewild book- pany at W. 10th and Waverly. This is a true world. It got me to thinking about our West there are approximately nine book stores in store. Well, that doesn’t quite tell the story. gem. Just read the NYT’s Sunday Book Re- Village, especially after reading in the May our West Village if you don’t count Book- Idlewild sells books on language but also sells view and on Monday walk-in and on the issue of WestView News that BookBook was Book—more about that later. So let me or has language lessons. It provides a unique continued on page 13

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LOYALTY PROGRAM • GIFT CARDS FREE DELIVERY Notes From Away The Past Is History By Tom Lamia bers are asked to bring “hand clippers, GREENWICH VILLAGE gloves and a broom rake.” “The past is never dead. It’s not Two recollections from the past 512 HUDSON STREET • NYC 10014 even past,” is from William Faulkner are relevant. The first is the heroic WWW.SEAGRAPEWINES.COM • 212-463-7688 and often used to show literary cool action of the 20th Maine Volunteers when saying there is nothing new un- at Gettysburg who were mustered der the sun. I am going to use it here from nearby mid-coast towns from to make a different point—that in Brunswick to Thomaston and led by older societies the past is revered and a Bowdoin College professor, Joshua relevant. One such older society is Chamberlain. Low on ammunition, INCOME TAX New England, generally, and Maine, outnumbered and threatened with PREPARATION specifically. being overrun at Little Round Top, in the privacy of your own home... There is in my small town of South they fixed bayonets and charged two very reasonable rates Bristol (pop. 870) a historical soci- attacking Alabama regiments, creat- ety; a library containing a remarkable ing a panic that led to victory without Call Peter White number of local accounts of the town’s a shot being fired. This action was the 212.924.0389 history, often told through the misad- spark for the Union victory at Get- ventures of its pioneers, warriors, sail- tysburg. Roughly one-third of these ors and early inhabitants; and several Maine soldiers, from towns within a cemeteries containing headstones dat- JAMES M. JONES, Member of Company few miles of where I sit to write these F, 28th Reg: ME Infantry, headstone at ing back to the French and Indian War lines, lost their lives as a proximate re- Harrington Meeting House Cemetery, in the mid-eighteenth century. Why, Bristol, Maine. Photo by Tom Lamia. sult of this battle. These were patriots you might ask, is this important, and from small towns whose family names what does it have to do with the relevance of the past? still dominate among the local population. Perhaps there are a very few of you who remember Fran- The second recollection relates to small town life in a ces Perkins, whose story I told in one of my early columns. different part of the country. I was a student at the Univer- Frances was FDR’s Secretary of Labor, the first woman to sity of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1957. There, a serve in a presidential cabinet and the author of the New fellow “Yankee” student and friend, Frank Wolf (later, and Deal. Frances’s family property in Newcastle (pop. 1,752), still, a long-time Congressman from Northern Virginia), borders a small colonial-era cemetery where she is buried led me on a visit to Faulkner’s house on Oxford’s town alongside her husband. There is a Frances Perkins Center square. Frank, a serious Christian then and now, had been Don’t put off taking off in neighboring Damariscotta (pop. 2,104) in space that ad- befriended at church by a Faulkner relative who was look- those extra pounds – and joins the public library. The Perkins family homestead will ing after the house while the owner was away teaching at keeping them off! soon become a public trust, dedicated to the memory of the University of Virginia. Frank had an open invitation to Please allow me this extraordinary woman. visit the house and invited me along on one of his visits. to help you on your Last week I attended a program at the library put on At the time, I knew from cool responses to any mention weight management journey by the joint efforts of the Perkins Center, the Newcastle of Faulkner in the Ole Miss community that his personal Historical Society and the Damariscotta Historical So- esteem in the wider world was not shared in his home- Joy Pape, Family Nurse Practitioner ciety. The program included a film and traveling exhibit town. He was an outrageous fabulist in his novels of life [email protected] of photos and documents that will make a national tour. in Yoknapatawpha County, a thinly disguised version of 917-806-1945 Frances’s neighbors will not let her be forgotten. In all of his own Lafayette County—a literary device that so out- this, I learned a little more about Frances and a lot more raged his Oxford neighbors that not even his Nobel Prize about the role and relevance of local historical societies in for literature could make them proud. At UVA, however, coastal Maine. another set of Southerners was honored by his presence. As space for Maine tales is limited in a New York City The difference? There was no mistaking Jefferson’s Char- community newspaper, I will mention only that the prin- lottesville for Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha. In Oxford, Mis- cipal activity of the historical societies mentioned is the sissippi, there was just too much local truth in the work of care of cemeteries. All three send their members out to their resident genius for hometown comfort. He wrote of tend ancient headstones, repair damage, pull weeds and its past, which in 1957 was not dead, nor even past. trim grass. This week’s local newspaper announces that the South Bristol society will follow tradition and meet as a If you have comments, corrections, criticism, or praise, I wel- work party to visit two of the town’s six cemeteries. Mem- come them: [email protected]

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Bookstores continued from page 11 table to your immediate right you will find Let the Sun Shine the book you want. Amazing! This is an adorable place with folks who are so helpful I just love going in there to not just buy a book but to talk about our neigh- borhood. Now if you want to go into Vil- lage history, hit Unoppresive Non-Imperial at 34 Carmine St. It is truly a throwback to a bygone era. You are surrounded by books that Liz Warren and AOC would devour. The man I spoke to said “there is a hint of a socialist bent here.” If Aldous Huxley or Bob Dylan are in your wheelhouse, get there quick. It’s a hoot. That takes me to another old Village spot, Irving Zucker Books on 11 St., between University and Broadway. Founded in 1942 it may very well be the oldest bookstore in the Village. Starting as a place for advertising arts and typographers, it has morphed into an artistes paradise. So, that takes me back to my original ques- tion, is there a bookstore like the one I fell in love with in Marrakech? Sadly the answer is, not to the best of my knowledge. Now if you want to go south of Houston, there is Hous- ing Work Bookstore and Cafe on Crosby St. For me, it’s stay in the Village, grab a book or a copy of WestView News, sit on the bench outside Panino Mucho Gusto Cafe with a cup of java and a tasty pastry A STATEN ISLAND YELLOW WARBLER shows off his sunny color. Photo by Keith Michael. and pretend to be in Marrakech or maybe Paris or heck, the West Village. By Keith Michael rule book, it will surely not be without its Those two stunners (the first one red and cliffhanging drama for millennia to come. black, the second orange and black) haven’t I.M. Pei continued from page 9 Overheard on the street: “Who decides My end of spring semester academic shown up (yet) or, perhaps I haven’t been Pei’s University Plaza Towers for New when is the first day of spring? Do a bunch marathon makes me a frustrated birder. walking down the street when they are York University is another hard to miss of people sit around a table and say, ‘This During weeks of long hours and late nights coursing above my head. When seeing il- project in Greenwich Village. The 750,000 would be, like, a good day?’” It’s hard for working inside, I content myself with the lustrations in a bird guide, it’s difficult to square foot development, consisting of me to imagine thinking that “spring” is morning walk to the subway to catch imagine how these two birds’ megawatt three 30-storey structures, arranged in a merely a marketing ploy and not that there spring warblers stopping on West Village coloring works as camouflage. But see how pinwheel configuration around a central are grand rhythms dancing through space streets. To see them refueling after their they disappear underneath a canopy of courtyard, looms large above its lower pro- around this small spinning planet, calcu- night of 100-miles non-stop flight, one leaves when the reflected green effectively file neighbors. At first glance the structures lable to the millisecond, as to when the should really be up before dawn to watch cancels out their sunset hues! look out of place in the neighborhood vernal equinox is as well as the upcom- the sun warm the tops of the trees (and This is also the time of year when I’m where most of the buildings average be- ing summer solstice. If perchance you’re warm the insects that the birds are feed- frequently asked, “There is a bird that starts tween four to six floors. The project was among those who haven’t heard, the for- ing on). Sadly, for me, getting enough sleep singing in the middle of the night right out- undertaken by NYU to solve the school’s mer is when the sun passes over the equa- must take precedence. I have been lucky to side my window, quite a pretty song, non- housing shortage, as it converted from a tor making the length of day and night catch some of the usual cast of colorful, and stop until dawn. Do you know what that commuter college to a residential Universi- equal in length (as the earth, tilted on its vocal, transient characters. The tss tss tss might be?” Well, it’s likely a Mockingbird, ty. Loved and loathed in equal measure by axis, travels around the sun), and the lat- tss of a Blackpoll Warbler caught my ear exhausting his repertoire, sampling tunes Village residents, the complex that is sited ter is the longest day of the year before the along Perry Street. Bleeker Street offered from all the birds he’s encountered during at 100 and 110 Bleecker Street, undoubt- pendulum begins swinging back toward up the welcoming bzz bzz bzz ZIP of a his travels. Fortunately (or unfortunately), edly adds an interesting layer to the Vil- winter. If you are a sunset-peeper in Hud- Northern Parula high in an oak tree. The if you have this nocturnal crooner outside lage fabric that has long relied on historical son River Park, watch how the sun is now always surprising upward inflected chew your window, listen for whether it sounds constructs for its legacy. The apartments setting further and further north each day chew CHEW of the flashy American Red- like he’s singing one song, then “changes the are well lit and spacious, something of a over New Jersey, and then begins its south- start did, again, surprise me one morning channel” to sing a different melody for a few rarity in the Village. The Landmark Pres- erly journey again. while crossing West 4th Street. The sweet repetitions, then changes again. That’s the ervation Commission designated the su- The summer solstice arrives on Friday, sweet sweeter sweetest of a Yellow Warbler Mockingbird’s conjuring trick. perblock as a Landmark Structure in 2008. June 21st, at 11:54 a.m. this year. I always alerted me to its breakfasting on Charles Millie just walked over beside my chair Above all, I. M. Pei was known to be a think it comes too early to begin con- Street. And I did first see a blur of Yellow- while I’m typing, her deep corgi eyes seeming humble and respectful Architect. In the templating the summer’s waning. With rumped Warblers bounding through the to ask, “Have you told a cute story about me current political and environmental climate this year’s cool rainy spring, only recently trees on Waverly Place before I heard them yet?” “Of course I have,” I lie. Content with that we live in, there is something to be changing to brimmed hats and shorts announcing their presence. (None of these this ruse, Millie trots off across the floor. Or, said about an individual whose aspirations weather, it feels like a handful of seconds warblers were cooperative for my impatient perhaps, she’s just content with chasing the went beyond his personal ambition. One of are left, rather than a handful of days, as got-to-get-to-work camera, hence the treat I tossed into a patch of sunlight. his famous quotes says it all—“At one level June rushes along to the tipping point. photo of a stand-in Yellow Warbler hap- my goal is simply to give people pleasure While May wraps up, migrating birds pily singing on Staten Island.) Visit keithmichaelnyc.com for the latest in being in a space and walking around it. are still hurrying through the city’s flyway At this time of year, I listen carefully to schedule of New York City WILD! urban- But I also think architecture can reach a to their northern destinations for raising every caroling Robin to try to decide if it adventures-in-nature outings throughout level where it influences people to want to families. This epic journey, evolved over has the telltale “sore throat” vocal fry of the the five boroughs, and visit his Instagram do something more with their lives. That is millennia, is of endless mystery; and as cli- Scarlet Tanager’s song, or the baroque re- @newyorkcitywild for photos from around the challenge that I find most interesting.” mate change rapidly tears pages from the petitive phrasing of the Baltimore Oriole. NYC. 14 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org

son Street Restaurant Row” which in the end was never published. The introduction stated: “the food scene on the street is once again thriving.” The review went on to say: “The eponymous, sumptuously austere Michelin-starred IN eatery of Mr. Seeger (who made his name in Atlanta, circa 1985, as head chef of the Ritz Carlton Buckhead’s Dining and Room) could best be described as surreal. The almost un- OUT comfortably silent dining room is replete with very expen- by Caroline Benveniste sive-looking modern European furniture, a display case of delicate German glassware, and stiff but well-meaning wait staff more reminiscent of financiers from a heavily guarded This was a fairly quiet month, but after a long wait, it finally Swiss bank. Earlier this fall, the restaurant began offering a appears that some tenants are coming to the old St. Vincent’s delighted with them and said that that is how the Swedes $98, four-course tasting menu after a lukewarm reception site on 7th Avenue. A number of long-awaited openings have like them. Perhaps next time I will try the kanelbullar or to its initial sole offering of a $148, ten-course menu (you materialized this month, and a new pizza place has replaced a cinnamon buns. I also thought the pastries, including the can also opt for the $185, ten-course Chef ’s Table option, short-lived pizza place in the Meatpacking District. various croissants, were a bit expensive at $5 each. Fab- where you’ll be seated right next to the open kitchen, with rique is well-known for its sourdough bread of which there Seeger himself likely to pop out and chat and take a “selfie” Open are many artisanal-looking varieties in the store. with you). On a recent evening, I was both underwhelmed TOP OPENINGS and in awe of Mr. Seeger: a steamed egg with bottarga shav- ings; a morsel of chilled, raw seabass; a single spear of thick white asparagus; grilled squab with leeks and dates; an airy, custardy Paris-Brest for dessert; generous hunks of brioche offered throughout the meal. While the food is ambitious and artful, I could think of many other ways to spend $98 on exquisite food in this City.” More recently, the prices had gone up to $125 for four courses, $168 for 8 courses and $198 for the 10-12 course chef ’s table tasting menu. Sadly, since the article was written, the food scene on that stretch of Hudson has become decidedly less thriving with Frevo—48 West 8th Street between 6th Avenue and the closure of Bespoke Kitchen, Tavo and more recently, Macdougal Street. From the street, the restaurant does not Sherry B. Dessert Studio. Paris Baguette (44 West 14th Pisellino—52 Grove at 7th Avenue South. Jody Williams look like a restaurant, but rather, a very small art gallery. Street between 5th and 6th Avenues) has closed after only and Rita Sodi already run a number of popular restaurants But on the back wall of the gallery is a discreet door lead- a couple of months. This is particularly odd given that the in Greenwich Village. Buvette, the tiny French spot which ing to the restaurant. The restaurant itself has 24 seats at a Korean chain has plans to expand with at least five more looks like it has been transported from Paris, and the well- counter which overlooks the food preparation. The restau- stores opening soon in the city. respected Tuscan I Sodi are individually owned by Jody rant serves a five course tasting menu for $124, with an op- Williams and Rita Sodi, respectively. Around four years tional $78 wine pairing. The chefs/owners hail from Brazil Coming Soon ago they opened a joint venture, Via Carota, a delicious and Portugal, but trained in France where they assembled The Lavaux, 630 Hudson Street (between Jane and Horatio and fun Italian restaurant which was recently recognized an impressive resume including stints at Guy Savoy and Streets) has applied for a liquor license, and according to the at the James Beard Foundation Awards with the highly- Alain Ducasse at the Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris. This documents submitted to Community Board 2, it will oper- coveted “Best Chef – New York City” award. Now the pair fine-dining venue is a change from the previous tenant ate as a Swiss wine and fondue bar. According to the New have opened a small all-day café/bar called Pisellino at which was Il Bambino, a casual panini spot. York Times, the team owns vineyards in Switzerland (Lavaux the corner of Grove Street and 7th Avenue South where is the name of a Swiss wine region). The space previously Mercadito Grove existed for many years, and after, briefly, Also Open housed a location of Beasty Feast. Nordstrom Local will fast-casual Mediterranean spot Mirage Kitchen. Williams Gran Gelato (335 Bleecker Street between Christopher and open a location on 7th near 12th Street (presumably in one and Sodi have said that Pisellino was built to resemble an 10th Streets) has opened just in time for the warmer weath- of the storefronts of the Rudin Greenwich Lane condos that Italian train station – and the wood and metal banquettes er. It is an authentic Gelateria, owned by two Italians who replaced St. Vincent’s hospital). There will be no merchan- certainly are reminiscent of that. I have fond memories of hail from the Naples area. One of my favorite gelato flavors, dise in the store, but customers will be able to pick up online having an espresso and a mozzarella and prosciutto sand- Nutella, is hard to find in the US, but the creamy Nociotella, orders and return items. And coming to the storefront at the wich in the Rome train station after a (much delayed) a hazelnut base with fudgy chocolate streaks is a fine alter- corner of 12th Street and 7th Avenue is Small Door Veteri- overnight flight, and I remember being surprised at hav- native. The staff is extremely friendly and happy to oblige nary, a start-up that promises to reimagine “the veterinary ing such excellent fare at a train station. I look forward to with samples. Resca (44 9th Avenue at 14th Street) is a experience to deliver a new standard in pet health care.” In- similar meals at Pisellino, starting with coffee and pastries Pizza/Italian restaurant that took over the space of short- dications are that it will operate on a membership model. in the morning, then moving on to sandwiches at noon, lived BLKSQ Pizzeria and Bar. Some Yelpers complained and cocktails and cicchetti (Venetian tapas) in the evening. of disorganized service when the restaurant had just opened, Other As if all these successes were not enough, Williams and but others enjoyed the pizzas and salads. At press time the The fast-food Chinese restaurant Wok to Walk (319 Sodi have also recently signed a lease for a restaurant at 50 restaurant did not yet have a liquor license. I was excited to 6th Avenue between West 4th and Carmine Streets) is Commerce Street which housed Harold Moore’s (now at see that Kopi2 was opening on 14th Street, and assumed sporting a sign in the window which says “Sorry, We’re Bistro Pierre Lapin) popular restaurant Commerce which that like the original, Kopi Kopi on West 3rd Street, it would Closed. UNDER CONSTRUCTION.” Rosemary’s Pizza closed in 2015, and was replaced by FIFTY, an American serve a small menu of Indonesian food. However, this loca- (1 Perry Street at Greenwich Avenue) has reimagined it- restaurant with South American accents run by the build- tion serves only coffee, pastries, and a few non-Indonesian self as Roey’s, an all-day dining venue. While pizzas are ing’s landlord. This time around, the restaurant will fea- selections like avocado toast. All the coffee, however, does still available, there are many other items on the menu ture, according to Williams, “heirloom American cuisine.” come from Indonesia. Sassy (28 7th Avenue South) is an including some delicious breakfast options such as Cacio event space that specializes in events for 15-75 guests. The e Pepe Egg Sandwich, which, with the addition of bacon, Fabrique—348 West 14th Street between 8th and 9th Av- location was a truck parts store in the 1940’s, and more re- is basically a bacon, egg and cheese with Pecorino cheese. enues. This Swedish bakery is the first American outpost cently was an Icelandic fish and chips shop and a vegan café. There is also a take-out coffee bar with pastries from of a successful chain of bakeries in Sweden and London. I Lower East Side French bakery Ceci Cela. Spacious, was excited for the opening, as I love kardemummabullar Closed the co-working space provider has opened a location at or cardamom buns, which I’ve previously sampled at vari- We heard from a number of readers that Günter Seeger 175 West 10th Street at 7th Avenue South. They had ous locations of Swedish Coffee Bar Fika. The laminated (641 Hudson Street between Gansevoort and Horatio taken over the Barworks location at 7th Avenue South dough was perfect, but I felt that there was a little too much Streets) had closed. The restaurant opened in 2016, and and Morton Street after the Barworks scam was exposed, cardamom (and I like cardamom)—however, one of the in 2017, Andrew Buemi, one of our contributors wrote a but now that location has closed. WestView contributors who travels often to Sweden was review of the restaurant as part of an article entitled “Hud- Photos by Darielle Smolian. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 15 A View from the Kitchen By Isa Covo

Here is what happened when children to school. Now the children of women took matters into their Jubbet ad-Dib are the ones who are envied. own hands. The improvements went beyond clean water and electricity, as the village now has a Recently I read an article about some Pal- brand new clinic and some small businesses, estinian women and children from Jubbet including a grocery store selling ice cream. ad-Dib, a Bedouin village, who one day, All this work was done by women, and and without warning, stormed the offices they decided to register as a nonprofit, the of their district council and demanded Association of Jubbet ad-Dib Women. clean water and electricity for their vil- As such they interact with both Palestin- lage. They tricked the council head into ian and Israeli authorities as a professional visiting their village by offering to pay body independent from the district coun- for a taxi, which in a patriarchal society is cil. Word of their work spread, and they considered an insult. But it worked, and now host visiting foreign delegations and the governor, bringing along a delegation, representatives of the district government. went to visit Jubbet al-Dib at his own In a patriarchal society, such accom- expense. He even brought some catered plishments coming from women without food, which the women found inferior, the participation of men seem not only so they contributed some money and pre- surprising, but also improbable. However, pared a better meal. the women appreciate the fact that men Since they had no electricity, they had work hard outside the village, and they felt to use wood fires to cook and heat their they had to step in in order to bring about homes. The houses were full of smoke, the necessary improvements. Now, they which took a toll on their health. They had explain, men recognize their efforts and to ask people in neighboring villages to let are proud that their wives have become them use their refrigerators to keep their famous and have created a village that is food, and for clean water. They also needed different from and better than surround- help to charge their phones. ing ones. They also respect them more, The children suffered as well, for they and that has curbed domestic violence, and “One of the oldest coffee shops in New York. You go there had to walk on muddy roads to go to families are closer. school, and the staff would not allow them The women feel self-confident work- for the look and the vibe of the place. So much of our city to enter the school because they were dirty. ing as a group and discussing projects and has been regurgitated into soulless franchising, but They had no access to television, so when ideas. They started by concentrating on others discussed cartoons or children’s pro- their own needs—what they knew inti- Caffe Reggio is the real deal.”— Sean Lennon, Vogue online grams, they didn’t know what they were mately; and from there they managed to [[ talking about. change their environment and their lives. Through their determination to change Now they can help others do it as well. their situation, the women managed to get By tending to our own garden first— 119 MacDougal Street help from Palestinian-Israeli NGOs to to paraphrase Voltaire—we can, perhaps, build the village’s infrastructure; install so- tend to the world. It only takes courage, New York, NY 10012 lar panels; and get a source of clean water, cooperation, being considerate and persis- a paved road, and bus service to take their tent, and displaying no resentments. Tel. (212) 475-9557

SALMON RILLETTES By Isa Covo DIRECTIONS ter and the reserved broth from the fresh salmon, to 1. Cut the fresh salmon into half-inch cubes. a food processor and let it cool completely. Mean- 2. In a saucepan, bring the wine and spices to a boil, while cut the rest of the butter into small cubes. lower the heat, and add the salmon cubes. Stir and 6. Process the smoked-salmon-and-butter mixture simmer gently, about 4 to 5 minutes, until the salm- to a smooth and homogenous paste. With the on loses its deep pink color and becomes opaque. motor still running, gradually drop the butter With a slotted spoon, remove the salmon from the cubes through the feeding tube and pulse un- pan and transfer it to a bowl. Boil down the liquid til all the butter has been absorbed, but do not INGREDIENTS (MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 CUPS): for a few minutes until reduced to about 2 table- over-process, for the mixture can become oily 1/2 lb. salmon fillet, skinned and boned spoons. Transfer to a small container and reserve. and separate. Transfer to a bowl large enough to 1/2 lb. smoked salmon 3. In the same pan, heat the olive oil gently and return contain all the ingredients and fold in the flaked, 1/4 cup dry white wine the salmon cubes to it. Simmer for 1 minute, add fresh salmon; the dill; and the salmon caviar. The 1 pinch grated nutmeg the brandy, continue simmering for 2 to 3 minutes, texture should be a little rough. 1 pinch ground cloves (optional) and flake the fish, being careful not to mash it or 7. Transfer to one or more containers from which 1/2 teaspoon mixed peppercorns, ground let it brown. Drain the liquid and add it to the wine the rillettes will be served, cover with plastic 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper broth. Set the salmon and the broth aside to cool. wrap, and refrigerate several hours or overnight. 2 tablespoons olive oil 4. In the same pan, over very low heat, melt half the but- 8. Remove the rillettes from the refrigerator 15 2 tablespoons brandy, preferably cognac; or gin ter, but do not let it brown. Cut the smoked salmon minutes before serving in order for them to reach 7 oz. (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter into medium-sized pieces and add them to the melt- a spreadable consistency, but they should still be 1 tablespoon chopped dill ed butter. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally for 5 to served cold. Decorate with dill fronds. 2 tablespoons salmon caviar 10 minutes until the salmon turns pale pink. Serve with toasted baguette slices or, even better, with toast- Dill fronds for decoration (optional) 5. Transfer the cooked smoked salmon, with the but- ed brioche. 16 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Jefferson Market Library 75 Morton School Update By Mar Fitzgerald members to help meet the specific needs of Gets ADA Rehab On June 26th the students of MS 297 will each student. He trains students, staff and mark the close of the first year in their forev- parents in techniques meant to increase re- er home at 75 Morton Street. Due to con- laxation and focus using movement, yoga, struction delays, the inaugural class of 160 meditation and breathing exercises intended sixth-graders spent their first year of middle to connect them to themselves and their en- school co-located with the Clinton School vironment. “He is an incredible resource for for Writers and Artists on 15th Street. both proactively and reactively helping our The school, named for its address of 75 kids look at their emotions,” says Campbell. Morton, currently houses 561 sixth and There is a tremendous effort to engage seventh grade students, and will welcome families above and beyond the usual drop- 300 new students in September, when the off/pick-up interactions. The PTA hosts seventh grade moves up and becomes the regular meetings to keep parents informed, school’s first eighth grade. and community dinners—where no “school- 75 Morton’s modern design distinguishes talk” is permitted,—giving them the chance it from the majority of NYC public schools. to get to know each other. Families also Upon entering the year-old building, one is enjoy events and fundraisers like the recent struck by the feeling of grandeur created by auction party, movie nights, a roller-disco the double-height ceilings “The exposure to and other seasonal happenings. the light is inspiring,” says parent Heather 75 Morton utilizes a practice called Mas- Campbell. In addition to several classrooms, tery-based Grading. This system is meant it also has dedicated spaces for art, dance, to give kids a better understanding of their work, how it is assessed, and allows them ADA ACCESS WORK WILL UTILIZE THE WEST 10TH STREET FAÇADE (shown here) which science and an outdoor play yard. A green multiple opportunities to improve grades. provides the space for an access ramp from the sidewalk, gently utilizing two window roof was made possible by funding from openings facing west. Automatic doors are introduced at the top of the ramp landing, right Corey Johnson’s office. The “Gymatorium,” This cooperative approach to learning is at the new lobby level. Rendering: courtesy of NY Public Library and WXY Architecture + a modular, combined sports and gathering affirmed through the school’s offering of Urban Design. space, serves the soccer, track and cheer- Student-Led-Conferences, in lieu of the leading teams, as well as assemblies, perfor- traditional 10-minute parent/teacher con- mances and forums. There is a cafeteria, but ference. During these sessions, students are By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP abounding throughout the building raise students can also enjoy the privilege of “out- present to share their work with their par- accessibility challenges at every turn. The lunch” and dine outside of the school. ents and advisor on their own terms. The venerable Jefferson Market Library, existing entry is seven steps up from the Thanks to a generous donation from Students are admitted to 75 Morton, first, inside the former Third Judicial District sidewalk, then three more up to the reading Google, students have use of 475 laptops according to their residential zone of Dis- Courthouse building (ca. 1874-77), is get- rooms. The former workroom/circulation as well as computer science workshops trict 2. Once the zoned obligation is satis- ting an extensive ADA rehab. Since No- desk area is being transformed into a new to hone their tech skills. During a recent fied, a limited number of seats are available vember 27, 1967 the building has served as lobby with a raised ceiling and raised floor partnership with I2 Learning, a program for children who reside outside of the dis- the Jefferson Market Library—saved from to make it match other main floors. The developed out of MIT, students participat- trict. These students undergo a highly com- the demolition ball by community preser- elevator lands at this new floor, so the new ed in a weeklong collaborative immersion petitive screening process based on math- vation activists, and remodeled by architect restrooms are also accessible on this level. into STEM courses where they worked in ematical rubric based on grades, behavior, Giorgio Cavaglieri. As mandated by the Of course, the architects at WXY Archi- teams to solve real-world problems using attendance, lateness and state test scores. federal Americans with Disabilities Act of tecture still had to figure out an accessible critical thinking and experimentation. DOE Chancellor Richard Carranza sees 1990 (ADA), all public accommodations path to the lobby floor from the sidewalk; In addition to the school’s academic, this ranking system as a detriment in New must provide equal access to those with the stairs on Sixth Avenue must remain music and art curriculum is a philosophy York City’s public school system. “Why are defined disabilities as soon as possible. You since they are part of the protected historic focused on community and the overall we screening kids in a public school system? may wonder, rightly so, why it took 29 years character. That is where the West 10th well-being of the children that attend. Stu- That is, to me, antithetical to what I think to comply with the law despite restorations Street façade comes in, which provides the dents at 75 Morton begin each day in small we all want for our kids,” said Carranza at a done in 1994, 2012 and 2014, but that is an- space for an access ramp on the sidewalk. groups called Advisories. These morning Bronx press conference. other subject (applicable to many buildings). And by gently utilizing two window open- sessions act as a home base for the students, According to the Inside Schools web- The time for the library’s ADA rehab has ings facing west, automatic doors are intro- giving them the opportunity to discuss site, over half of Morton’s student body is come, with the carefully designed update by duced at the top of the ramp landing, right their social, academic and emotional tri- White, with 23% Hispanic and 9% Black WXY Architecture + Urban Design. The at the new lobby level. umphs and concerns amongst their peers. and Asian respectively, and 27% eligible for work was written about by NYPL branch Phase three work, scheduled for the first This ideology extends to the mind-body free or reduced lunch. While these statis- manager Frank Collerius in the April edi- quarter of 2021, will finish up less obtru- connection. Mindfulness coach Colin Lieu, tics are not groundbreaking, they do show tion of WestView News, which told of the full sive aspects after all else is open, but still known as the Multitasking Yogi according 75 Morton to be considerably more diverse closure of the facility on April 1st to allow include new children’s restrooms, and a to his website, collaborates with other staff than other schools in the immediate area. licensed workers to remove asbestos contam- simplified Sixth Avenue vestibule. inated materials (ACM), demolish the exist- The community has much to be grateful ing non-compliant elevator, and begin clear- for as this cherished landmark gets its use- ing the exterior site along West 10th Street ful life extended for many years to come. where the exterior ramp will be located. More building details were included in WESTVIEW NEEDS YOU! Phase two work is planned to begin July my “Then & Now” article in the March, WestView is not only written by its West Village readers, it is also edited 15th, when the entrance and major rooms 2018 issue of WestView News. They say the and even distributed by neighborhood residents. and that's not all... facing Sixth Avenue will re-open for pa- Hudson Park Library branch is up next for We always need proofreaders, editors, trons. During the following 19 months the improvements; let’s hope so. designers and, of course, ad sales! site and rooms facing West 10th Street will So if you like the paper and would like to join the gang give me a call now. be gutted, and ADA restrooms will be built Brian J. Pape is a LEED-AP “green” archi- on three floors which will be accessible by a tect consulting in private practice, serves on George — 212 . 924 . 5718 new ADA elevator. the Manhattan District 2 Community Board, or email [email protected] For those familiar with the exuberant and is co-chair of the American Institute of THE PAY IS MODEST­­—THE SATISFACTION CONSIDERABLE masonry architecture, the angles and steps Architects NY Design for Aging Committee. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 17 Maggie B’s Quick Clicks

CONGRATULATIONS MAGGIE B! The Lucie Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles, whose three-tiered mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. The Foundation’s sister-effort, Inter- national Photography Awards, holds a juried photography competition annually, to which professional, amateur, and stu- dent photographers are invited to submit their work. As they say on their website, capturing the essence of the ur- ban lifestyle is now both a pop- ular form of art and an important medium of communicating the modern reality, which they add was shown powerfully through all the outstanding submissions to IPA’s special theme photo competition, “Street”—a theme that naturally appealed to mag- gie b. Who was delighted—and amazed—to find her WestView News images among the many Honorable Mentions!

Top row, L to R: The New Me, Outraged, Girl Power. Bottom Row, L to R: Follow My Lead, And Baby Makes Three, Ferguson is Everywhere. All photos by Maggie Berkvist.

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[email protected] 18 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Small Residential Lots Get a City Competition Treatment

By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP

Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC (BISL) is a design competition to find housing solu- tions for smaller than standard lots (<25’ x 100’), and to explore their potential to con- tribute to affordable housing options across various site and neighborhood conditions. More than 444 proposals were received from 36 countries across five continents. I participated in the competition and at- tended the announcement of the five win- ners on May 14th at the Center for Archi- tecture in Manhattan. Considering that submissions were re- quired to comply with all current regulations, codes, ordinances, and the existing zoning regulations, it is no wonder that all five win- ning entrants practice in New York City. The nine-person jury also judged entries “MORE WITH LESS” BY PALETTE ARCHITECTURE. “More with Less” is a 3,700 square-foot building that features two units, one of which is based on these criteria: ability to meet the a co-living space with four individual rooming units. Palette Architecture (NYC) founded in 2010 by partners Peter Miller, John Sunwoo, and needs of the households and individuals, Jeff Wandersman. e.g. co-living, caregivers, or aging in place; attention to detail and resident experience, other requirements: a narrative of text and tive rendering; one axonometric projection conservative estimate of $10,000 worth of including ADA standards; apartment plan- images not to exceed 1,000 words; floor of the overall building; one table illustrat- effort for each submittal multiplied by 440 ning and the relationship between interior plans for each level that show dimensions, ing zoning conformance and compliance; entries equals $4,400,000 of free design la- and exterior spaces; circulation, daylight, square footage, apartment planning, cir- at least one, but no more than four, addi- bor—not a bad haul for the city. But wait! and overall functionality; how well the me- culation and egress—including site plan- tional drawings to demonstrate replicabil- Winners are now required to assemble a chanical systems provide environmental ning considerations, adjacent conditions, ity on other sites with a different typology. development team that is capable of per- comfort and high level of durability; how and relationship to the street; one building “To unlock some of our most difficult- forming duties carried out by developers the design and materials selections facilitate section indicating floor-to-floor and floor- to-develop sites we needed to take a fresh and contractors, have approximately three superior building performance to further to-ceiling height, wall, floor, and roof sec- approach, and taking that leap has clearly months to submit proposals, and are encour- city policy goals to reduce water and energy tion, envelope materials, fenestration, and paid off,” said the newly appointed HPD aged to use the monetary award for further consumption as well as manage storm water approach to sustainable development; one commissioner Louise Carroll. developing their submissions into proposals. and heat island impacts. front elevation of fenestration and mate- Now, having worked on this, I can vouch AIA New York awarded a monetary stipend In case you think entering the competi- rials, ceiling heights, floor elevations, and for how much time and resources it took to in the amount of $3,000 to each of the five tion would be quick and easy, note these total building height; one exterior perspec- put this complete package together. A very winners below. You do the math.

“MASS GREEN LIVING” features five units in an approximately 5,900 square-foot build- ing by Anawan/101 + Kane AUD, which “SYSTEM FOR NARROW LIVING” BY ONLY “GREENFILL HOUSE AS GARDEN” by Michael Sorkin Studio, NYC, an international design is Ted Kane, principal of Kane AUD, and IF ARCHITECTURE (NYC), led by Karolina practice in association with Terreform, a non-profit institute. This entry proposes seven Jeremiah Joseph, principal of Anawan/101, Czeczek and Adam Snow Frampton, AIA. units in an approximately 4,430 square-foot building. both in NYC. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 19

going to stand in their way. Pier 40 continued from page 1 Pier 40 is an old and rather ugly indus- and their closely linked Hudson River Park trial building that was built in the 1960’s Friends. The members of these two organiza- on the waterfront. Now it contains large VILLAGE tions’ Boards of Trustees read like an invitation playing fields that are used day and night, list to a billionaire’s party in the Hamptons. a huge income generating parking garage The Mayor and Governor appoint the Trust and docking space for tour boats and fer- members so one question is why is it so domi- ries, a kayak program, sailing classes and so nated by Wall Street insiders? forth. Using a pier that is part of a pub- APOTHECARY Lower Manhattan doesn’t need more of- lic park for parking cars is bizarre and also fice towers. And certainly not on an ecologi- contradicts the City and State’s efforts to THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY THAT CARES cally sensitive river, in a major flood zone, decrease driving in Manhattan. It needs and in OUR public park. The unsigned to go. The space taken up for parked cars draft legislation that was presented would can be used to expand sport fields. Let the limit the new office building to 88 ft (the community decide democratically how to Come in height of the rafters on Pier 40) which will use the rest of the pier. There could be a for your fREE absolutely destroy the magnificent views of farmer’s market, a food market, like Essex lower Manhattan from Pier 45 at the end Street, and small locally owned shops, res- of Christopher St. Pier 45 is used by many taurants, cafes, food stalls, bars, music ven- thousands of local residents and visitors. ues, art studios and workshops, centers for WELCOmE And this is just their minimal plan. It seems senior citizens and children. This is what a likely that the unknown authors of this leg- public park should be used for. islation will likely be pressured to compro- Local environmental leaders from Friends mise on the 88 foot height restriction and of the Earth and the Clean Air Campaign KIT! will go even higher. The westside build- spoke at the hearing urging more protection ing boom free-for-all has already destroyed for the river and its fisheries habitats. They the stunning views from the High Line in highlighted the risk from the inevitable next BRInG THIs CARd In And RECEIVE $10 off Chelsea. The Hudson Railyards that could major hurricane to the thousands of people O n A n Y P u RCHAs E O f $25 OR m ORE have provided affordable housing for thou- who would be employed in the proposed sands have been turned into an ugly luxury offices. Both organizations oppose the pro- shopping mall and housing complex for the posed legislation. Mon - Fri 8aM - 8pM • Sat 9aM - 6pM • Sun 10aM - 5pM uber-rich. Enough! We must protect what’s A new generation of citizen activists Store HourS: left of our diminishing land, public parks, must learn to channel the wisdom and 346 Bleecker St • Greenwich VillaGe, nY 10014 • VillaGeapothecarY.com riverviews and quality of life. courage of Jane Jacobs and our Village It doesn’t take a great deal of imagina- foremothers and forefathers who defeated 212.807.7566 tion to figure out who is behind this bizarre the power brokers of the past. We can save scheme. Google and their parent company Pier 40 and work to improve the quality of Alphabet are already spending $1 billion on life for the many. Stay tuned. developing a lower Manhattan campus in the It is urgent that concerned citizens con- old St. John’s Building on Houston St. This tact: Congressmember Jerrold Nadler, campus is directly across the street from Pier Assemblymember Deborah Glick, City 40. Google’s actions in Chelsea tell us what Council President Corey Johnson, Man- to expect in the Village. First Google occu- hattan Borough President Gale Brewer, pied the largest office space in the city; on 9th State Senators Brad Hoylman and Brian Ave. Then they bought the Chelsea Market Kavanagh, Mayor Bill De Blasio, and Gov- building across the street to expand their of- ernor Andrew Cuomo. fice space. And then they purchased space on They need to hear from us to let them Pier 57. Google apparently craves river views know that the word is getting out. Tell them for their executives and the fact that the Park to stop privatizing our public treasures. The and its Piers are owned by the public is not voters will remember what they do.

man, and, no, it was not the best offer. continued from page 3 Letters Of course Croman could have said to the rial being collected at their sites. new owners of the buildings that he would The 4 day a week information booth at like to see the White Horse preserved as it Union Square Greenmarket also reports an is, but we feel that he would never do that. increased awareness by the general public over We do believe that all the adverse publicity, the last eight weeks. Whatever part WestView the rally in front of the White Horse Tavern played in calling attention to and providing in- and the good old fashioned Irish Wake held formation for this part of NYC’s recycling ef- by Malachy McCourt on that same day did forts is part of our continuing mission to inform in an odd way force Eytan Sugarman to keep our community of critical civic and local issues. The White Horse, The White Horse. —Ede Rothaus It will no longer be a tavern for the locals, but an upscale version of its former self. White Horse We are not as familiar as you are with what’s To Charlie McKenna, Re: Your letter to the happening in the West Village, as we have con- Editor dated April 2019 centrated on Steve Croman these many years. We agree with you completely. The happy ending is that Steve Croman Usually, it is Steve Croman raising the went to jail, and will always be referred to rent so high that the clubs and pubs and res- as a convicted felon. We will report on his taurants could no longer remain in business. activities and sightings in future columns. In this case it was the owners of the White —Cynthia Chaffee and Mary Ann Miller, Horse Tavern who chose to sell to Steve Cro- co-founders of the Stop Croman Coalition 20 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Stonewall Uprising, 1969 A 50-Year Celebration Chicken Hut, hit the trucks, or take a cigarette break on By Robert Heide and John Gilman a Christopher Street stoop and cruise the cruisiest street Yes, we were there the night of June 28th, 1969, and all in town.” Robert remembered, “Saturday night was the the rest of those famous nights whose impact has been biggest crowd, over two thousand people—it got crazier felt around the world. This year’s annual Gay Pride Pa- and crazier—cops were pulling people and hitting them. rade will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that date, By the second night smoke from fires in the metal mesh and is expected to be attended by a record three million garbage cans filled Sheridan Square. The TPF [Tactical people. We were not actual participants in the Stonewall Police Force] were wearing helmets with visors and carry- Riots but we were neighbors and spectators and we were ing shields and clubs, clearing people out. It was like a war completely empathetic. zone. There were a lot of effeminate nelly boys, a few drag Several friends had come over to our place on Christopher queens who had wandered over from Club 82.” Street, and after a fun-filled evening we broke up the party Robert continued, “The clientele at the Stonewall was STONEWALL UPRISING: Robert Bryan as a young protestor at around 3:00 a.m. and walked out to the street. Across in 1969 and later as an adult editor at the New York Times, ninety-five percent white gays. They mostly tended to be the Square we saw an angry crowd, which before our eyes shown here with a classic vintage automobile. Photos cour- young, in their early twenties. They would solicit johns— quickly turned into a full-fledged riot (what is today referred tesy of Robert Bryan. also panhandling street kids in their late teens—dressed to as a revolution, or at least an uprising), and the crowds in hiphugger elephant bells, wearing shirts with ruffles. grew larger and louder and more aggressive. The police and ing handsome male models wearing designer versions of Outside people formed chorus lines like the Rockettes, paddy wagons arrived with sirens screeching. 1930s and ’40s clothing. In 2009, Robert, who had pre- exposed their midriffs, and joined up with the queens, As they were led out of the bar, the arrested Stonewall viously been the fashion editor for a menswear magazine including Marsha P. Johnson aka Black Marsha, who in patrons were wisecracking and making bows before being called Civilized Man and wrote for Women’s Wear Daily as addition to throwing cans and coins at the police like the thrown in the wagons and whisked away. It went on and well, had his book American Fashion Menswear published rest of us, broke a police car window and defiantly sang, on for three days and three nights. In the 50 years since by Assouline. He had been one of the actual Stonewall ri- ‘We’re Stonewall, we wear our hair in curls, we don’t wear those riotous nights, the Stonewall Tavern; Christopher oters right in the middle of the melee, and agreed to share underwear or girdles,’ kicking and screaming as they were Park, just across from the bar; and the streets around it his experiences and memories with us. dragged off.” have become the epicenter and symbol of gender equality, Jeffrey Geiger, Robert’s protege, a former bartender at Robert admitted kicking a cop. “I ran for six blocks to and all of these were commemorated as the Stonewall Na- the famed Pyramid Club in the East Village, and later the get away, and then doubled back to the Square just in time tional Monument by President Barack Obama. founder of the fun and fantastic Wonder Bar on East 6th to see a parking meter being used as a battering ram. A gay We decided to interview Robert Bryan about that long- Street, had introduced us to his mentor. Robert wanted to woman, resisting violently, screamed, ‘Why don’t you do ago and significant event, who is a longtime friend of pass on his sartorial smarts to good-looking, dark-haired something? DO SOMETHING!’ was grabbed and taken ours who was the men’s fashion director for the New York Jeffrey, a charismatic young man who was always dressed away like the others.” Times Magazine, known for his spectacular spreads featur- in vintage clothing. Robert paused, noting that amid all the chaos the police On a recent bright and sunny afternoon we were invited chief was confused and frightened. This was verified long for tea to Robert’s splendid Art Deco apartment in New ago by the Village Voice “Scenes” columnist Howard Smith, York’s Lower East Side. The classic Deco structure is stun- who told us he had actually been barricaded inside the bar ning in its detail, from the building itself to the inner lobby along with the police, who had only their pistols and a sin- with its 1930s chandelier and wall sconces. Once inside the gle walkie-talkie. “Plywood covered the windows,” Howard apartment there is a large vestibule that opens onto a grand said. “Smoke was seeping in and there didn’t seem to be any living room furnished with a plush maroon-and-royal-blue way out. I was sweating and mentally writing my will. We couch with two matching chairs, and cobalt-blue mirrored were very scared.” coffee and end tables, and is accented with decorative pot- Finishing our tea, Robert remarked wryly, “The physi- tery and green patinated nude-lady lamps with outstretched cal place, the Stonewall Tavern, won’t be missed at all. It arms. The even larger dining room, with an adjoining and was then, and still is, just a cheap, sleazy Mafia liquor out- colorful kitchen, maintains the classic and elegant time- let. What counts about Stonewall is that all these people frame of the Depression era. A large windup Victrola sits fought back in June, 1969, and won a major victory in the in a corner, and there are two or three hall and bedroom fight against victimization and repression.” closets filled with 78 rpm records and an electronic player For further reading: Martin Duberman wrote the first for Robert’s collection of CDs featuring the vocalists and book about the Stonewall, and in it remarked that Robert backup bands of the 1920s and ’30s. There are two ample Heide’s one-act play, West of the Moon, produced at New bedroom suites in this elegant “bachelor’s apartment,” and it Playwrights off Broadway in 1961, was the first gay play seems ideally suited for parties. produced in The Village. David Carter followed with his JUNE 6-9 11AM-6PM We were reminded of Robert’s annual New Year’s Day Stonewall book, which is seen as a classic on the subject. parties we have attended over the decades at which men Robert Bryan said, “The filmmaker Roland Emmerich 632 HUDSON STREET and women are dressed in vintage outfits, Robert himself used Carter’s book as the basis for his screenplay, trying for SIZES: NEWBORN - 12 YEARS usually wearing a pinstriped double-breasted George- authenticity in 2015.” In 2019 Penguin published a col- Raft-style suit or a satin smoking jacket, presiding as lection of writings from John Rechy to Holly Woodlawn guests party and dance to the popular music of the ’20s and Jayne County, edited by Jason Baumann with the New and ’30s classics. Often the great New York Times society York Public Library, with an introduction by Baumann photographer Bill Cunningham would be there snapping and a foreword provided by Edmund White. photos for the paper. Sadly, Bill, as well as Jeffrey, are now both gone. Robert Heide and John Gilman have written together for As we stared out the many windows of the apartment at many years, notably their books on American popular culture, Unique hand-made jewelry with healing crystals… the breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline and were including a guide to Greenwich Village published by St. Extraordinary and one-of-a-kind dreamcatchers… served tea poured from an elegant teapot into Harlequinade Martin’s Press and Mickey Mouse’s official biography, Mick- Fashion clothing, accessories, and much more… cups, Robert filled us in on the details of his experience those ey Mouse, the Evolution, the Legend, the Phenomenon! For 45 Christopher St., New York, NY 212 243 2500 many nights ago. more check robertheideandjohngilman.blogspotcom. Heide’s “In those days,” he said, “you either went to Julius or plays have recently been published in a collection entitled Open Tues-Sun: 11 AM to 7 PM. Closed Monday. the Stonewall. As a last resort you would go to Mama’s Robert Heide 25 Plays. All available at Amazon. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 21 Not Your Grandmother’s Square Dancing

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TIMES SQUARES SQUARE DANCE CLUB: The Times Squares, as they are commonly known, is the only LGBTQ+ square dance club in New York. Photo by Kian Lam Kho. St. John’s in By Kian Lam Kho Cindy and Jonathan Uejio, a couple from Brooklyn, joined the beginning class in the It is a cool beautiful spring evening in the fall of 2014. As Cindy put it, “Jonathan was Village and the main door of P.S. 3 on Hud- initially not interested, and I dragged him the Village son Street is slightly ajar. You can hear mu- to the class reluctantly.” But as the class sic wafting through the gap and recognize continued, he fell in love with the activity PLEASE JOIN US FOR Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon. and has not stopped square dancing since. But over the music a firm sing-song voice The Uejio’s joined Times Squares the year is calling out “dosado” and “allemande left.” after completing the class and have contin- “The Art of the Waltz” Betsy Gotta, a square dance caller, is giv- ued to progress to higher levels of dancing. ing instructions for dancers to follow using Last year Jonathan became a member of Thursday, June 27 an unconventional choice of music. This is the club’s board of directors and is helping a regular square dancing event hosted by to advance the club’s mission of spreading Times Squares Square Dance Club. the joy of square dancing to all. at 7:30 pm Commonly known as Times Squares, In June this year, the world will be com- the group is the only LGBTQ+ square ing to New York City to celebrate one dance club in New York. As a member of the most important milestones in the club of the International Association of modern history of the LGBTQ+ com- Music of Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC), it munity. To commemorate the 50th an- is a welcoming organization that brings niversary of the Stonewall Uprising, New Schubert, Chopin and others together square dancers of all sexual ori- York City not only will stage the Stone- entations and genders in a friendly and wall 50 March but will also host World In honor of the convivial environment. Under the umbrel- Pride 2019. Times Squares plans to par- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Coalition la organization, there are more than fifty ticipate in the celebration by hosting a square dance clubs throughout the U.S., Pride Square Dance 2019 event on Friday, PERFORMED BY THE STRATHMERE ENSEMBLE Canada, and Japan offering opportunities June 28th, and organize a group represent- for members of the LGBTQ+ community ing IAGSDC to partake in the March on Mitsuru Tsubota & Mayuki Fukuhara, violins to meet and dance in a safe social setting. Sunday, June 30th. In New York, Times Squares has been The Pride Square Dance 2019 event Louise Schulman, viola holding dances at P.S. 3 since shortly af- will be held at the gym of the John Jay Daire FitzGerald, cello ter the club’s founding thirty-five years College of Criminal Justice in Midtown ago. Its members hail from all over met- Manhattan at 7:00pm. Anne Uebelacker, Jack Kulowitsch, bass ropolitan New York City. Kim Norland, an internationally renowned caller, will a member of the club since 2003, started call at the dance. She will also teach ba- dancing with the club to rejoin an activity sic square dance calls to beginning danc- that he has loved since his youth. Growing ers during the first hour. New dancers are Tickets $20 up in Detroit, he regularly square danced welcomed to join in the fun for free. with friends and family. But when he came During the Stonewall 50 March, Times Free to Seniors and Children out to a good high school friend, who was Squares is organizing a contingent of IAGS- also a square dancer, he was spurned. Af- DC member dancers to join in. Dancers will Booking is essential at: ter moving to New York City, Kim joined march down the route with opportunities to Times Squares, which gives him a safe ha- stop and square dance to Howard Richman, stjvny.org or (212) 243-6192 ven to continue square dancing. a popular local square dance caller. “We will As a club, Times Squares is not just a show the world how much fun square danc- social dancing organization, it also pro- ing can still be for everyone, whether you’re vides instruction for new square dancers. straight, gay, trans, or whatever,” says Jim ST. JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE Modern Western square dancing, which is Babcock, president of Times Squares. at the corner of West 11th and Waverly Place the type of square dance followed by the WEB SITES: club, has formal dance levels that can be IAGSDC—https://iagsdc.org/ mastered by dancers. Times Squares offers Times Squares—http://timessquares.nyc St. John’s in the Village is fully heated and ADA accessible. beginning-level classes usually starting in Square Up at Stonewall 50— October and January every year. http://timessquares.nyc/stonewall50/ 22 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org

Similarly, our lives as teenagers in the his films with money earned from big studios A Fifties State of Mind 1950’s were dominated by fear; fear of hor- in Hollywood and also from small private in- rific mass casualties caused by an atomic vestors who believed in him. He fought for By Barbara Riddle shaped venue opposite the Stonewall Inn. If bomb being dropped mistakenly—or on his own vision. And he won! I was lucky, my father would buy me anoth- purpose—by Russian bombers. And yet…we Now it’s 2019. New York City was not John Cassavetes, the Stonewall Inn and er glossy oversize “Pogo the Possum” paper- found joy in so many things, when we weren’t destroyed by an atomic bomb; the gay rights the end of the Cold War are all connected back to add to my collection of cartoonist being brainwashed by the daily mass media movement has had so many successes that in my mind by two words. Two words that Walt Kelly’s scintillating eviscerations of the to fear the Bomb. Going through my old pa- a gay man in a same-sex marriage is a 2020 describe what we badly need during these political scandals of the 1950’s—the con- pers the other day, I found a letter I had sent presidential contender. Several women are politically insane times: resistance and formist society, the McCarthy witch hunts. to my father, returned to me after his death. too. We’ve achieved the milestone of our hope; hope and resistance. Did I “Go Pogo”? And how. Bursting with excitement, I gushed on blue first African-American president. The In- My thoughts were triggered during a ternet is overflowing with amazing indepen- book reading/signing I recently attended, dent film efforts, long and short, distributed a launch for an inspiring picture book for outside the old studio system. The racial and children about the uprising at the Stone- gender monopoly of white males in film, wall Inn in the Village in 1969. This was theater, and literature is cracking daily. of special interest to me, as my father lived There are still myriad challenges, of on Washington Place, less than two blocks course. When the hell haven’t there been? from the Stonewall Inn, which I must have The Berlin Wall has been down for 30 passed hundreds of times walking weekly to years. Think of Stonewall, think of the Vel- and from his apartment and whatever tem- vet Revolution in Prague. Give thanks for porary rental my mother and I were inhab- the young climate change activists. Sup- iting in the West Village on Perry, Bank or port local newspapers! Sanity will prevail. I HOPE AND RESISTANCE: Reading from “Stonewall” at Studio 620, St. Petersburg, May West 11th (we moved often). It was always 2019. Photo by Barbara Riddle. truly believe it, but not if we give up. a treat, walking up the four flights to his Work for change. Hope. But mainly, re- sunny one-bedroom place with the skylight And did my father frequent the Stonewall air mail paper about being chosen, along with sist. We can’t lose. We won’t lose. in the living room, right next to the church Inn at night? I don’t know, but his suicide in other high school editors, to attend a press on the corner. Only a few blocks away were 1963 might have been avoided if the revolu- conference featuring John Cassavetes and Native Greenwich Villager Barbara Riddle all our favorite places: the Blue Mill for sir- tion that started in the Stonewall Inn that celebrating his first feature role in the re- is a frequent contributor to WestView News loin burgers, the 8th Street Playhouse for June evening in 1969 (commemorated by cently released Edge of the City. For me at 15, Find out more about her work at www. French movies, Washington Square Park for this new children’s book) had occurred ear- life was just opening up and exploding with barbarariddle.com. Information on her toasted almond Good Humor bars. And, of lier. His life, I now believe, was dominated possibilities. Cassavetes went on to become novel, The Girl Pretending to Read Rilke, is course, the magazine section of the Sheri- by fear—fear of being found out; fear of be- an iconic actor/independent filmmaker, re- at www.girlpretending.com. Write to her at dan Square pharmacy in a little triangle- ing “queer—weird, strange, not normal.” sisting the Hollywood system and paying for [email protected] The Kate Smith “God Bless America” Controversy By Robert Heide Smith at full volume singing her signature the popular patriotic classic altogether our own Founding Fathers?” song, “God Bless America.” Loud cheers and covered her statue with a black tarp. The mayor of the New Jersey shore town Before every performance at the legendary were followed by many standing at attention Smith’s niece was reported to be shocked, of Wildwood, Ernie Troiana Jr., announced Caffe Cino coffee house theatre on Cornelia and saluting while joining in with Smith, and in the following days readers wrote let- that he would, as he always has in the past, Street, Joe Cino, the proprietor and guiding singing along in their loudest voices. ters to the editor expressing anger at the continue to open boardwalk festivities and light for the plays presented there, would After my play Moon was presented there sports teams for their ignorance and dis- events every day during the season with Ir- step forward under a spotlight, sometimes on Valentine’s Day, 1967, Michael Smith cussing the “changing mores of history.” ving Berlin’s “God Bless America” sung by wrapped in an American flag, and intro- published it in an anthology entitled The One of the songs the teams criticized was Smith over the giant, loud outdoor speak- duce the play as it was about to start. Over Best of Off Off Broadway. In the book, in “That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” which ers. The tune first originated inGeorge the sound system the audience heard Kate an introduction to my play, I included the was also sung by the stage and screen star White’s Scandals of 1931. following lines from another Kate Smith and singer Paul Robeson. Blackface per- The public has also expressed outrage hit song Cino liked to play over and over formers go back to early minstrel shows, that the great Berlin, because of his Jew- again— “When the Moon Comes over the and they were always seen as fun enter- ish faith, should shout out in song about Mountain” (for which she actually wrote tainment and were not regarded as disre- “God” blessing his newfound country. Ber- the lyrics). Here are a couple of lines: spectful by audiences of those bygone days. lin himself, in World War I Army uniform, Each day is dark and dreary Entertainers who performed in blackface sings his own very striking version of this But the night is bright and cheery. makeup include the great Al Jolson, who patriotic song in the filmThis Is the Army In her long career, which spanned several put the George Gershwin song “Swanee” (1943). In the movie, and with his bless- decades, Smith recorded hundreds of songs at the top of the charts. Eddie Cantor, Bing ing, he allowed Smith to introduce the and issued dozens of albums. Cino, a Vil- Crosby, and even Joan Crawford and many song anew. It became her signature song at lage night owl like myself, identified with her others in the movies did musical routines World War II Bond Drive rallies where she “moon” sentiments and told me Smith was in blackface. It should be noted that it took sold more bonds than any other individual his favorite, as were Rudy Vallee, “The Vaga- a long, long time for the Yankees to hire in the country. During the war President bond Lover,” and the opera diva Maria Cal- Jackie Robinson to “play ball.” Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced Smith las. Sometimes he would play Madame Cal- Going back further into our historic past, to the King of England with “Your Maj- las’s arias late at night till dawn’s early light. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and esty, this is America!” Smith, known as the I was reminded of all of this when read- other early politicians kept slaves on their Song Bird of the South, was born on May ing recent articles vilifying Smith for rac- plantations. One journalist asked, “Should 1st, 1907, and died on June 17th, 1986. ism, claiming that she sang racist songs in we change the name of Washington D. C. to KATE SMITH sings into the microphone for the early 1930s. Newspapers reported that satisfy this need in retrospect to point-the- Robert Heide has written many articles for Pertussin, a sore throat-cough medication now the New York Yankees as well as the finger?” In the ongoing furor, Steve Guzzo WestView News, and his books on Ameri- on this 1930s cardboard drugstore sign, ca. Philadelphia Flyers, who had opened their of the New York Post posed the question “If can popular culture, co-authored with John 1935. Sign courtesy Gilman's Apothecary games with Smith’s recording of “God Kate Smith is prohibited for once singing a Gilman, are available at Amazon, as is his Collection. Bless America”, decided to stop playing racist tune, must we not ban the memory of latest publication, Robert Heide 25 Plays. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 23

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girlfriend, event producer and former model Heather Foley. We were walk- ing along Cornelia Street and wandered Karen’s into a vintage clothing store called Krystyna’s Place. This was a fateful mo- ment. Krystyna loved my style, we got to Quirky talking, and the next thing I knew I had a part-time job managing the store for Krystyna while she went on vacation. For five glorious weeks in the summer of 2017, I dressed the windows, sold Style fantastic clothes, met all the neighbors on the block, and even photographed a By Karen Rempel collection of vintage clothes for sale on Fashion Editor Etsy. This T-shirt literally launched my A killer look often starts with one piece career in New York’s fashion world! to build on. I put this style together A year later, I met Iris Apfel at her around these luscious cherrywine trou- award ceremony and book launch at the sers, which I found for a luxe change- National Arts Club, and I shared this lit- of-season steal at Tiziano Zorzan on tle story with her. It was a thrill for me to 8th Avenue. Tiziano has three locations meet Iris and have a brief chat with this in the West Village where you can find fashion luminary. Then, in early 2019, exclusive capsule collections designed at age 96, Iris got her modeling contract and made in Italy—absolutely gorgeous with IMG—an inspiration for all models clothes and shoes. like me who are enjoying a modeling ca- But the real story of this style is the Iris reer in the second half of life! Apfel tee. Iris is wearing all the jewelry ______for me in this quirky outfit, including IRIS APFEL T-SHIRT by “The Best or three gemstone rings and a Roman-coin Nothing+Design by Korea.” necklace that jingles when I walk. My Gift from a friend. girlfriend Dianne Grendovich brought this unique tee back from Shanghai, CHERRYWINE TROUSERS LACED right after selling my townhouse in Van- AT THE SIDES WITH BLACK SATIN couver for me so I could buy my West RIBBON. Tiziano Zorzan, 69 8th Avenue. Village co-op. What a great friend! There’s more to the story of this T- BLACK MESH LACE-UP SHOES shirt. I was wearing it early one summer WITH SNAKESKIN DETAILING AND evening with a short, swingy skirt and ACRYLIC HEELS. Rare Donna Karan storage sale, next to Urban Zen on sparkly platform boots on my way to a KAREN REMPEL VOGUING ON BLEECKER STREET. Hair colored to match trousers Greenwich Street. wine bar on Bleecker Street with my by Dean at Salon Ziba. Photograph by Morgen Purcell.

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By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor York, first as an assistant, and eventually Today, five years after that life-changing rising to the position of director. day, Irina has loyal clients from around the Moon Child is a magical wonderland of A life-changing moment came for Irina globe, including royalty and celebrities. She fantastical creations by owner Irina Jats- five years ago when she wandered into the gets her inspiration from the crystals, and de- kova Corso. The first thing that catches Williamsburg independent creators’ mar- signs elaborate statement pieces around the your eye and draws you into the store is ket Artists and Fleas. Irina recalls, “That shapes of the natural stones. She makes neck- Irina’s mystical handmade dreamcatch- day there were so many jewelry vendors. I laces, bracelets, earrings, and of course her ers. Then you enter an enchanted forest went from booth to booth to booth, and amazing dreamcatchers, incorporating the of unique handmade jewelry crafted from all of them were different. Different looks, magic of crystals, precious stones, or semipre- earth stones and crystals for personal well- unique, one-of-a-kind. And I thought cious stones into every item. Irina says, “I use ness. As you venture further inside, you’ll ‘Look at this, maybe there is a place for me my dreamcatcher as a healing meditation. As see beaded pouches. Hanging flower vases. here, too.’ I love unique things.” girls we like to wake up and see something Clothes, hats. If you are tuned to the realm Irina never says no to inspiration. Soon nice. It puts a smile on your face.” of crystal energy, you’ll love it and feel she began making and selling her creations She makes some of her pieces with cro- magnetically drawn in. at Artists and Fleas, refining her skills and cheted chains that don’t contain metal, for Working with crystals is a natural cre- developing her unique jewelry designs people who have metal sensitivities and can’t ative outlet for Irina, who could feel the based on the interactive energy with her wear silver or gold. She sources clothing di- energy of the stones even as a young child. clients. After two years selling exclusively rectly from her contacts from her days as a However, she began designing jewelry later at the market, Irina opened Moon Child fashion designer, allowing her to price her in life, as her third career. Following her on Christopher Street. She loves introduc- clothing and jewelry very reasonably. Irina early love for earth stones and crystals, she ing people to the magic of crystals and see- still has a weekend booth at Artists and Fleas. trained as a geological engineer in Belarus. ing the light in their eyes as they begin to OWNER IRINA JATSKOVA CORSO designs When she moved to the United States in feel the energy of the crystals. Clients of- 45 Christopher Street, 212-243-2500. and hand-crafts each magical creation at the early ’90s, she began working as a fash- ten return with stories of how wearing the Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 AM to 7 PM. Moon Stone. Photo by Karen Rempel. ion designer for houses such as Jones New crystals created positive change their lives. Closed Monday. moonchildstore.nyc www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 25 Pat Lasch: Artist and Seven Generations in the West Village! By Melinda Photis Having learned my grandfather’s trade when she was a teenager, she was easily able My mother, Pat Lasch, has the distinction to translate her abilities in icing cakes to of having had her artwork lost or discarded paint. She questioned why we never make by the Museum of Modern Art in New death cakes, so she made some. York two years ago—not one of MoMA’s Her wedding dress made entirely out of high points! But that’s only a small part of paint and real pearls has been shown at the her history. Palm Springs Art Museum, the Hudson My mom was born in Gotham Hospi- River Museum, and the Century Club. tal on 5th Avenue. My grandmother was Her black cake sculptures express deep raised in Hell’s Kitchen and Brooklyn, and and sorrowful feelings, while the white her side of the family lived in the West and colored ones exude joy and delight. Village going back five more generations. She focuses on women’s experiences of My grandfather was a pastry chef who em- celebration, marriage, and divorce, inter- igrated from Germany in 1930. My fam- woven with private symbols she creates to ily moved to Westbeth when Mom was 25 express human feelings. Her work ranges years old and I was a small child. from sorrow to rage to joy and delight— Mom has been a feminist artist since the gamut of all that each of us experience. the early 1970s when she helped pio- She just closed a show a few months neer A.I.R., the first all-woman gallery ago at Meredith Ward Fine Arts on 74th in SoHo. Only token women like Helen Street in New York, which represents her Frankenthaler were being shown in gal- work, and is presently in a show in Brook- leries at that time. As a single mom she lyn at Accola Griefen Gallery, where they taught art, worked in her studio, shopped, are also showcasing Alice Neel, Judy Pfaff, cooked, and very occasionally cleaned. It Hilla Rebay, and Janet Sobel. Her art will was clear her artwork was her priority. be included in an October exhibition at Mom knew she wanted to be an artist at MoCA in Los Angeles, and her works are SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER DRESSES MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF PAINT: One of artist Pat the age of four, and she has a spiritual side. Lasch's sculptures, above, is made of paint and pearls. Photo courtesy of The Palm included in numerous museums including Being brought up Catholic influenced her Springs Art Museum Installation Photo. the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA in work tremendously. The purples in Lent New York City, the Smithsonian and Na- were for mourning; the greens were from her she liked having the family around. Her takes over one million people to make each tional Museum of Women in the Arts in Irish roots; the reds were the Sacred Heart. early pieces, in which she sewed thousands one of us. She says we are all related. Washington, D.C., and the Palm Springs Her work has always revolved around death of tiny, detailed stitches, each representing The work for which my mother has be- Art Museum in California. and life. When I was small, she went to a life, were based on generational progres- come known is her pastry cake sculptures, The Village has been my mother’s fam- Calvary Cemetery, where an ancestor from sions: one for self; two for parents; four for and more recently her dresses made entirely ily’s home for seven generations now, and seven generations ago is buried, and dug up grandparents; eight for great grandparents; out of paint. Cakes mark time: birthdays, we continue to love living here and to hon- dirt in which to plant avocado pits. She said going back 20 generations through which it communions, bar-mitzvahs, weddings. or our deep roots on Hudson Street. Style on the Street Everyday Pride in The Village

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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and half a century of LGBTQIA+ liberation. The first NYC Pride March was held in 1970 and the march has since become an annual civil rights demonstration. Over the years, its purpose has broadened to include recog- nition of the fight against AIDS and re- membrance of those we have lost to ill- ness, violence, and neglect. In May, the Financial Times reported an AIDS treat- ment breakthrough that could mean the end of the AIDS pandemic. This year’s NYC Pride March is on Sun- day, June 30th. Festivities and celebrations MADISON PATTERSON’S first words to WRITER AND DANCER BUTCH FABULOUS LUN BADI AND ASH SABOL, of T-D-A, a are happening the entire month of June. me were, “I usually wear more flowery is dressed in neon shades to dance with New York punk-flavored band that lays For 2019 Pride March details, see things.” Seen here on West 12th Street, the House of Yes float in the NYC Dance down queer love jamz, were captured walk- https://2019-worldpride-stonewall50. Madison was dressed in stunning shades Parade. 10,000 people danced with Butch ing on 8th Avenue on their way to catch the nycpride.org/events/nyc-pride-march/. of hyacinth for a job fair at the New School down Broadway to Union Square and L train for dinner in Brooklyn. Check them And remember, here in The Village, we centered on trans-gendered and gender- Tompkins Square Park on a recent Saturday out on Bandcamp. parade with pride every day! nonconforming people. afternoon. All photos by Karen Rempel. 26 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org Watching the Brain Learn By Adam L. Hall quencies. When collected and analyzed together, different patterns of brainwave As we race through the information age at activity associate with different biometric warp speeds, one interesting topic to consider indicators, such as attention, emotion and, is how our capacity to learn new things is af- yes, memory formation. We can look at a fected by the vast amounts of information brain and see when information is being bombarding our brains at any given moment. encoded into memory or when memory is Many of us enjoy learning new things, being recalled. That’s pretty major. And, and remain awestruck by the ever-increas- while memory formation and retrieval ing access to new sets of information; or- alone does not necessarily equal “learn- ganized, collated, tagged and delivered at ing”… it sure has a lot to do with it. speeds once unthinkable. So, if we’ve established that we can watch Some of us are “forced” to learn new things the learning brain and document when im- – on the job training, or worse, compliance portant “learning things” are occurring, then training (the bane of existence for many). it’s a pretty short leap to figuring out how Increased competition for our attention instruction works. To oversimplify: if in- leads to the necessity for instructional design- struction is causing the learning brain to ers (the folks who create learning materials) to produce brainwaves associated with “learn- be more and more refined at their craft. Text- ing things”, then “good”. If not, then “bad”. heavy PDFs and “death-by-powerpoint” don’t Many of us can recall the boredom asso- cut it these days. Video has made solid gains ciated with studying our textbooks. You’d in the learning world, spurred in part by in- start reading a chapter and by the second creased access to high speed bandwidth and paragraph, you’d be off in some other ubiquitous access to video content through world. You “forced” yourself to pay atten- mobile apps such as YouTube. tion. To focus. Back in the old days, infor- So, questioning how, why, whether and mation and methods of delivery were quite when the learning brain learns is rather limited. Your textbook WAS your source, relevant these days, given the demand for along with maybe your notes from class. learning materials to be as efficient and ef- Now, information is limitless. Methods to fective as possible. deliver information are myriad. With such This, of course, assumes that if we can abundance and ubiquity of information watch how the brain learns, then we can use comes heightened expectations for assimi- that information to build better learning… lation into the mind. Knowledge is power! Believe it or not, we can watch the brain We all demand more knowledge, faster. learn. Whether we can build better learn- We want to get rid of the noise, and get ing depends on what we do with the infor- to the good stuff. Learning is no different. mation available and how we assimilate it Instructional designers can and should into the development of more effective and be using the learning brain to inform their efficient learning models. efforts; not simply by measuring learning For the better part of a century, we have mastery through quizzes and tests, but by known that the brain functions in part seeing what parts of their instruction trig- by giving off electrical impulses. These ger the brain, and what don’t. Such an it- “brainwaves” can be detected, measured erative process will lead to lessons, courses, and analyzed using EEG (Electroen- pedagogical approaches and learning mo- cephalogram) equipment (let’s call them dalities that teach learners faster – with the “headsets”). 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And why? 28 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org 2019 TD Five Boro Bike Tour lyn Bridge near Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, the perennial crowds definitely seemed thinner than in prior years, as was the precipitation which, by then, was just a drizzle. I was not wearing biking garb like my lightly-cladded friends who were compelled to dress for the part for reasons that escape me. In fact, I donned what I normally wear for skiing and was quite pleased I had as we rose up the elevated portion of the BQE and headed south along the Brooklyn waterfront, exposed to harbor breezes and precipitation. CROSSING THE QUEENSBORO. Photo This is my favorite part of the 40-mile Credit: F. Atherton. ride, navigating the undulating rises of the By Eric Uhlfelder highway, the most demanding part of the tour, until reaching the long flat straight- It seems that every time I cover this most away adjacent to a series of magnificent remarkable bicycle event for WestView 19th-century loft buildings. "FASTER"—athletic terrier demands speed to get to the game. Photo by Chris Manis. News, the weather gods conspire to tell me: My friends were, literally, too cold to stop, do something else. and with me being fresh-legged, we were It rained, sometimes biblically, the entire ready for the final climb onto the Verrazano day. But there are too many unique parts to Bridge—the highpoint of the ride because of SUBSCRIBE ONLINE this ride to stay safely tucked away at home the sheer scale of the bridge and the views it visit.westviewnews.org and click on SUBSCRIBE out of the rain—like a car-free run up the normally provides of the city and ocean sev- Avenue of the Americas, down the FDR, eral hundred feet above the harbor. But when across the Queensboro Bridge roadway, we had reached the bridge’s center span, we down the BQE, and across the Verrazano. were pretty much locked in overcast. Judson continued from page 7 But I’m no masochistic or must-do-it-at- After collecting our medals on the oth- in a different incarnation and with a dif- winter, and spring to see avant-garde dancing all-costs cyclist. So, after we finished break- er side of the bridge, for having been silly ferent name, under a new minister, Donna and other artistic movement for free. And fast at the Bus Stop Cafe on Hudson Street, enough to ride that day, we then followed the Schaper—is still going strong, believe it or although Al Carmines left Judson in 1980, I let my friends from Wales start the ride up tour up the east side of Staten Island along not. It set a standard for dance innovation and the planet in 2005, you can still go ev- Sixth Avenue without me in a pretty heavy the harbor—an area which felt more like an unmatched anywhere else. Among the first ery Wednesday at 8:00 for a free show, and, rain, well, because they had to. Being mara- abandoned outback than a city borough. performers were Trisha Brown, Lucinda on the first Wednesday of every month, a thoners, they were far more serious about Then we were treated to the nicest surprise Childs, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, and free meal at 7:15. Wednesdays are overseen completing the ride “properly.” Since they of the day. Instead of an hour-long queue at Fred Herko. Other later dancers included by one of the current ministers, Micah Bucey. had crossed the ocean and paid for several the ferry, this time we walked straight on and Meredith Monk, Katherine Litz, Twyla I saw a few of them, and they are varied and days stay at the lovely Incentra Village Ho- scaled a flight of stairs to the less crowded Tharp, Rudy Perez, and Remy Charlip. interesting, featuring individuals and troops. tel near Abingdon Square, and rented their second deck where we stretched out all the In 1966, Yvonne Rainer and Bob Morris They offer an excellent view into the artistic bikes from Echelon Cycles just up the block, way back home—no worse for wear. danced nude in the church sanctuary. That concerns of people of all ages. nothing was going to dampen their day. But almost as if to further prove their required an explanation to the Ameri- Promenade, by Al Carmines and Maria It’s hard to say how many of the 32,000 remarkable stamina, just an hour after my can Baptist Convention, which Howard Irene Fornes, always a popular show, will riders who had signed up for this rite of friends had returned their rentals to Ech- Moody accomplished successfully. have a revival at City Center in July. spring actually showed up. When I con- elon they were perched on bar stools in the The name of the dance theatre morphed So Judson sails on, always in the van- nected with my friends several hours after Tavern on Jane, while several doors away I into Movement Research, but you can still guard, guided by an unerring conviction we’d parted, on the other side of the Brook- had wearily climbed two flights and crashed. come every Monday at 8:00 pm in the fall, that artists can show the way.

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Villagers attend one of “The coolest film festivals experts explain that men don’t feel so good tried to support her addiction by selling in the World” as ranked by afterwards, either, but that our culture en- her body, and in 2009 she was arrested for Movie-Maker Magazine courages them to feel this is the norm and prostitution. She was 48 years old. that women enjoy it. The men get the false One day prison staff locked her outdoors The Manhattan Film Festival (MFF) re- thrill of having strange women subservient in a metal cage in extreme heat, well over cently completed its 13th year. The festival to them. It’s the demand for paid sex that 100 degrees. They refused her pleas for wa- is rated by Movie-Maker Magazine as one drives the problem. ter and a chance to go to the bathroom. Af- of “25 film festivals worth the entry fee.” The authorities interviewed in the film ter four hours she was found unconscious The MFF has been located at that historic stress that young women need to be in- in her own body waste. She was later taken gem of Independent filmmaking, Cinema formed of the insidious ways sex traffick- off life support in a hospital. The descrip- Village, since 2014, and it will be back next ers can go after them. Parents need to be tion of the condition of her body is shock- year for its 14th year according to Philip informed. Everyone does. ing and unbearable. Nelson, co-founder of the festival. The authorities interviewed for the film Sixteen prison workers were disciplined; A few of the films previewed at the fes- agree that women sex workers should not some were fired. The DA refused to pros- tival are reviewed here by WestView staff. be arrested, because they are likely to be ecute. We are told the statute of limitations victims, and that sex traffickers and johns has expired. Shattered Dreams should be penalized far more heavily than I call for action even now, in any way that Sunday night, May 5th, I saw a shocking they now are. It is imperative that women anyone can conceive of. and well-made documentary about human be provided with extensive support services, ­—Carol Yost sex trafficking in America. It was at Cin- including emotional support and job train- ema Village, 22 East 12th Street, as part ing that would enable them to get out of the A Documentary About Hockey’s he saw Grant Fuhr play on television. of the Manhattan Film Festival. This, like sex trade. It was pointed out that many sex First Trailblazing Goaltender Another sign of the tolerance Grant’s other films in the festival, was a one-time workers don’t realize they’re victims because Making Coco: the Grant Fuhr Story screened coaches and teammates showed to him is showing, but audience favorites will be they depend on the traffickers. Once they do at the Manhattan Film Festival April 26. an interview the filmmaker conducts with brought back for later screenings; perhaps realize it, they can try and fail many times to It is a documentary film about a member Glen Sather, the head coach of the Oilers this film will be one of them. Otherwise, get out of the sex trade. Some women die of of the great Edmonton Oilers dynasty in during the 1980s. Sather was asked about check to see when the DVD or online suicide or drug overdoses. the 1980s and one of the first players of a time when Fuhr told him, ashamedly, streaming will be available. During the Q & A session after the film, African descent to gain notoriety in the that his parents were white. Sather said he Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in Amer- I said I’d heard that the police themselves National Hockey League (NHL). stomped any fear that Fuhr had right away, ica, by acclaimed filmmaker Bill Wisneski, could be part of the problem and have been I had heard stories about Fuhr. My for- and told Fuhr “who cares, all I cared about is a 90-minute film showing the many ways known to rape and brutalize these women. mer high-school hockey coach, who played was if he was a good hockey player.” human sex traffickers approach teenage The filmmaker felt that law enforcement goalie, Dean Portas, always spoke highly of Fuhr points out that while he played women, win their trust, seduce them and personnel still need to be involved, but the Oilers’ goalie. Portas would say things with friends on ponds and ice rinks, none gradually get them into a dependent and clearly the police need to be watcheds too. like, “when I go back to watching the NHL of them could tell his race, because he wore submissive state of mind and body. They I asked Bill Wisneski about two other in the 80s, guys like Grant Fuhr were my a mask. Fuhr says flatly, that may have been give the women attention they may not have things I’d heard—that some women sex idols growing up wanting to play goalie.” a reason why he never encountered much gotten from their families before. Traffick- workers want legalization of the sex trade so Knowing that, I was very excited to watch racism growing up, and that the hockey ers may initially present themselves as pho- that they can post warnings to other women a documentary about Grant Fuhr and the rink was “like a sanctuary” to him, shelter- tographers or filmmakers eager to give the about abusive johns, and also that sex work great Oilers teams with Wayne Gretzky, ing him from any troubles off the ice. women glamorous careers; in any case they is already legalized in various places. On the Mark Messier and many other great players. The film starts off with his early hockey flatter the women, praise their looks. They first point he responded that enabling wom- Fuhr was born in Spruce Grove, Alberta career. At the age of sixteen, Fuhr signed with then get the women to sell their bodies for en to warn others would not solve the basic on Sep. 28,1962. He is of mixed race, born the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey money, and use threats and abuse to keep problem of sexual slavery; on the second he to one black and one white parent, and League (WHL). In two seasons in Victoria, them in what really is slavery. said that places that have legalized sex work, adopted and raised by two white parents Fuhr was a first-team all-star. Two years later, The women are often beaten. They’re such as Nevada and Amsterdam, are still (Betty Wheeler and Robert Fuhr). This Fuhr got his big break—the Edmonton Oil- told they can never get out of the situa- having many problems regulating it. did not stop him from wanting to play a ers drafted him with the eighth pick in 1981. tion. They are trapped. All the money they ­—Carol Yost predominantly white sport, ice hockey. When the NHL expanded in 1979, four make goes to the traffickers, and they are According to the documentary, Fuhr’s Western Hockey Association (WHA) teams required to make more and more money as Short Films love of hockey was not diminished by the joined the league, including the Oilers. The time goes on. They are ashamed and afraid Some people don’t like to get bad news. scarcity of black ice hockey players at the Oilers were building a solid foundation by to call their families for help, if they are But I never send sad or bad news without time. All of those interviewed, including drafting Grant Fuhr and adding him to a even able to. Once they get a police record, the hope that good will come of that re- his teammate Kevin Lowe, back up the idea group of young players including future hall- it’s hard for them to get a regular job, and port, in some way. that they saw Grant as a good hockey player of-famers Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. they’re made to fear public humiliation. Before Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking and not as a black man. Canadians have not The filmmaker, Don Metz, asks Gretzky They’re made to feel worthless, and that all in America was presented at the Manhattan seemed to import racism from the States. how good Grant Fuhr was compared to they can do is sell their bodies. This is just Film Festival, three very fine short films It was great to hear from Fred Brath- other goalies and ‘the Great One’ did not a brief summary of what goes on. were shown. All were about drug addic- waite and Jarome Iginla, two black players hesitate and said, “he’s the greatest goalie Several former sex slaves speak bravely tion. Inmate 109416 was about drug addic- who played with Grant Fuhr in the NHL who ever lived.” and at length in the film about their ex- tion and an arrest for sex work, which was for the Calgary Flames. Iginla said friends All the interviews regarding Fuhr’s all periences and how they felt. All had had relevant to the main feature. It’s an award- often told him “there aren’t many black time ranking are directed at his former hopes; one, for example, had dreamed of winning film by Dan Asma that begins by players in the NHL.” Jerome would always teammates in cities where Fuhr had the becoming an architect. telling of his years-long addiction to crystal point to Grant Fuhr as a role model. Iginla’s most success—which seems biased at times. Many experts in various fields speak meth, from which he finally recovered. comments are powerful because they show The filmmaker shows a different perspec- passionately about what is needed. They However, his main focus is on another that he did not give in to popular belief that tive from the Oilers’ ex-head coach, Glen say men need to be educated about what crystal meth addict, Marcia Powell. She black players were not interested in playing Sather, who says that he was not interested it does to women to be paid for sex. The was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She ice hockey because he was encouraged when continued on page 30 30 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org

Film Reviews continued from page 29 550 Washington Street in drafting Fuhr originally, but was convinced by one of the Oilers scouts. To hear Sather admit that he did not want is Moving Forward to draft Fuhr was definitely a good contrast to the other interviews that just repeat the same praise of Fuhr’s on-ice By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP skill and off-ice venerability. Oxford’s development along West Street, across from Much later on, the story turns to obstacles Fuhr faced off the Pier 40 and Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) the ice. Two weeks after the Edmonton Sun published a story headquarters, was originally the 1930s St. John’s Ter- on Fuhr’s cocaine use, the National Hockey League suspend- minal for the New York Central freight railroad via- ed Fuhr for the whole 1990-91 seasons, although the league duct (now the High Line). It will soon be an indus- “AND DOWN SHE COMES.” The demolition of the north end never drug-tested him. trial-loft-type office building when nine stories are of the building formerly known as St. John’s Terminal will split Fuhr’s career seemed like it was on the downside. Then added above an existing three-story structure south of the development into at least two distinct buildings. This view the NHL shortened his suspension and allowed him to Houston Street, totaling 1.3 million square feet. 8,500 is looking south on West Street; the block from Clarkson to come back to the team for the last 23 games of the 1990-91 Google employees may join their other co-workers in Houston will be cleared for residential towers. Credit: Chris season. Fuhr played well, but the Oilers did not win the cup Manhattan if the giant tech company closes a lease at Manis, [email protected]. that year. The next year, Fuhr was traded to the Toronto the new site. Maple Leafs. The site currently has a manufacturing zoning, which Before retiring in 2000, Fuhr would play for the Buffalo allows office use and hotels but does not allow residen- Sabres, Calgary Flames, and the St. Louis Blues. The last tial use; it will use only the “as of right” FAR (floor area ten minutes of the film shows Fuhr accept Hockey’s high- ratio) under the original zoning allowance. Rick Cook, est honor, induction into the Hall of Fame in 2003. The founding partner of COOKFOX, said of the design, Oilers retired Fuhr’s jersey number in 2003 as well. Fuhr “By opening the site with the removal of the overpass holds the record for the most games played by a goalie in and incorporating the rail beds, we’re connecting the a season (79) and in consecutive games played by a goalie building with the neighborhood and at the same time (76). These two records will probably be hard to break. creating a workplace that is connected with nature.” From adopted kid to under-sized NHL draft pick to Atlas and Westbrook retained the part of the prop- winning five Stanley Cups to Hockey’s Hall-of-Fame. erty north of Houston Street, using the 200,000 square THIS DESIGN RENDERING FOR 550 WASHINGTON STREET Making Coco is a great movie about the ups and downs feet of development air rights purchased from HRPT’s shows a large wall of glass facing Houston Street, behind a that made Grant Fuhr’s national hockey league career so Pier 40. The tallest tower was slated to rise 430 feet ac- linear plaza that steps up to the first floor. Credit: COOKFOX unique. And let’s not forget his trailblazing as one of the cording to the previously approved plan. Architects. few black players in the NHL back in the 1980s. —Anthony Paradiso King Leer and the Sausage By James Lincoln Collier King, aren’t I?” Once more he looked around the room. “Who’s Saint George looked down from his horse. “What?” he supposed to be taking care of this?” said. King Leer was meeting with his cabinet. They were all There was a moment of silence. Then the Mock Turtle “You’re a knight, not a bear.” there—Rumpelstiltskin, the Mock Turtle, Hansel and said, “I think it’s Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum.” The knight frowned. “Who said I was a bear?” Gretel, and the King’s spokesperson, Huckleberry Sausage, King Leer frowned. “Then why haven’t they done it?” The Mock Turtle said, “Just tell your story.” a chubby woman wearing an elegant string of pearls. The “They were going to,” Gretel said. “But then the F.B.I. Saint George nodded. “Right. I was supposed to fight a King spoke. “What are we going to do about the Wicked sent down a huge crow as black as a tar barrel. It scared the Dragon. I saw this dame carrying something. ‘That’s the Witch of the West Coast?” living sh-- out of me.” Dragon,’ I figured. I lowered my lance and was about to Rumpelstiltskin grimaced. “Nuke her.” “Doodoo,” said Huckleberry Sausage. charge when this email server came flying at me. My horse Huckleberry Sausage shook her head. “Can’t. Crookman “Doodoo?” kicked up its heels and I damn near went over its head. will be all over us.” “Yeah. We got those Evangelicals to worry about.” The Dragon got away.” King Leer looked around the room. “What about you, The King frowned. “Can’t we do better than those two “Where did that email server come from?” King Leer Humphrey? Tweedles? How the hell can I run a country if everybody asked. “That’s Humpty, sir.” faints at the sight of a crow?” “The Dragon had it in its pants.” “Humphrey, Humpty, same difference.” The Mock Turtle shed another tear. “What about getting “The Dragon wore pants?” the King asked. Hansel raised a hand. “I got it, sir. Get Angel Whatsher- a scarecrow, sir?” “Of course,” Gretel said. “You can’t go around with your name from Germany to straighten it out. They have oodles “We tried that. The stuffing kept coming out of him. I fanny hanging out anymore.” of money.” told Dorothy to sew him up, but she was busy making eyes “Who the hell said that? I’m King. I can let my fanny The Mock Turtle shook his head and shed a tear. “No at the Tin Woodman. I don’t know what she sees in that hang out all I want.” good. It’s in the Constitution. We can’t accept emoluments guy. He hasn’t got a brain in his head.” The King paused. “I’m afraid not, sir. It’s in the Constitution.” from foreigners.” “Where’s the Unicorn?” Now the King shouted, “Where’s Huckleberry Sausage? I King Leer stared at him. “What’s an emolument?” “He got busted, sir.” want Huckleberry Sausage.” “Payment, profit—you know, money.” “Busted? What the hell for?” Huckleberry Sausage was sitting off to one side smiling King Leer wrinkled his brow in amazement. “That can’t “He went past a schoolyard with his horn exposed.” ironically. “Right here, sir.” be right. My pal Pootin said he’d give me as much money King Leer frowned. “What’s he supposed to do with it? “Sausage, who the hell said that the King has to follow as I wanted. He’s a foreigner, isn’t he?” He looked around Hide it in his shirt?” the Constitution?” the room. “He’s supposed to wear a sheath on it.” “I’m afraid that’s so, sir.” Hansel shook his head. “Sorry. It’s in the Constitution.” “Who said that? Crookman? Whoever heard of a Uni- There was a long silence. “How come nobody told me “I don’t give a crap about that. Right, Huckleberry?” corn with a sheath on his horn?” He looked around again. that before?” “I’ll have to check it, sir.” “Where’s my Saint George? Get me Saint George.” “We thought you knew, sir.” “What the hell kind of noise is this?” said King Leer, The Mock Turtle flew out of the room. In a moment he There was another long pause. Then the King said, frowning. “Kings don’t have to go by the Constitution.” returned, followed by a scrawny horse on which rode a tall, “Well, if that’s the case you can take this job and shove it. “According to Crookman they do.” equally scrawny knight bearing upright a bent lance. The If I’d known what a pain in the butt it was to be King I’d “Lock him up,” said Gretel. “Like your pal Pootin does.” horse came to a halt. The knight began to sing, “Sing ho for have stayed home in Queens. At least there you can get a “Yeah,” the King said. “That guy knows how to run a coun- the life of a bear—” decent pizza.” try. Who the hell said I have to follow the Constitution? I’m “Knight, sir,” the Mock Turtle said. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 31

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Saturday June 1 7.30pm BRIAN DAURELLE PRESENTS MUSIC BY Saturday June 22 AARON COPLAND AND LOU HARRISON 3.45pm FERRARA INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL In Revelation Gallery. LGBTQ. 10am RATTLESTICK THEATRE PRESENTS PRIDE STUDENT CONCERT PLAYS FESTIVAL READINGS Revelation Gallery and St John’s Theatre. 7pm THE TELEPHONE Aan opera by LGBTQ composer Gian Wednesday June 12 LGBTQ. Carlo Menotti and music by Kurt Weill and 7.30pm SOLANGE MERDINIAN, MEZZO-SOPRANO 1.30pm GUITARS GALORE! Samuel Barber (Menotti’s life-long part- Explores the music of Richard Rodgers NYC Guitar School presents a concert by ner). LGBTQ. and his LGBTQ librettists. LGBTQ. players young and old. LGBTQ.

8pm LEONARD BOPP, LGBTQ COMPOSER, Sunday June 2 Thursday June 13 AND THE BLACKBOX ENSEMBLE 11am CORONATION DAY FESTIVAL SERVICE AND 7.30pm AMBER EVANS, SOPRANO, AND FRIENDS An evening of LGBTQ art music. LGBTQ. ‘STREET-PARTY’ LUNCH Present music by LGBTQ composers. Music by Parry, Holst, Handel, Vaughan- LGBTQ. Williams, and more. Sunday June 23 3pm THE SCHILLER INSTITUTE CHORUS NYC 3pm THE YOUTH CHORUS OF THE FOUNDATION Friday June 14 FOR THE REVIVAL OF CLASSICAL CULTURE ANNUAL SUMMER CONCERT. 7.30pm CHARU SURI, PIANO, AND HER JAZZ ENSEMBLE with Frank Mathis (baritone) and Jonathan 8pm PRIDE WEEK ECUMENICAL LGBTQ EVENSONG DePeri (organ and piano) presents music OF NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST by Bach and others. Saturday June 15 With Blessing of Johnsmas Fire and 8.15pm THE LUNIGIANA INTERNATIONAL Cook-Out. LGBTQ. 7.30pm SOHYUN AHN, PIANO MUSIC FESTIVAL Presents a concert celebrating Republic Piano sonatas by Mozart. Day in Italy: Festa della Repubblica! 7pm FACTS AND FALLACIES ON FILM Monday June 24 Revelation Gallery film screening. See 6.15pm EVENSONG OF THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN Tuesday June 4 separate advertisement on page X. THE BAPTIST (PLAINSONG) With Blessing of Johnsmas Fire and Cook- 7pm JAKE HOLTZMAN, PIANO Out. Evensong open to all. Cook-Out is an Bach and Schumann. Sunday June 16 event for the Church Club of New York (to 7-9pm STONEWALL50 ART SHOW: opening night 3pm MARK STEVEN DOSS, BASS-BARITONE, & join see churchclubny.org). in Revelation Gallery. Art by Doug Meyer, REED TETZLOFF, PIANO Sean Watters, and others. L GBTQ. An evening of operatic arias, art song, and spirituals. Tuesday June 25 Includes world premiere of LGBTQ com- 7pm THE LOST KEYS poser Leonard Bopp’s Liberation Day on An evening of up-beat a cappella song. Christopher Street, 1970. Monday June 17 7pm EVERETT SUTTLE, TENOR, AND DANIEL 7.30pm WHAT THE FANDANGO Thursday June 6 KIRK-FOSTER, PIANO An outrageous LGBTQ Australian cabaret Exploring the songs of Copland and in aid of refugee charity Ads-Up (ads-up. 8pm PINK NOISE: THE MUSIC OF CLAUDE VIVIER Britten. LGBTQ. org). LGBTQ. AND OTHER LGBTQ COMPOSERS. LGBTQ. Tuesday June 18 Thursday June 27 Friday June 7 7pm STONEWALL CHORALE, THE USA’S FIRST 2pm: ELECTRICITY 8pm FERRARA INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL LGBTQ CHORUS Revelation Gallery—a play of love, loss, PRESENTS SIMONE FERRARESI (PIANO) Presents its prestigious Stonewall50 and life. LGBTQ. Memorial Concert. LGBTQ. 7.30pm WALTZING ON THE WILD SIDE Saturday June 8 7pm SEX IN THE ANCIENT CITY Strathmere Ensemble. The waltz through 2pm DIGNITY NYC PRIDE FORUM In Revelation Gallery. Oscar-winner Olympia the lens of LGBTQ composers. LGBTQ. In Revelation Gallery. LGBTQ. Dukakis reads from the poetry of Sappho and Professor David Sider (NYU) explores 5pm CONCERT FOR LITTLE KEYS the sexuality of the ancient Greeks. LGBTQ. Friday June 28 Performance by young piano players in Revelation Gallery. 7.30pm THIS IS US Wednesday June 19 Mario Arevalo, tenor, presents a concert of 7pm DACAPO SALON SERIES CONCERT PRESENT Latinx LGBTQ music. LGBTQ. INSTRUMENTAL ART MUSIC BY LGBTQ 7.30pm GAI PARIS COMPOSERS Emma Lavandier and Ellen Mandel present Performed by mixed LGBTQ and non- settings of the verse of French LGTBQ po- Saturday June 29 LGBTQ ensemble. LGBTQ. ets and much more. Come celebrate Pride 2pm ELECTRICITY Month à la française! LGBTQ. Revelation Gallery—a play of love, loss, Sunday June 9 and life. LGBTQ. Thursday June 20 3pm MAURIZIO CASA (TENOR) 7.30pm WHAT THE FANDANGO Performs great opera arias and other 6.15pm FESTIVAL SERVICE, STREET PROCESSION, AND An outrageous LGBTQ Australian cabaret song. COOK-OUT FOR THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI in aid of refugee charity Ads-Up (ads-up. org). LGBTQ. Tuesday June 11 Friday June 21 Sunday June 30 7pm CHAMBER MUSIC WITH BRIAN BAK, 1030pm JAZZ FOR PRIDE BY GINETTA’S VENDETTA VIOLIN AND HSIN-CHIAO LIAO, PIANO Outdoors in St Benedict’s Courtyard. 11am PRE-PRIDE PARADE FESTIVAL EUCHARIST Brahms violin sonatas. LGBTQ. LGBTQ. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 33

n Saturday June 8, 2:30 pm: On the Basis of Sex (2018) The true story JUNE of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg EVENTS as she and her husband Marty bring by Stephanie Phelan of a groundbreaking case before the U.S. westvillageword.com Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street.Free. n Thursday June 13, 2pm: Escape wv Room (2019) A psychological thriller w about six strangers who find themselves for in circumstances beyond their control and WestView News must use their wits to find the clues or die. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. n Tuesday June 18, 7 pm: Rebels © Stephanie Phelan 2013 JOB STRESS on Pointe A Documentary about Ballet Trockadero, at Greenwich House Music, CITYWIDE Clint Eastwood plays an elderly man who acts as a courier for a Mexican cartel in The Mule, showing atHudson Park Library on June 22 46 Barrow Street. There will be a wine SPECIAL EVENTS. reception in the garden at 6:00 pm. Free, but must RSVP to attend; go to rsvp@ n Village Awards GVSHP honors the SCREENINGS Saturday June 1 and Sunday June cityparksfoundation.org. diverse people, businesses, and organi- n Tuesday June 4, 6pm: The Win- 2: Washington Square Outdoor Art n Thursday June 20, 2pm: Aquaman zations that help to make our neigh- dow (1949) A film about a boy who Exhibit Walk around the square and see (2018) A human-born heir to the un- borhoods so special. The auditorium witnesses a murder, but nobody believes the different styles and items the artists derwater kingdom of Atlantis, attempts at the New School, 66 West 12th him.Part of the Film Noir Series at Hud- present in fine art, sculpture, photography to prevent a war between the worlds of and crafts. For a guuide, go to https:// Street. son Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. ocean and land. Hudson Park Library, 66 www.wsoae.org/visitors n Tuesday June 25, 6 pm: Jeffer- n Thursday June 6, 2pm: Grease 2 Leroy Street. Free. n Sunday June 2, 11am: Coro- son Market Garden Party Jefferson (1982) The sequel to Grease, Hudson n Saturday June 22, 2:30 pm: The nation Day Festival Service and Market’s Historian Jack Intrator will of- Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. Mule (2018) Clint Eastwood and ‘street-party’ Lunch Music by Parry, fer a tour around the block, highlighting n Saturday June 15, 7pm: Facts Bradley Cooper star in this film about a Holst, Handel, Vaughan-Williams, and the fascinating history of the garden and and Fallacies on Film A Revelation WWII vet who becomes a mule for the more. St. John’s in the Village, corner of library. Reception to follow. Greenwich Gallery film screening at St. John’s in Sinaloa Cartel. Hudson Park Library, 66 West 11th St and Waverly Place. and Sixth Avenues. Tickets $25. Register the Village, corner of West 11th St and n Wednesday June 12, 6:30 pm: at GVHSP.org, Waverly Place. continued on page 34 34 WestView News June 2019 www.westviewnews.org

continued from page 32 ner of West 11th St and Waverly Place. resit (piano). St. John’s in the Village, corner Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square Park. Leroy Street. Free. n Sunday June 2, 8:15pm: of tWest 11th Street and Waverly Place. Free. n Thursday June 27, 2pm: Holmes A andcelebration of Republic Day in n Sunday June 9, 3pm: n Friday June 14, 7:00 pm: Knicker- and Watson (2018) Detective Sherlock Italy—Festa della Republica! Maurizio Casa The tenor performs bocker Chamber Orchestra Pier 45 Holmes and Dr. John Watson investigate The Lunigiana International Music great opera arias and other songs. St. at Christopher Street and Hudson River. a mysterious murder at Buckingham Festival presents a concert celebrating John’s in the Village, corner of West 11th Free, Palace. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Republic Day in Italy, at St. John's in St and Waverly Place. n Friday June 14, 7.30 pm: Charu Street. Free. the Village, corner of West 11th St and n Tuesday June 11, 7pm: Chamber Suri The pianist and her jazz ensemble Waverly Place. Music Brahms violin sonatas with at St. John’s in the Village, corner of West MUSIC n Tuesday June 4, 8:00-10:00 pm Brian Bak, violin and Hsin-Chiao Liao, 11th St and Waverly Place. n Saturday June 1, 3:45 pm: Ferrara Washington Square Music Festival piano. St. John’s in the Village, corner of n Saturday June 15, 7:30 pm: Piano International Piano Festival Student Lindell Carter, tenor, The Festival Cham- West 11th St and Waverly Place. Ssonatas by Mozart Sohyun Ahn, Concert St. John’s in the Village, corner ber Orchestra perform at Washington n Tuesday June 11, 7:30 pm: Brian piano. St. John’s in the Village, corner of of West 11th St and Waverly Place. Square Park Garibaldi Plaza. Free. Daurelle Music by Aaron Copland and West 11th St and Waverly Place. n Sunday June 2, 3pm: The Youth n Tuesday June 4, 7pm: Bach and Lou Harrison in Revelation Gallery. n Sunday June 16, 3pm: Operatic Chorus of the Foundation for the Schumann Jake Holtzman on piano. Revelation Gallery, St. John’s in the Vil- Arias, Art songs, and Spirituals Revival of Classical Culture Frank St. John’s in the Village, corner of West lage, corner of West 11th St and Waverly Mark Steven Doss, bass-baritone, and Mathis (baritone) and Jonathan DePeri 11th St and Waverly Place. Place. Reed Tetzloff, piano. St. John’s in the (organ and piano) present music by Bach n Friday June 7, 8pm: Ferrara Inter- n Tuesday June 11, 8:00 pm-10:00 Village, corner of West 11th Street and and others. St. John’s in the Village, cor- national Piano Festival Simone Ferra- pm The Festival Chamber Ensemble at Waverly Place.

Stonewall 50 LGBTQ Events

n Through July 20: Art After for interfaith prayer and introductions. We Stonewall, 1969-1989 Over 200 will depart for the memorial at 9 PM. Free. works of art and related materials by n Tuesday June 25, 7.30pm: What well-known artists such as Robert the Fandango An outrageous LGBTQ Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, Nan Australian cabaret in aid of refugee charity Goldin and Keith Haring, exploring the Ads-Up (ads-up.org). St. John’s in the Vil- impact of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, lage, 212 W 11th St. Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) n Thursday June 27, 2pm: Electricity liberation movement on visual culture. A play of love, loss, and life in the Revela- Grey Art Gallery, New York University, tion Gallery at St. John’s in the Village, 100 Washington Square East, NYC, 212 W 11th St. Through July 20. n Thursday June 27th, 7-9:30: n Sunday June 9, 1 pm: Walking Christopher Street Coffeehouse Tour—Where Have All the Dyke Bars — PRIDE Edition Christopher Street Gone? Meet at Stonewall Inn, 53 Chris- Coffeehouse hosts an open mic with topher Street. Register and buy tickets at special guest performers from the GVSHP.org. folk and bluegrass community. Sign- n Wednesday June 12, 7.30 pm: up starts at 6:30. This month we will The music of Richard Rodgers celebrate with a special Pride-focused and his LGBTQ librettists Solange open mic, featuring special guests Erin Merdinian, mezzo-soprano.. St. John’s in McKeown and Kat Edmonson. St. the Village, corner of West 11th St and John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christo- Waverly Place. pher Street.Free. n Wednesday June 12, 2pm: Walk- n Thursday June 27, 7:30pm: Waltz- ing Tour: Greenwich Village in a LOVE IS IN THE AIR ing on the Wild Side The Strathmere Queer Perspective. Free, but registra- This is a special Pride year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Ensemble. performs the waltz through the tion is required at Hudson Park Library, Riots. So go and celebrate! Photo courtesy of New York State. lens of LGBTQ composers. St. John’s in 66 Leroy Street. the Village, 212 W 11th St. n Wednesday June 12, 6pm: Stone- chorus, presents its prestige Stonewall50 n Saturday June 22, 10 am: Rattle- n Saturday June 29, 9-11 PM: Gos- wall 50 panel: Trans Brilliance Now Memorial Concert. St. John’s in the Vil- stick Theatre’s Pride Plays Festival pel Night/Inspirational Showcase Readings Revelation Gallery and in St Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. lage, 218 West 11th St. Ballroom goes to church! St. John’s Lu- n n Thursday June 13, 7.30 pm: Am- Tuesday June 18, 7pm: Sex John’s Theatre, St. John’s in the Village, theran Church at 81 Christophe r Street in the Ancient City ber Evans The soprano and friends Oscar-winner 212 W 11th St. engages the ballroom culture and lip-sync Olympia Dukakis reads from the present music by LGBTQ composers. St. n Saturday June 22, 8pm: Leonard tradition for an evening of praise and in- poetry of Sappho, and Professor David John’s in the Village, corner of West 11th Bopp, and the Blackbox Ensemble spiration. This will be our special PRIDE Sider (NYU) explores the sexuality of St and Waverly Place. An evening of LGBTQ art music at St. weekend edition. St. John’s Lutheran the ancient Greeks. Revelation Gal- n John’s in the Village, 212 W 11th St. Church, 81 Christopher Street.Free. Thursday June 13-June 17, June lery at St. John’s in the Village, 212 W n Monday June 24 @ 6pm: Before n Sunday June 30, 12 pm: Pride 19-23, June 25, 26 and June 28, 11th Street. Stonewall A 16mm movie about the his- 8-10, June 16, 3-5: GALAS The n Wednesday June 19, 7.30pm: Gai Parade The parade this year will honor tory of the time from the roaring 20s to just spirit of the iconic Ridiculous Theatrical Paris Emma Lavandier and Ellen Man- Stonewall 50, the anniversary of the before the Stonewall riots in 1969. Hudson Company is resurrecting for Stonewall del present settings of the verse of French Stonewall riots that led to the Gay Lib- 50/World Pride with a revival of Charles LGTBQ poets and much more. Come Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. eration movement and the fight for rights Ludlam’s hilarious comedy “loosely” based celebrate Pride Month à la française! St. n June 24, 8:00-9:30: Candlelight Vigil for the LGBTQ community. The parade on the life of opera diva Maria Callas. John’s in the Village, 212 W 11th St. St. John’s and the Gay Men’s Health Crisis starts at 26th Street and Fifth Avenue Tickets available at galas.bpt.me, St. n Friday June 21, 6:30 pm: Heritage will sponsor a candlelight vigil walk begin- and goes south to Christopher Street John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher of Pride Family Movie Night — Coco ning at St. John’s at 81 Christopher Street and the Stonewall National Monument, Street. Admission: $25. Pier 45 at Christopher Street and Hudson and ending at the NYC AIDS Memorial then heads up north on Seventh Avenue, n Tuesday June 18, 7pm: Stone- River. Smoking, bikes, strollers, scooters, on the corner of Greenwich and 7th Av- passing the AIDS memorial, and ends at wall Chorale The USA’s first LGBTQ chairs, alcholol, and pets prohibited. enue. We will gather at the church at 8 PM 23rd Street. www.westviewnews.org June 2019 WestView News 35 n Monday June 17, 7pm: The Songs MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, action songs, finger plays and more at of Copland and Britten Everett EXHIBITS. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. n Suttle, tenor, and Daniel Kirk-Foster, n June 1-14: Lay Me in a Hot Bed Crafts Wednesdays, 12 pm: Knitting Circle piano. St. John’s in the Village, corner of and Try Not to Drown Joanna Powell’s All created items will West 11th St and Waverly Place. benefit a local charity—some experi- ceramic, photography and neon works n Tuesday June 18, 8-10 pm: Wash- ence necessary. Hudson Park Library. 66 are in an exhibit at The Jane Hartsook ington Square Park Music Festival Leroy Street. Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, 16 The Festival Chamber Ensemble at n Kids Wednesdays at 4 pm: St. Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square Jones Street. John’s Choristers Free Musical Edu- n Through June 15: Soviet Childhood Park. Free. cation Training in music fundamentals n Saturday June 22, 1:30pm: Guitars Zoya Cherkassky’s work portraying and vocal technique for children 8 and Galore! NYC Guitar School presents a her early life in The Soviet Union. Fort up. The program is open to kids from concert by players young and old. St. John’s Gansevoort, 5 Ninth Avenue. all over the city, but is made up primar- in the Village, 212 West 11th St. n June 15-July 6: For the Love of ily of neighborhood children. As part of n Sunday June 23, 3pm: The Schiller Music and Dance New paintings by the program, they sing once a month at a Institute Chorus NYC Annual summer Avri Ohana at Westbeth Gallery, 55 Sunday Eucharist. St. John’s in The Vil- concert at St. John’s in the Village, 212 Bethune Street. lage, 224 Waverly Place. West 11th St. n June 15-July 6: Ze’Eva Cohen’s n Health and Wellness First and n Tuesday June 25, 7pm: The Lost Visual Aspects of her Life in Dance Third Wednesdays of Every Month, Keys An evening of up-beat a cappella Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune Street. 5:30-7:30 pm: Northwell Health song at St. John’s in the Village, 212 West n Through June 8: Parent Portraits Caregivers Support Group 200 West 11th Street. This is a contemporary art show of art- 13th Street. Free, n Tuesday June 25, 8-10 pm: Wash- ists’ portraits of their parents at West- n Arts First Wednesday of Every ington Square Park Music Festival PAINTED LADY Nick Georgiou’s works in discarded beth Gallery, 57 Bethune Street. Month: Bailout Theater Free potluck- Frank Lacy’s Big Band Concert Jazz En- books, acrylic, and ink on wood are n Through June 25: Blossoms— style meal served at 7:15pm, followed semble playing free form jazz. Garibaldi at Allouche Gallery, 82 Gansevoort Magic Mirror The exhibit will include by a free music, dance, or spoketn word Plaza, Washington Square Park. Free. Street, through June 16. a performance evening with Jorge Clar performance on the Meeting Room or in n Thursday June 27, 7:30 pm: Nor- Above, Sahara. The Judson Memorial Church, 55 Wash- man Westberg with Simon Jer- on Wednesday June 5, 6 pm, and por- ington Square South. myn and Joseph Branciforte The traits drawn by artists on Saturday June Macabre. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 22, 2-6 pm. Ivy Brown Gallery, 675 n Arts Second Wednesday of avant-rock guitarist will perform at Christopher Street. Admission: $24. Every Month: Dead Darlings Writ- Renee Weller Concert Hall at Green- Hudson Street. n Through June 16: Codex Nick ers’ favorite work is often edited out wich House Music, 46 Barrow Street. DANCE or unpublished; a chance to showcase Admission $15 at the door. Georgiou’s works in paint, discarded n Wednesday June 5, 7-9:00 pm: that play, novel, story or song at Jud- n Friday June 28, 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm: books and ink are at Allouche Gallery, ¡Arriba! A Latin Dance Party with son Memorial Church, 55 Washington The Hum An all-female brass band at 82 Gansevoort Street. Orlando Marin at the Hugh Line Square South. Pier 45, Christopher Street and Hudson between 15th and 16th Streets. n Health and Wellness Thursdays at River. Free. ONGOING EVENTS n Saturdays June 25 and July 2, n Kids Mondays at 4 pm: Family 6:30-7:30 pm: Park X Yoga Pier 46, 7:30-9 pm: Ballroom Dancing Storytime and Craft Children 4 and Charles Street and Hudson River. Regis- KIDS tration required; go to hudsonriver.org. Beginner Lessons start at 6:30 pm. Pier up get to make simple crafts and hear n Wednesday June 5, 3:30-5:30 pm: n Learning Second Thursday of Ev- 45 at Christopher Street. favorite stories at Hudson Park Library, Pollinator Party Miss Debbie and the ery Month 7 pm: New York Amateur 425 Sixth Avenue. Honeybee Conservancy at the Children’s Computer Club (NYACC) meets at NYU n Nature Tuesdays 7-10 pm: Star- corner, Washington Square Park. COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Silver Building, 32 Waverly Place. Please n Saturday June 8, 4-5 pm: Mozart n Wednesday June 26, 7:30 pm: gazing at the High Line Starting April see NYACC.ORG for details. Free. for Munchkins An interactive environ- 6th Precinct Community Council 2 at the High Line at 14th Street. n Kids Thursday, 4 pm: Toddler Sto- n ment for families to enjoy outstand- Meeting A dialogue between the 6th Dance Tuesdays at 7:30 pm: Bol- rytime Interactive stories, action songs, ing works performed by exceptional Precinct and the community, discussing lywood and Bhangra Dance in Hud- finger plays and more at Hudson Park musicians. Greenwich House Music, 46 serious issues facing the neighborhood. son River Park Beginner Lessons start Library, 66 Leroy Street. Barrow Street. Our Lady of Pompeii, Father Demo at 6;30 PM. Pier 45 at Hudson River and n Games Thursdays, 5-8 pm: Jig- Hal, Bleecker and Carmine Streets. Christopher Street. Free. saw Puzzle Night Hudson Park LITERATURE All are welcome. n Music Every Second Tuesday Library, 66 Leroy Street. n Saturday June 8, 10:30 am: of the Month, 7-9:30 pm From n Music Fridays 4:30-5:30: Sing Passing Nella Larsen’s book will be LEARNING September through June, Christopher Time Sessions Eve Zanni, Somatic discussed at Hudson Park Library. 66 n Wednesday June 5, 6pm: Drawing Street Coffeehouse hosts an open mic Voice teacher will help you to sing out Leroy Street. Class for Adults Four- class series: with special guest performers from with live piano accompaniment, rhythmic n Sunday June 16, 2-4: Kairos June 5, 12, 19 and 26. Free, but egistra- the folk and bluegrass community. body movement and more. No Experi- Poetry Café a monthly open mic for tion is required—go or call Huson Park Sign-up starts at 6:30. (free event). St. ence Necessary. Westbeth Community poets, musicians, performing artists, Library, 66 Leroy Street. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Room, 55 Bethune Street. and visual artists. Both newcomers and n Fridays June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 10 81 Christopher Street. n Saturday June 1, 11am: Free Book established artists are welcome. Read am: We Speak NYC English Conver- n Kids Health and Wellness Swap Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy your poem, tell your story, sing a song, sation Group A half hour TV show Wednesdays Through September Street. or just come and enjoy a good show. St. created to help people practice English. 19: Kids Yoga Washington Square John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christo- Each story is about everyday situations. Park . •••••••••••••• pher Street. Free. Intermediate Level English for Speakers of n Health and Wellness Wednesdays, Please contact Other Languages (ESOL). Hudson Park 10 am: Movement Speaks Cel- Stephanie Phelan at THEATER Library, 66 Hudson Street. Free. ebrating moving in strong and creative [email protected] if you n n Monday June 17 @ 2:30pm: Dances for a Variable Saturday June 1, 8:00-9:30: Radio ways with have any new events or Theatre’s Edgar Allen Poe Festival Ancestry Database Meet-up. Regis- Population. All sessions recommended, have further information on This troupe of performers presents its tration is required. Hudson Park Library, but not required. For adults and seniors annual Poe Festival. Amidst the flickering 66 Leroy Street. Free. of all ages and abilities.Tony Dapolito something I’ve listed here or candlelight and foggy mist, they present n Tuesday June 18, 6pm: Art Talk: Recreation Center,1 Clarkson Street. on westvillageword.com. a challenging repertory of the great- Japanese Portrait Tradition Hudson n Kids Wednesdays, 11:15 am: est stories penned by the Master of the Park Library, 66 Leroy Street. Free. 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