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How to Select a Mayor by George Capsis Modern—We’D Never Had a Mayoral Candi- to Back Him To, at Last, Get Cynthia Vote on June 22Nd Date Like That The Voice of the West Village WestView News VOLUME 17, NUMBER 6 JUNE 2021 $2.00 How to Select a Mayor By George Capsis modern—we’d never had a mayoral candi- to back him to, at last, get Cynthia Vote on June 22nd date like that. off her back. because that’s Suddenly—on June 22nd—we are supposed One day my wife Andromache (Maggie) As chance would have it, attor- to vote for mayor from a roster of people we went to take out the garbage and called ney Arthur Schwartz had set up a meet- your only chance! never heard of. We see their ads on TV and to me from the hall, “There is a beautiful ing with de Blasio that coming week in his young lady out here who wants to talk to office (Arthur’s that is—on Broadway just read bits about them in the papers, but, gee, New York City will hold its you. Do you want to speak to a beautiful across from City Hall) and had invited me who are these people? This has got to be a municipal election on November young lady?” I quickly responded, “I am also. I offered this gem to Sarah Jessica and mistake…oh my. And to make it even more 2, 2021, but since there is essen- always ready to speak to a beautiful young she left, smiling (I think). bizarre, if you are really not sure of whom tially no competition between the lady,” and in walked Sarah Jessica Parker. The meeting was the first time I’d ever sat you want as mayor you can go down the line parties, the primary on June 22, She sat down at the kitchen table and be- down with a candidate for mayor of this great and rank them as your #2 choice, your #3 2021 will effectively decide who gan to talk about the upcoming election sprawling New York City, and what, oh what, choice and so on—and the cumulative point serves in these key offices that in winding spirals and finally began to say were the questions I should I ask him? What gatherer is the winner, who will certainly not conduct your business over the something like, WestView News is a great did he consider to be the most pressing prob- be your first choice—a mayor by default… next four years. WestView News newspaper and who it supports could be- lems and how would he correct them? But it was not too different eight years assembled this guide to assist come the next mayor. Then she mentioned I kept coming back to “save the hospi- ago, when “everybody knew” we were go- voters as they make these critical Bill de Blasio and, ah-hah, she wanted tals” because we had campaigned for years ing to have the first lesbian mayor in choices. See page 4 for full info. Deborah Glick, and nobody knew who WestView to back him. to save the 161-year-old St. Vincent’s but Bill de Blasio was. It was just Glick, Glick, What I did not know then was that her had lost it to a massive luxury condo. Glick, and de Blasio was miles and miles fellow actress Cynthia Nixon was a big cam- At one point in the interview I found my- behind. A handsome 6 feet five inches paigner for de Blasio and was beating on self getting up and putting my arm around by police at a demonstration to save a Brook- white guy who so hated his domineering Sarah Jessica to come out and support him. the 6’5” seated de Blasio, announcing that he lyn hospital in his neighborhood. father that he adopted his mother’s name Sarah was, quite naturally, resisting and re- was my son’s age and that, “If you want to be At about this same time, a real estate who married a much shorter Black women sisting, but finally came up with the crazy mayor, save the hospitals that are going one developer who had bought a massive fac- who said she’d been a lesbian. Well—quite desperate idea of convincing WestView News by one.” A few weeks later he was handcuffed continued on page 13 LGBTQ+ Community at Inflection Point By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. New York City’s gay pride parade starts The gay pride parade held in major cit- with thunderous and bare-chested lesbi- ies from Paris to London to New York on ans and the hundreds of proud men and the same day in LGBT Pride month every women of the Gay Officers Action League June belongs to all members of the LG- (GOAL) who march right behind the BTQ+ community. The parade guarantees roaring motorbikes of the Dykes on Bikes a day of unadulterated and enveloping contingent. It includes dozens of church warmth, inclusiveness, and joy, especially and religious groups, corporate floats, nu- important to all those who may lack these merous chapters of Parents and Friends of in their everyday lives at home or at work. Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and groups However, parade organizers at NYC Pride that couldn’t be any “gayer” than Straight shattered that unity with their announce- Women in Support of Homos (SWISH). ment in May of banning gay cops from the It just can’t get any more loving than that. parade. The resulting backlash demand- But it can get uglier. For several years, in- ing a reversal may determine whether the fighting has included calls by some for the uniquely colorful and all-inclusive LG- expulsion of corporate groups for perceived BTQ+ alliance will splinter or hold, with MEMBERS OF THE GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE, 2019 NYC World Pride Stonewall 50- over-commercialization of Pride. Compa- repercussions for the entire gay agenda. year anniversary celebration at Gracie Mansion. Photo credit: GOAL. continued on page 22 Meaningful Mansions Quirky Style HIV / AIDS Timeline Monthly Q&A Mansions of Meaning transforms Karen is at it again — and we're A list of historical milestones A new feature added to historic mansions into wholistic living featuring her creative take on the tracing HIV / AIDS from first WestView News—Man and educational centers. fading Corona Virus. reporting to present day. on the Street interviews about topical subjects! SEE PAGE 14 SEE PAGE 28 SEE PAGE 30 SEE PAGE 55 2 WestView News June 2021 www.westviewnews.org WestView WestViews Published by WestView, Inc. by and for the residents of the West Village. Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections Publisher / Executive Editor Praise for Anastasia harmless and handcuffed in a prone position, automatically eligible for parole. People George Capsis Anastasia Kaliabakos compliments your paper an unarmed human, Chauvin and three other over 55 are extremely unlikely to commit Managing Editor / Art Director cops had violated every protocol of proper crimes, and there is little to no deterrent Kim Plosia in the highest regard to the historical signifi- police duty. When speaking of ‘split-second’ effect in increasing sentences over 15 years. Advertising Manager cance by delineating The Western Tradition Karen Rempel through the legacy of Ancient Greek Culture. decisions to justify deadly reactions, con- Life without parole is a death sentence, and Advertising Designer She is young, smart, and eloquent. sider that these men had over 540 seconds there is no reason we should pay for death- Stephanie Phelan I want to thank your Editorial Board for of decision-making. 540 seconds times four by-incarceration for elderly individuals the Traffic Manager giving her the opportunity to do this. decision-makers, any of them which could parole board has deemed reformed. Liza Whiting I am a graduate of Manhattan College. Our have saved an innocent life. Meanwhile, Fair and Timely Parole Thank God for the Minneapolis law en- changes the standards for parole hearings Photo Editor first semester was immersed by reading the Darielle Smolian Primary sources of Ancient Greek Philoso- forcement personnel who spoke the truth to ensure that parole officers are deter- Photographers phy, History, Mythology, and Art (followed about what would have been proper police mining whether an individual has learned Maggie Berkvist, by Ancient Rome). THAT was in 1966! behavior and what the officers were trained from their mistakes, has reformed, and is Chris Manis, Bob Cooley Now, we have Anastasia and WestView to do, contrary to what they did. capable of rejoining society in a productive Associate Editors to reestablish the Legacy of Democracy. Here in the city of Eric Garner’s mur- capacity, as opposed to looking backwards Justin Matthews, Anne Olshansky I hope this serves as a lesson for our latest gen- der, among many others, many more ‘split- and examining the nature and extent of the Comptroller eration of iPhone users. Place away your Play- second’ decisions toward unarmed, ‘inno- original mistake. If the parole board deems Jolanta Meckauskaite stations and Google history and geography. cent until proven guilty’ citizens, especially an individual to be rehabilitated, and they Architecture Editor Hey, reading Anastasia will encourage you to those of color, are being made, for all the are eligible for parole under their sentence, Brian Pape explore your particular culture and legacy. wrong reasons. they should be released regardless of the Business Editor —Kevin Fraser, Former FDNY Lieut In NYC, the Police Commissioner Der- nature of their past mistakes. Caroline Benveniste mot Shea acknowledged the legacy and If we are serious about ending mass in- Fashion Director Graffiti harm of racialized policing in New York. carceration and revenge-based justice, we Karilyn Prisco Working with state and city government, need to use all the tools in the shed.
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