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MOVING FORWARD ON THE TIN BUILDING, DESPITE CONCERNS NEWS Transparency concerns linger over Howard Hughes’ redevelopment plans for the Seaport BY DANIEL FITZSIMMONS

The newly restored Tin Building, as envisioned in Howard Hughes Jan. 19 presentation to Community Board 1.

Recently announced plans by the Howard Hughes Corporation for the Tin Building at the South Street Seaport received preliminary approval from community-

board officials, but members expressed concerns that the developer’s vision for the Seaport is being released piecemeal instead of in one comprehensive proposal. Howard Hughes met with CB1’s joint Landmarks and South Street Seaport/Civic Center on Jan. 19 to unveil plans for the Tin Building, a four-story landmarked structure at the Seaport. According to the presentation, Howard Hughes is proposing to move the Tin Building

back from FDR Drive by 16 to 17 feet and raise it one foot out of the flood plain, as well as reduce the height of the building from four stories to three. The refurbished building would sit atop newly restored pier pilings and contain a food market overseen by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The proposal also calls for the demolition of the Head House and Link Building, two dilapidated structures adjacent to the Tin Building in front of Pier 17. The joint Landmarks and South Street Seaport/Civic Center committees passed a resolution in support of the proposal, but requested of Howard Hughes a master plan for redevelopment at the Seaport as a whole, which would include the company’s

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THE SALT SHED’S SPOTLIGHT MOMENT NEWS Sanitation Dept. building, praised for its architecture, is pressed into service during the storm BY DEEPTI HAJELA

The building looks like a modern art painting come to life, all angles and edges, with concrete walls that can look bluish or grayish or whitish, or some combination of the three. It would be an unusual structure in any setting, but none more than the fairly prosaic function it was created for --- storing thousands of pounds of the rock salt that the city’s Department of Sanitation uses to deal with snowy streets.

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WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA GALLERIES?

The effort to help small seems to businesses in the city be gathering steam. Two city councilmembers, Robert Margaret Chin and Cornegy, have introduced create legislation that wouldSmall a new “Office of the within Business Advocate” of Small the city’s Department Business Services. Chin The new post, which have up rezoning told us she’d like to would and the mid-2000s May 1 The and running this year, for of West Chelsea. Muas an ombudsman city serve Whitney the of opening Art on small businesses within them clear seum of American means not government, helping It’s new buildings, to get Gansevoort Street c to the traffi through the bureaucracy rising rents, that are even more foot things done. forcing some gallerists area. is that Perhaps even more also The irony, of course, to reconsider their Whitney -importantly, the ombudsman the arrival of the and number neighborhood roots art meccas will tally the type small business one of the city’s the end for of complaints by taken in BY GABRIELLE ALFIERO -- could also spell dealers the actions art owners, long-time policy Stephen some buildresponse, and somefor ways to When gallerists Griffin in the area, as their are sold or recommendations If done well, Haller and Cynthiatheir W. ings increasingly begin to fix things. report would Haller reopened follow- demolished. lease the ombudsman’s 26th Street gallery With their 10-year quantitative afrst fi the rebuild Stephen us give cut short, with ing a five-month flooded abruptly shared taste of what’s wrong ter Hurricane Sandy they and Cynthia, who the city, an the space, small businesses in towards building with their first floor phone their and Tony important first step were still without were Lehmann Maupin the problem. they needed to xing fi of galleries, and Internet. Still, where Shafrazi property by June To really make a difference, the happy in the location, will have to to stay for vacate (Shafrazi is suing course, the advocaterising rents, they expected of 2014. find a way to tackle business’ the Manhattes some time. doltold less the landlord, which remain many While Chin Instead, they were their Group, for $20 million reproblem. vexing that Post most the New York than a year later gauge what to demol- lars, said it’s too early tocould have landlord planned ported). another role the advocate on the ish the building. They shopped for planned for there, more information in the neighbor“We had shows bad thing. We had location to find problem can’t be a with the long periods of time.amount hood but struggled a twoThis step, combinedBorough more than just put in a huge the anything efforts by Manhattan to mediate of money to refurbish“We year lease on a street-level in Chelsaid. President Gale Brewer offer space,” Cynthia space. After 13 years Gallery the rent renewal process, were really shocked.”Gallery sea, Stephen Haller signs tangible and early, Haller some For Stephen small left the neighborhoodStux it, it isn’t riswith of progress. For many can’t come and others like joined forces oor are driving business owners, that in a new sixth-fl ing rents that far new devel- Gallery soon enough. on 57th Street, not Chelsea, Zach Feuer them away. It’s

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at a a robotic garage A proposal for in Chelsea has thrown luxury building into the city’s zoning access to parking debate. proposed for a A high-tech garage W. 28th St. has 520 development at Board 4, which is riled Community arguing that it plan, in opposing the more car usage would only invite while only providthe neighborhood, residents. ing parking to rich a special city perThe garage needs 29 spaces rather mit to accommodate allowed the than the 11 automatically opted to oppose by the city. CB4 1 full board meetpermit at its April Carl a draft letter to ing, stating in Planning City the of Weisbrod, chair city criteria for such Commission, that based on the parking foran exception is ago, when many for stock of a decade spaces were used demer industrial future of parking in anticipation velopment in Chelsea. 40 residential have The project will comsquare feet of alunits and 11,213 the ground floor, mercial space on three parking spaces The lowing eight and the developer, respectively. But wants more for Related Companies, is the New York acthe building, which internationally City debut for Zaha Hadid. (Adjaclaimed architect Line, the build cent to the High

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Our Take HAPPY LITTLE SNOWFLAKES Remember Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first winter in his new job? What a difference a couple of years makes. Hit with a snowstorm shortly after taking office in 2014, the new mayor fumbled in a way that would come to define the first half of his term. Potholes went unfilled. Official warnings on the storm’s severity were muddled. Residents in neighborhoods that didn’t vote for de Blasio complained that their streets weren’t being plowed -- a suspicion that was later proven out by sanitation-truck GPS data. This time around, an entirely new de Blasio seemed to be in charge. Before the storm, he was forceful, but not panicked. Instead of jumping the gun and closing subways or schools, he waited for the storm to develop, then acted decisively. We even detected a sense of humor in it all. We don’t want to give him more credit than is due, but there was something about this storm that seemed to bring out the best of New Yorkers. On Sunday, the city felt like an alpine village. Cross-country skiers plied the parks, people in snow boots and parkas ordered hot chololates, kids came home with sunburned faces after a day of sleddding. There were pockets of discontent. Queens residents felt that the plow trucks bypassed them, and elected officials there said the schools should have stayed closed for another day. But overall, considering we had just endured the second-biggest snowstorm in our history, it was a lovely little chapter for the mayor and his subjects.

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WHAT’S MAKING NEWS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CITY’S PENSION SYSTEM AT RISK The city’s pension system is susceptible to “operational failure,” according to The New York Times, which cited a report commissioned

by the office of city Comptroller Scott Stringer. The nearly 400-page report, by a Michigan firm, said the system, which contains $160 billion in retirement funds, is burdened by understaffing and outdated tools, such as fax machines.

More internal controls are also needed to safeguard compliance by individuals, The Times reported. The firm, Funston Advisory Services, did not uncover any bungling that might have led to a loss of money, but pointed to several potential problems that could

cost the fund, the paper reported. “Operational risk is very high and an operational failure is likely,” The Times quoted the report as saying. The paper noted that Stringer, who oversees the pension funds, said that parts of the system were “hanging by a thread” soon after he took office in 2014.

INTRUDERS ROB 11 INSIDE APARTMENT Four intruders robbed a Chelsea apartment and its occupants in the early morning of Jan. 21, DNAinfo reported The report included a video released by police that shows four individuals in hoodies entering a building around Ninth Avenue and West 27th Street. The video only shows their entrance to the building itself, but the report notes that they later entered an apartment on the third floor wearing masks and carrying unspecified weapons. The intruders told the 11 occupants of the apartment to get on the ground and proceeded to steal their cash and mobile phones, the publication said. The victims ranged from ages 19 to 35. The report said that one was able to call 911, but the suspects climbed out of a bedroom window as police arrived at the scene. None of the occupants reported being hurt, according to the report.

GANSEVOORT ST. REDEVELOPERS ACCUSED OF PUSH POLLING The would-be redevelopers of Gansevoort Street block are being accused of conducting a so-called push poll to convince residents of their plans’ practicality, The Villager is reporting. William Gottlieb Real Estate and Aurora Capital Associates planned project envisions tearing down some buildings and adding to others along Gansevoort between Greenwich and Washington Streets in the Meatpacking District. Pollsters supposedly asked residents questions such as “Would you prefer to see a series of decrepit, partly demolished buildings, or a historically sensitive restoration of what Gansevoort St. looked like until the 1930s?” a leading question with inherent biases, The Villager reported. The executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Andrew Berman, who has forcefully denounced the redevelopers’ plans discussed the push polling efforts at one of the organization’s recent committee meetings, the publication said. Berman said that about 10 residents had contacted him to express their displeasure over the tactic.

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CRIME WATCH BY MARIA ROCHA-BUSCHEL

WOMAN SLASHED ON 6 TRAIN The NYPD says a 71-year-old woman is in stable condition after she was slashed on the face while riding a subway train in Manhattan. Police say the southbound 6 train was approaching Bleecker Street around 7:15 a.m. Monday when a man sitting across from the woman got up and slashed the left side of her face with an unknown object. They both got off the train when it

stopped. The suspect fled on a southbound train and is still being sought. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

L TRAIN LEWDNESS A 21-year-old woman reported that she was a victim of public lewdness while riding the L train at Eighth Avenue and West 14th Street Jan. 22 at 9:30 p.m. The woman told police that she got on a Brooklyn-bound L train at Eighth Avenue and when the train entered the Sixth Avenue station, a man wearing sweatpants got on the train and stood in front of where she was sitting. She said that he was covering himself with a newspaper with one hand and appeared to have his other hand down his pants. After a minute, he moved the newspaper

and the victim said that the man was holding and fondling his genitals out in the open. The victim said she made eye contact with him and he covered himself with the newspaper again. She then took a photo of him and moved to a different seat. After she moved, she said that another passenger on the train approached her and said the same thing had just happened to her. No arrests have been made.

STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 10th Precinct for Jan. 11 to Jan. 17 Week to Date

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A 23-year-old man reported that he was hit by a car at the corner of 10th Avenue and West 16th Street Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. He told police that he was crossing West 16th Street when an unknown vehicle struck him and drove off. Witnesses called 911 and the vehicle was not identified. The victim sustained minor injuries to his head, face and the left side of his body. He was transported to Lenox Hill by EMS, where he was treated and released.

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She told police that after getting out of the taxi, she realized that she didn’t have her phone with her anymore. Her friend called the taxi company to contact the driver and when they reached him, they said he asked for $500 in exchange for the phone.

IPHONE STOLEN BY CAB DRIVER

PURSE STOLEN FROM SHOPPING CART AT WHOLE FOODS

A woman reported that a cab driver had stolen her iPhone after she left it in the taxi on the evening of Jan. 22 after getting out at the southwest corner of Ninth Avenue and West 17th Street.

A 21-year-old woman reported that her purse was stolen while she was shopping at the Whole Foods on Seventh Avenue. She told police that her bag, which contained her MacBook,

wallet, keys and MetroCard, was taken from her cart while she was shopping on Jan. 22. She told police that the purse and its contents were worth $1,775.

IPHONE STOLEN FROM APPLE STORE An employee at the Apple Store on West 14th Street reported that a man stole merchandise from the store. He told police that an unknown man entered the store on Jan. 20 and stole an iPhone 6 Plus, then fled in an unknown direction. No arrests have been made.

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TIN BUILDING

board’s support on our plans to reconstruct the historic Tin Building into a 21st century center for food and commerce at the Seaport in keeping with the neighborhood’s rich history.” The Seaport community has been waiting for a revised, comprehensive proposal for redevelopment at the Seaport since Howard Hughes’ plan for a 494-foot luxury residential tower on the New Market Building site was shot down by elected officials early last year. Redevelopment of the New Market Building, which sits just north of the Tin Building and Pier 17, is the main point of contention in the community. Elected officials and preservationists maintain that any tower on the site would be out of step with the surrounding South Street Seaport Historic District (the New Market Building falls just outside the city’s historic district but is considered a historic site by state and federal agencies). CB1 isn’t the only entity in Lower Manhattan looking for a master plan while worrying about transparency and the future of the Seaport. Prior to the Jan. 19 board meeting, local preservation group Friends of South Street Seaport revealed the results of a Freedom of Information request they filed that found Howard Hughes and the NYC Economic Development Corporation had submitted draft plans last August for a hotel on the New Market Building site with the City Planning Commission - without informing the community. Howard Hughes has since said they’re

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 current approach to the controversial New Market Building site. “The committees adopted a resolution recommending approval of this application, but the resolution included language reiterating our objection to segmentation of the planning process and the need for transparency,” said CB1 chair Catherine McVay-Hughes. City and state environmental review laws require all components of a proposed project to be looked at collectively during an environmental impact review. Separating them is known as “segmentation” in development parlance, and is not permissible. “This is a serious concern to the community who want the master plan and not for this thing to be segmented,” said McVay-Hughes. “The community has asked for a master plan.” Chris Curry, Howard Hughes’ Senior Vice-President for Development, said the company is continuing to “explore a revised mixed-use development plan taking into account feedback from the community and elected officials.” “The Howard Hughes Corporation remains steadfast in our commitment to the revitalization of the Seaport District, making it once again one of New York’s premier destinations and a much needed community anchor for Lower Manhattan,” said Curry. “We’re pleased to have the community

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New Market site that is not going forward at this time.” The documents indicate plans for a 10-story, 170,000 squarefoot hotel with approximately 185 rooms. An additional 25,000 square feet would be given over to restaurant and retail space, and the project would include a 35,000 squarefoot event space. The proposed building would have a maximum height of 160 feet and would be 10 stories tall. Plans for the Tin Building in the draft scope of work filed in August differ with those that were presented by Howard Hughes to CB1 earlier this month. According to the plans from August, the Tin Building would be dismantled during the pier restoration work and reassembled further away from South Street and FDR Drive, and instead of lopping a story off the top in accordance with their most recent plan, Howard Hughes would instead add a story onto the Tin Building. The August plans also call for the construction of five pavilions with retail and food uses under FDR Drive, which would total about 14,000 square feet. Howard Hughes maintains in their August filings as well plans for a 100-vessel marina between Pier 17 and the Brooklyn Bridge. Koetz said she believes Howard Hughes is seeking to segment the whole of their Seaport redevelopment project. “What I believe they’re doing now is to break the project down into parts,” she said. The Howard Hughes spokesperson said the company is en-

gaged in an ongoing dialogue with the EDC, elected officials and community stakeholders for a plan at the New Market Building site. “Once a proposal for the New Market site is finalized, [How-

ard Hughes] will submit an application to the appropriate agencies and the proposal will undergo all required public review as well as community engagement,” said the spokesperson.

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MAKING POT LEGAL To the Editor: Kudos to Brian Kelly for his strong support for legalizing medical marijuana (Letter, Jan. 14). However, he does not go far enough. According to the most recent national poll (October 2015), 58% of Americans favor decriminalizing marijuana entirely, including for personal use. This is up from 51% just a year earlier. Five states

have already decriminalized and/ or legalized marijuana, including Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. The trend here is similar to, though slightly slower than, the trend toward gay marriage, which is now legal under federal law in all 50 states. While it may have been true at one time, marijuana is no longer widely considered a “gateway”

SOW, SEW, SO WHAT There is the sowing that ensures The going on of the human race, Of animals and bird and fish And living things that share our

drug. (In fact, the #1 gateway “drug” is cigarettes.) Two remarkable facts. First, the country of Jamaica, with one of the highest marijuana consumption rates in the world, has one of the lowest lung cancer rates in the world. Yet China, with one of the lowest marijuana consumption rates, has among the highest lung cancer rates. Second, tobacco causes over 400,000 deaths annually in the U.S. alone; and if we include drunk driving, alcohol is responsible for another 200,000 deaths per year in the U.S. alone. Yet marijuana (and its active ingredient, THC) has never been listed as the cause of death in a single case in all of recorded history (unless the marijuana was “tainted” with another drug). Medical marijuana should absolutely be available in all 50 states, in any and all forms requested. But it is time to go further and decriminalize/legalize marijuana for personal use. People are going to use it recreationally in any case. So taking the “black market” aspect out of it would not only save money (spent on the “drug war”) – and even increase revenues, via taxes – but eliminate some of the violence involved as well. Ian Alterman

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HELPING WITH THE BIG DIG BY BETTE DEWING

About those “worth a thousand words” photos, well much as I love the look of snow, and “nature appreciation,” it’s not those scenes we need to “get out” there nearly as much as people helping others in this Big Snow and now the massive dig out. (Of course we need photos of people helping people in general and not only in emergency situations.) My neighbors Susan E. and Susan S. photographed this all too typical one man “dig out” - removing a veritable mountain of snow from his car parked on East End Avenue. Four hours later, there’s still a way to go.

Gristedes always helps out And you think of all the able-bodied people living all around him and how we are so conditioned not to offer a helping hand. Susan E. also photographed Gristedes longtime comanager Joe shoveling out the 81st and East End crosswalk entrances. I might add that Joe and comanager, Ellen, and other longtime staff, always go the second mile for their customers and the neighborhood. And as most locals know, the six-story rental apartment building which also houses an open for breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant, has been sold…if ever protests were needed to stop what many of us feel are unnatural disasters, disastrously affecting all five boroughs but especially the Upper East Side with the advent of a Second Avenue Subway.

Kids help with the dig-out etcetera Sort of got sidetracked, didn’t I, but it’s always on my mind, along with the employees of the endangered small stores and eateries which meet our everyday needs. But to stay with the shared Big Snow dig-out, I have a dream where say, those early teen boys who do skateboard stunts on the sidewalk instead of the park, would pick up a shovel and help the great dig out. Say, such thoughtful actions might help their acceptance at the school of their choice. But that’s rather cynical when so little in today’s culture is about “helping one another,” and so overwhelmingly much is about “selfie” devices and devotions. Dare I also say “sports”?

Emergency quarters needed Again, I got sidetracked, but it does relate. And during the storm I was reminded how most apartment house staff members don’t live in Manhattan, and how their work places should have comfortable

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quarters for them to bunk in times of need. These people who do so much to make life safe, secure and neighborly for their residents, especially, but not only elder ones living alone, could not be more deserving. This also applies to those who have long worked, but don’t live in the nabe, like home-care workers and housekeepers, and longtime neighborhood store staffs like those at East End Gristedes – quarters might be found for them as well.

Lessons for everyday times I might add that the Big Storm made many TV stations fit to watch, you get the picture. And there are so many lessons for everyday times to adopt. Maybe first, we must remind the electeds and wannabees about neighbors helping one another so basic a need, and not only in emergency times. (Their most needed emergency advice did speak to that). I’d vote for anyone who… And those related photos need to get out there. It can be done if enough of us try. dewingbetter@aol.com

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CAMP UNPLUGGED: CUTTING THE DIGITAL CHORD Camp should be one place kids aren’t glued to their screens BY CHRISTOPHER A. THURBER

Young people between eight and eighteen spend an average of 6.5 hours a day absorbed in media — much of the time is solitary. Electronic technology has done a lot to make life more convenient. Sadly, the 1950s dream of having robots and computers do most jobs so that adults could work 15-hour weeks never came true. In fact, the seductiveness of new technology probably contributes to most Americans’ working longer than 40 hours per week. For many people, checking their e-mail outside of work hours is habitual. Others keep their cell phone handy to make and receive calls during time off. This summer, I regularly saw parents “on vacation” at the beach checking their e-mail on handheld devices while their children splashed in the ocean.

Sure, these gadgets are convenient, but they easily blur the lines between work, play, and family time. Electronic technologies also provide a mixed bag — sorry, stream — of media. Television programs, DVD movies, Internet sites, and video games are entertaining, often educational. On the other hand, unsavory content and time absorption are the two most frequently cited problems associated with these media. Research last year by the Kaiser Foundation concluded that young people between eight and eighteen spend an average of 6.5 hours a day absorbed in media. Most of it is electronic and much of the time is solitary. So parents can be drawn into more work; children into more isolating, unwholesome screen time. Sound familiar? Probably. These are becoming such trendy laments in 21st century America that some of you may be tempted to stop reading here. But don’t, because the

rest of this article is about solutions. Not pro-technology or anti-technology, but pro-children, pro-camp solutions.

Password: Thoughtful Use Can there be any way out of the technology trap? Can there be uses of technology that connect, rather than disconnect people? What can save children from the (de)vices of the modern world? The answers, of course, are: Yes, yes, and camp. Is it really that simple? Indeed. All it requires is thoughtful application of intentionally selected technologies. Whatever the technology, it must meet one of four criteria: efficiency, connection, education, and entertainment. Electronic technologies are particularly welcome when they save us time, nourish our relationships, teach us something, or amuse us in healthy, wholesome ways. If your next use of a cell phone, computer, digital music player, or handheld hybrid meets one of these criteria,

without noticeably eroding one of the other criteria, then it has passed the “thoughtful” test. These days, every camp uses electronic technology of some

sort, from telephones to toasters. Even the most rustic and isolated camps use electronic technologies for safety (e.g., GPS units, walkie-talkies,

satellite phones) or publicity (e.g., Web pages). Evaluating a camp’s appropriate use of

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A CHECKLIST FOR PICKING THE PERFECT CAMP Considering a summer camp, but how to choose? There’s a camp that is ideally suited for every child, providing a summer of growth and fun whether your child attends a day or overnight camp, a specialized or traditional camp. With a little help from the camp professionals at the American Camp Association, here’s some sound advice that helps parents sort through the choices and beneďŹ ts that camp delivers. As spring approaches, parents and children can look forward to planning for the future—a future that includes the opportunities for exploration and discovery that arrives with summer camp.

How to Decide When Your Child is Ready for Camp Children are ready for new experiences at different stages. Parents know their children best and these questions can help gauge whether this is the summer your child will start camp.

What is your child’s age, and what is your perception of his or her readiness level? Children under 7 who have not had overnight experiences may do better with a day camp as their first camp experience. If you think your child might not be ready for an overnight camp experience, consider the day camp experience to prepare him or her for future overnight camp. How did your child become interested in camp? Does your child talk about camp on a sustained basis? How much persuasion is necessary from you? Has your child had positive overnight experiences away from home? Visiting relatives or friends? Were these separations easy or difficult? What does your child expect to do at camp? Learning about the camp experience ahead of time allows you to create positive expectations. Are you able to share consistent and positive messages about camp? Your confidence

in a positive experience will be contagious.

A Camp for Every Child—The Perfect Fit Camp can last for just a few days or stretch to all summer long. It’s well worth the trouble to investigate the variety of choices offered by camps before your child packs a backpack. These questions help you consider the options. Near or Far? Where do you want your child to go to camp? Locally or far away? While each camp experience has something unique to offer your child, this is an opportunity for families to assess what they value for their campers. BeneďŹ ts of Camp Nearby Easier to evaluate and visit Friends and family are likely familiar with camp Minimal travel costs Likely contact with classmates or children from same region

BeneďŹ ts of Camp Far Away More choices Different experiences, different geography, e.g., mountains or oceans—even different languages Promotes independence, particularly for early and late adolescent campers Diversity of campers Chance for family to visit and vacation at close of camp

Session Length Offers Another Choice Camps offer widely varying options to help parents and children reach their goals for summer fun and exploration. Talking with your child about the goals you both share helps determine which choice is right for you. Benefits of Short Sessions (onethree weeks) First-time or younger campers have a chance to learn new skills Bonds develop with other

campers and staff Great exposure to camp experience with less expense Minimizes homesickness BeneďŹ ts of Longer Sessions (fourtwelve weeks) Strong sense of belonging to camp community Chance to learn new skills Development of specialized skills Multiple opportunities for learning and enrichment Lifelong friendships Opportunities to contribute to camp culture

Boys Only, Girls Only, or Co-ed? Now may be the opportunity to explore the choices and beneďŹ ts of all boys, all girls, or coed camps. BeneďŹ ts of Single Sex Camps Breaking gender stereotypes—girls interact with women in position of authority and boys interact with men who act as nurturers More opportunities to “be

yourselfâ€? without impressing or competing with the opposite sex Camp philosophy may be tuned into gender strengths and weaknesses Brother or sister camps may share activities BeneďŹ ts of Co-ed Camps Breaking gender stereotypes—girls interact with women in positions of authority and boys interact with men who act as nurturers Mirrors and prepares campers for everyday living in a coed world Allows families with a boy and a girl to attend the same camp Offers diverse points of view Breaks through rigid divisions set up in school when campers participate in equal footing

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Sending your child away to camp for the first time is a major milestone for most families, one that is often marked by excitement, anticipation, and perhaps even some anxiety. Though camp is certainly about making friends and having fun, it is also about being on your own and being a part of a community. One of the most important things you as a parent can do to help prepare your child for both these aspects of camp is to talk with your child about it before he/she goes. In fact, it may be better to have several occasional, shorter talks rather than one long conversation as children often absorb more when there is less to think about at one time. I also find that children do better with this sort of conversation if it is part of a more general conversation and if it is part of a pattern of talking, either at the dinner table or while riding in the car doing errands. The following will help prepare your child emotionally for their big adventure:

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Camp is not anything if it is not about making new friends. If you are shy about meeting new kids, then learn to get to know others by being a good listener. Remember also that not everyone in your cabin, bunk, or group has to be your friend, and you don’t have to be everyone else’s friend. As long as you treat others with respect and they do the same with you, then having one or two friends

at camp is fine. If you have more, then that’s great!

Activities There are many exciting things to do at camp, many of which you may never have tried before. If your child tends to be a bit homesick or worried about being homesick, remind him/ her about the excitement of going to camp: Remember, when you first decided to go to camp, what made you so excited? You may not like all the activities, or you may be better at some than others. That’s normal. I, however, hope you are willing to try. The more you put into camp, the more you will get out of it!

Cooperating You, like every other camper there, will be part of a cabin, bunk, or group. As your parent, I hope you will cooperate with others and help out. That’s part of what makes camp so special — kids helping each other out. Most kids will help you if you are friendly and help them. Give yourself time. One thing about camp is that almost everything is new — the kids, the activities, the routines, the bed you sleep in, the bathroom. It takes a few days to get adjusted, so be patient with yourself. Most of the time you will be having so much fun you won’t mind all the changes, but if you do, remember that you will get so used to things that by the time you come home you will miss all those things!

Helping out Camp is about fun, but it also requires that you help out. Clean-up is part of camp. You do it every day! As your parent, I hope you will cooperate!

Getting help Everyone has good days and

bad days. If you are having a problem, your counselor is there to help you! You don’t have to wait to tell us if you are upset about something. After all, if your counselor doesn’t know what might be troubling you, he/she can’t help you. Be honest and ask for what you need. If your counselor doesn’t seem to be concerned or doesn’t help you, then you can go to the unit director, head counselor, etc. Parents should know who these “back-up persons” are and how their child will recognize them if they need to.

Being positive It’s a great thing to remind your first-time camper about his or her strong points. I would focus not just on what they do well, but their positive qualities as well, such as what makes them a good friend or the type of person other kids would want to know. Helping children identify their strengths can help them when they are having a setback — one of those inevitable growing pains all children have from time to time. Talking with your child about these kinds of issues is a great way to show support as your child gets ready to take this important step on the road to being more resilient and selfreliant. For you as a parent, it can give you more peace of mind as you allow your child to participate safely in a broader world. Bob Ditter is a child and family therapist living in Boston who consults extensively with people who work with children. Originally printed in CAMP Magazine, reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association

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Famil-E-Values Every family has different values and a different history with technology. For some, what camp offers is welcome relief from the burdensome yoke of electronic technologies. For other families, camp might offer tools that truly enhance interpersonal connections. As you consider each point, ask yourself what makes the most sense for your circumstances, your own family’s values and history, and your child’s development. • Telephones. Telephone calls are inexpensive, simple, and instantaneous. Nevertheless, some camps have a “no phone/ no callâ€? policy because they recognize that telephone calls exacerbate homesickness and erode children’s independence. Although parents and camp directors may have phone contact, campers are not typically permitted to make or receive calls. (Exceptions are made for family emergencies, of course.) Some seven- or eight-week camps allow scheduled weekly phone calls. Again, this policy reflects the belief that phone contact is not a treatment for homesickness, nor should it interfere with the growth in self-reliance most camps seek to promote. • E-mail. Many camps allow parents to send e-mails to their children which are sorted and distributed with the regular mail. Like phone calls, these e-mails are inexpensive and simple, but unlike a call, children and parents don’t hear the sound of each others’ voices. As tender as real voices are in other contexts, such immediate contact while children are at camp reliably ares campers’ homesickness (and parents’ “kid-sicknessâ€?). By contrast, e-mails have the advantage of being more like a traditional letter. They are written, not spoken, so they can be handled and reread at will. And until recently, campers replied using traditional letters — most still do. • Facsimile. Faxes used to be the ugly duckling of the tech world. Today, plain paper faxes resolve images almost as well as photocopy machines, and some camps are using faxes to send campers’ handwritten letters to their eager parents. Potentially, a parent could send

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an e-mail to their child in the morning and receive a faxed reply in the afternoon. Potentially, this also creates an unnecessary burden for parents, children, and camp staff. • Photographs. Since the 1920s, some camps have published photographic yearbooks. Of course, families had to wait until Thanksgiving to receive a copy. The advantage of such a long wait was that it forced children to recreate a verbal narrative of the experience. These narratives not only helped parents understand their child’s camp experience, they also helped children comprehend it, especially the parts that may have been challenging or confusing. Today, such narratives may be bypassed because camps are posting hundreds of digital photographs a day on their Web sites. Parents at home or at work can instantly view, purchase, and download photos of their child at camp. Of course, this can also create undue anxiety when your child is not photographed on a certain day, or appears not to be smiling in a certain snapshot. • Video Streaming. You thought photos captured the camp experience on your desktop? What about live digital video using Web cams placed strategically around camp? Whereas some camps see this as the ultimate way to give parents a window into their child’s world, others see it as the ultimate way to rob children of an experience all their own. Even more so than the provision of photographs, this medium may create more anxiety than it was designed to quell and encourage children to bypass a truly interactive, personal narrative with their parents. Why write during camp or talk after camp when mom and dad already saw it all on their laptop?

Run the Diagnostics In your search for the camp that best matches your child’s interests and abilities, consider that the thoughtful application of electronic technology requires two things. First, it must meet one or more of the criteria of efficiency, connection, education, and wholesome entertainment without eroding any of the other criteria. Second, it must be in accord with the camp’s stated mission. If a camp hasn’t applied technology thoughtfully, consider other camps that have. Any camp that passes these diagnostic tests must now pass two tough parent tests: First, does the camp’s application of

technology match your value system? For example, the camp may provide live streaming video, thus providing a kind of connection and entertainment that is in accord with its stated mission of inviting parents to witness camp as it happens. But does this match your value system, which may include affording your child an opportunity to independently explore a new place and new relationships? Are you comfortable that someone could hack past the camp’s Web site password and view camp activities, or does that threaten your sense of safety and privacy? If the camp’s technology passes your values test, the second test is this: Does the camp’s application of technology give you an opportunity to take a break from full-time parenthood? As much as parents and children might miss one another, both say their relationship is stronger when they’ve had some time apart. However, if the camp’s use of technology makes more work for you, it diminishes one of the beneďŹ ts of time apart: respite for you.

Worth the Wait Remember that camp is not the stock market or a breaking news story. It’s community living, away from home, in a natural, recreational setting. Nothing needs to be transmitted at the speed of light. Plus, children are exposed to electronic technology all year. It’s nice for them to have a break during the summer. It’s also healthy for children and parents to talk with each other about their experiences after spending some planned time apart. Technologies should not crowd out the necessary psychological space for dialogue. The artificial needs created by new electronic technologies — to see and hear everything the instant it happens — are not always developmentally appropriate needs for our children. To wait a few days for a traditional letter to arrive, for example, gives parents and children alike the time to reect, form new relationships, solve problems independently, and understand their emotions. In these ways, unplugging the digital umbilical promotes healthy growth and self-reliance. Christopher A. Thurber, a boardcertiďŹ ed clinical psychologist, is coauthor of The Summer Camp Handbook. Originally printed in CAMP Magazine, reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association

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Bernie Wohl Center Camp (647 Columbus Avenue) offers 3 core activities: Yoga, Chess and Storytelling plus a variety of electives. Ages 6-10. Two sessions: 7/5/16-7/29/16 and 8/1/16-8/18/16. Sliding Scale Fees $750-$2,000; Info: 212-799-9400; mashe@goddard.org. Beacon Camp (154 W 93rd Street) offers youth activities in the performing arts, visual arts, STEM, business and sports. Community service stressed. Incoming 8th graders receive SHSAT exam prep and help with art portfolios for HS. Grades 6-9/Ages 11-14. 7/5/16-8/18/16. FREE. Info: 212-866-0009 or beacon@goddard.org. Performing Arts Camp (26 West 84th Street-*pick up application at 647 Columbus Ave*) will offer an exciting program of dance, vocals, music and theater arts. Local theater trips, sports, and outdoor activities included. Ages 8-13. One session, 7/5/16-8/18/16. Sliding Scale Fees $750-$2,000; Info: 212-799-9400; mashe@goddard.org.

647 Columbus Avenue 212.799.9400 http://www.goddard.org/ The School of Creative & Performing Arts (SOCAPA) offers teens ages 13-18 summer intensives in Filmmaking, Acting, Music, Dance, Photography and Screenwriting with exible course-lengths of one to three weeks. SOCAPA gives students who join us from across the country and around the world the opportunity to learn and grow as artists. Campers of all experience levels are challenged to advance their craft through hands-on learning with teachers who are leaders in their ďŹ elds. Our campuses in New York City, California, and Vermont each give students a unique experience of learning with other artists in a state-of-the-art setting. Along with the hard work of students and staff comes the best of summer—SOCAPA schedules activities each night and weekend to give students the chance to enjoy time with friends and the wonderful sites surrounding our campuses. Please join us this summer!

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ibidPREP’s Brain Camps are a fun way to keep your students’ minds active and engaged during the summer months. Our classroom camps pepper kids with riddles, games and other mental challenges that teach them how to read better, think laterally and Remain Clam! under time and test situations. For older students, we offer SHSAT Intensive Summer Courses in addition to our Spring/Fall and Fall Intensive SHSAT Courses. All students are also invited to sign-up for our special one-onone summer packs. Skype sessions are always available - so take your tutor with you to the beach, mountains or on that European vacation!!

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Camp Pembroke welcomes girls 8-16 to spirited, Jewish sisterhood near Cape Cod! Give your daughter an outstanding, independent Jewish camp – and a special world just for girls. Since 1935, Camp Pembroke is New England’s only such camp, ďŹ lled with fun, sun, visual arts, performance, sports, and Jewish living, and totally devoted to nurturing and empowering each young woman. Girls gain the freedom and self-conďŹ dence to be themselves, try new things, and cheer on others – on the water, ďŹ eld, court, and stage. Specialty programs include horseback riding, ice skating, and golf. New for 2016: two-week option! We are one of three Cohen Camps, led by three generations of steadfast family leadership, and capped by Dor L’Dor, an Israel leadership program for Cohen Camps teens. Sibling discounts and ďŹ rst-time camper grants available. ACA-accredited. Kosher. Tours all year. Just south of Boston; 4 hours from NYC. Airport pickup available. Learn s’more: CampPembroke.org 781.489.2070

CAMP RAMAQUOIS Camp Ramaquois, “A day camp as complete as sleep-away campâ€?, situated on 44 acres in nearby Rockland County. Only 30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge, via the Palisades Parkway. From adventurous activities to creative arts to athletic activities, boys & girls, ages 3-15 experience a traditional day camp program ďŹ lled with a variety of stimulating activities. Facilities include group bunks, a 5-acre crystalline lake, 9 heated swimming pools, a splash park, aerial adventure park, tennis, basketball, volleyball & pickle ball courts, hockey rinks, ball ďŹ elds, soccer ďŹ elds, nature area with petting zoo, horseback riding, special events & much more. Optional Adventure Trip Program for grades 3-10. 10th Grade Leadership Program. Many air-conditioned buildings Ramaquois is a magical camp where children experience a sense of adventure, meet new challenges, create wonderful memories and make lasting friendships. Tuition includes Air-Conditioned Door-to-Door Mini School Bus Transportation, Hot Lunch (Nut Aware), Towel Service, 2 Camp Shirts, Snack, Camp DVD & Group Photo.

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Dwight Summer Camp “ignites the spark of genius in every camper!â€? With a wide range of age-appropriate and customizable programs, Dwight offers fun, creative, action-packed activities and adventures for children ages 4-12. Campers make friends and enjoy well-rounded experiences in sports, the visual and performing arts, technology, and more. Campers can focus on one specialty in Spark Camps to develop a passion or ďŹ nd a new one. With daily swim instruction, great trips, theme days/weeks, and color war, the fun never ends! Choose from one to ten-week sessions; mix and match Spark Camps with Day Camp weeks to customize the experience for your camper. The more weeks your child attends, the more you save. Chaperoned bus transportation above 59th Street and below 125th Street on the East and West Sides of Manhattan is available, along with extended day options. Register at www.dwightsummercamp.org with code NEWS16 to receive a 10% discount.

Dwight Summer Camp Each year, Interlochen Arts Camp hosts 2,500 international students who come to study music, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, motion picture arts, and dance in the Michigan sun. The sprawling 1,200 acre campus includes 120 cabins, three cafeterias, two sandy freshwater lakes and over a dozen performance venues. Campers learn from amazing guest artists and industry-seasoned educators, and, working and living in age-appropriate divisions, they create projects with other students who share their passion for the arts. While at Interlochen, campers participate in and enjoy performances, concerts, readings and art exhibitions each week, and participate in traditional camp activities like swimming, canoeing, team games and crafts. With no classes on Monday afternoons, offcampus ďŹ eld trips to sights like the Sleeping Bear Dunes are camper favorites. Getting ready to start its 89th summer, Interlochen Arts Camp is a place to build friendships, create memories and ignite a lifelong passion for the arts.

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Dear Parents and Guardians, The Vanderbilt YMCA welcomes all of our returning and new campers to our 2016 Summer Camp Programs. We are excited to embark on another summer of fun and learning with you and your children. From sports and swimming to arts and culture, Vanderbilt Y camps span a broad range of interests, while focusing on developing young minds and bodies. In 2015, the YMCA of Greater New York served over 12,000 campers in communities throughout New York City. We are proud that in Midtown East, the Vanderbilt YMCA is able to engage your child in a summer of new friendships, skills and exploration. Thank you for choosing our Y summer camp. We look forward to getting to know your camper! Sincerely, Robin Nathaniel Summer Camp Director YMCA of Greater New York Vanderbilt YMCA 224 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 Phone (212) 912-2500 Direct (212) 912-2559 Fax (212) 755-7579 rnathaniel@ymcanyc.org www.ymcanc.org/vanderbilt

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BY MARLA COLEMAN

It’s tough to be a kid these days. It’s tough to be a parent. In a society where the nature of the family, the work place, and the community have changed dramatically, we can no longer assume that the natural process of growing up will provide children the experiences and the resources they need to become successful, contributing adults. Camp provides one of the very few links with a world larger than the consumer culture we inhabit — and day camp is one important choice in a quiver of options. The camp experience helps children and youth develop an appreciation of their place and their responsibility in a much larger universe. A preschooler — or even an older child who might be reluctant to go to overnight camp — can join a community that is created especially for her to practice growing up. Why wait until age 10 when the benefits of feeling connected and being able to contribute and navigate at an earlier age can be reaped? Under the supervision of inspiring guides and passionate coaches, children can feel successful and make new friends while having the time of their lives; they can experience belonging and contribution; they can have a sense of consistency and predictabil-

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Middlebury Interactive’s Summer Language Academy for rising 8th-12th grade students is the perfect opportunity for teens to gain tangible language skills in Spanish, French, Chinese, German or Arabic. With locations in Vermont and three abroad in Beijing, Granada and Quebec City, the Academy offers a full-immersion environment for teens. Students speak their target language 24/7 throughout the four-week program, resulting in tremendous language acceleration. The Language Academy is an enriching summer program for motivated students who want to accelerate their language skills, while enjoying a pre-college summer camp experience with other like-minded teens. Besides language growth students will make lifelong friends, gain maturity and independence and become prepared for college and beyond. Whether you are an absolute beginner or advanced language speaker, you will dramatically improve your language skills at the summer Language Academy. Visit middleburyinteractive. com to learn more about this unique summer experience or to apply today.

capable. Beginning camp at an early age provides important advantages. Camp is the best demonstration of moral and spiritual order — democracy is the core purpose. Children learn life skills and behaviors that become habits of the heart. While many then move on to overnight camp, others will be content to continue the day camp experience: after all, there is a camp for everyone — and that might well be day camp! Marla Coleman is the parent liaison at Camp Echo in Burlingham, New York. The immediate past president of the American Camp Association, she is a co-owner of Coleman Family Camps, which includes Camp Echo and Coleman Country Day Camp. Originally printed in CAMP Magazine, reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association

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Chelsea Piers is home to 15 specialty sports camps for children and teens ages 3 to 17. For the past 20 summers, campers have enjoyed world-class facilities, expert instruction and the most exciting sports curriculum available- without leaving NYC! Camps include: Sports Academy (soccer, basketball, baseball & more), Elite Soccer, Basketball, Gymnastics, Golf, Performance Golf, Ice Hockey, Acceleration Hockey and Urban Adventure for teens (rock climbing, sailing, kayaking & more). For preschoolers, there are half-day Gymnastics and Ice Skating camps. Lunch is provided for all full-day campers. Transportation is available from major residential neighborhoods in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. An After-Care Program is offered from 4:30 – 6:00pm. Camps run June 20 through September 2, 2016. Campers may enroll for one, two or more weeks. Sign up by May 20th for Early Bird Pricing and save!

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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS JAN 5 - 22, 2016 The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes of our neighborhoods. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. To see more information on restaurant grades, visit www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml. The Breslin Lobby Bar & Room Service Kitchen

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127 West 26 Street

Grade Pending (18) Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored. Grade Pending (17) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Slice & Co. Brick Oven Pizza

527 6 Avenue

Grade Pending (24) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Golden Wok Chinese Restaurant

209 8Th Ave

Grade Pending (23) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

Sushi Para 88

212 W 14Th St

Grade Pending (17) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Trailer Park Lounge

271 West 23 Street

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The Meatball Shop

64 Greenwich Avenue

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Beyond Sushi

75 9Th Ave

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Terremoto Coffee

328 W 15Th St

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Moe’s Cafe

141 West 21 Street

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Sodexo America

123 West 13 Street

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Boston Market

273 West 23 Street

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Royal Siam Thai

240 8 Avenue

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B And B Restaurant

165 West 26 Street

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Jack Studios

601 West 26 Street

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Five Guys Famous Burgers And Fries

316 West 34 Street

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The Americano Hotel

518 W 27Th St

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Dunkin’ Donuts, Hudson News

2 Pennsylvania Plaza

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Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

0 Penn Station

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Stamina Grill & Juice Bar

80 Nassau Street

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Food Depot

460 West 34 Street

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Starbucks

135 John Street

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Market Place (Centerplate) 655 West 34 Street

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Cafe Patoro

223 Front St

Asura Asian Bistro

235 West 35Th Street

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Not Yet Graded - No violations were recorded at the initial nonoperational pre-permit inspection conducted on 01/11/2016, or violations cited were dismissed at an administrative hearing.

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655 W 34Th St

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Tous Les Jours

31 West 32 Street

Grade Pending (34) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Guy & Gallard

339 7 Avenue

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Shilla Korean Barbecue House

37 West 32 Street

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America Gourmet Food

831 6 Avenue

Grade Pending (22) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

Chelsea Hilton Garden Inn

119 West 28 Street

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Pinch Food Design

545 West 27 Street

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John Sullivan’s Pub

210 W 35Th St

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Barilla Restaurants

108 W 32Nd St

Not Yet Graded (23) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F. Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.

Colicchio & Sons

85 10 Avenue

Grade Pending (18) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

SALT SHED CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The shed, built on the Manhattan waterfront at the edge of the Tribeca district at a cost of $20 million, pleased architecture critics. Now a brutal winter storm has given the building and a new $250 million sanitation truck garage across the street their first winter tests. Getting the structures built was somewhat of a test, with celebrity neighborhood residents like actors James Gandolfini and John Slattery protesting and filing a lawsuit several years ago in efforts to stop the project. Who wants a big garage, with noisy trucks coming and going, built next door to their hip apartment? That was then, though. In the last few months, as the buildings have come into use, the general consensus is: How cool. “You pass it, and it’s like, `ooh, what’s that?’” said Erik Torkells, who runs the Tribeca Citizen website and has been following the shed’s progress. “Anybody who has seen it has to be happy with it,” said Tobi Bergman, chairman of Com-

munity Board 2, which covers the geographic area where the buildings are located. “It’s a real example of how these things can be done well.” The community board had been opposed to it at the time, Bergman acknowledged, a stance that “was just a mistake.” From the beginning, how the structures would look was a key component of the planning, said Claire Weisz of WXY Architecture, the firm that handled the project along with Dattner Architects. “Really, it’s an amazing opportunity for a piece of public architecture,” she said. The garage is for the maintenance and cleaning of sanitation trucks that cover three districts in Manhattan. From the outside, what goes on inside the 425,000-square-foot building is kept somewhat of a mystery, thanks to perforated metal panels lining the walls. At night, the floors glow in different colors, each representing one of the districts. The building also has a green roof, covered in plantings that add benefits like collecting rainwater that is used to wash the trucks. Then there’s the salt shed. Built to evoke the shape of a salt

crystal, it has a single entrance facing away from the street that opens on to piles and piles of rock salt. Mayor Bill de Blasio conducted a weather briefing at the space before the weekend storm, saying, “Sanitation gets credit for being both very, very effective at keeping this city running, but also aesthetically pleasing at the same time.” That’s not just lip-service from city government. Architecture critic Michael Kimmelman praised both buildings as “not just two of the best examples of new public architecture in the city but a boon to the neighborhood.” “I can’t think of a better public sculpture to land in New York than the shed,” he wrote in The New York Times. Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said it was gratifying to have the public embrace the structure, and that paying attention to design showed the department wants to be a good neighbor, and also wants to value its workers and the work they do by giving them a beautiful space. “The salt shed is just phenomenally gorgeous,” she said. “It gives us the opportunity to showcase what we do.”

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DENIM THROUGH THE AGES The Museum at FIT traces its history, from work pants to the runways BY VAL CASTRONOVO

WHAT: “Denim: Fashion’s Frontier” WHERE: The Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street WHEN: through May 7 www.fitnyc.edu/museum/

Claire McCardell, “Popover” dress, denim, 1942, denim, 1942, USA, gift of Bessie Susteric for the McCardell Show. Photograph courtesy of The Museum at FIT.

In 2000, Time Magazine crowned Levi’s 501 blue jeans the “Fashion Item j of the 20th Century.” The sturdy denim fabric, a cotton twill textile, has clothed California gold rush miners, prisoners, cowboys, sailors, actors, hippies, presidents (remember Barack Obama in “mom jeans”?), Brooke Shields j and, hilariously, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake on the red carpet at the 2001 American Music Awards. “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing,” a 15-year-old Shields purred in that racy Calvin Klein ad in 1980. Klein was matterof-fact about the campaign: “Jeans are sex,” he said. “The tighter they are, the better they sell.” The ad appears on a small video screen here and, along with the famous jingle for Jordache Jeans j (“You’ve Got The Look”), functions as a kind of white noise at this very blue show, “Denim: Fashion’s Frontier.” The exhibit pays homage to the ubiquitous fabric’s history, while underscoring its high-fashion appeal and endless capacity for reinvention. “It is not just a history of blue jeans,” curator Emma McClendon said in an email, referring to the textile’s versatility. Inspired by research for a recent show on ‘70s fashion, when denim ruled, McClendon opens with a pair of classic Levi Strauss 501s from the ‘50s — the style of the company’s original,

patented, five-pocket riveted denim “work pants” from 1873—and concludes with couture riffs, such as Tom Ford’s $3000 feathered trousers for Gucci and Junya Watanabe’s evening gown for Comme des Garçons. In between there’s a decade-by-decade parade of cultural markers in the form of work shirts, walking suits, jackets, vests, uniforms, poodle skirts, jumpsuits, leisure suits, embroidered jeans, patched jeans, distressed jeans, bleached jeans, stonewashed jeans, photo-printed jeans, tight jeans, baggy jeans, short jeans, flared jeans, and denim bathing suits and clogs. Name a historical period from roughly the mid-19th century on and denim was there, adapting to, and reflecting, the times. McClendon, author of a forthcoming book on the subject due out in April, presents more than 70 outfits that reflect on the culture and symbolize aspirations, some lofty, some not. “One detail I hope visitors remember is that denim did not begin as a menswear textile only, and has in fact appeared in women’s clothing since the 19th century,” she said, referring to the 1850 woman’s work jacket at the beginning of the show. Fast-forward to the next century and to the war effort in the 1940s when some three million women went to work in factories and shipyards and wore denim jumpsuits (cue “Rosie the Riveter”). American designer Claire McCardell created the sensible “Popover” dress in 1942 for fashionable stay-at-homes, who did their own house-

Comme des Garçons (Junya Watanabe), dress, repurposed denim, spring 2002, Japan, museum purchase. Photograph by William Palmer. work and needed a practical, durable garment. The dress, with oven mitt for Mom, was advertised in “Harper’s Bazaar” with the slogan, “I’m doing my own work.” See it here. In the ‘50s, denim came to symbolize rebellion and delinquency — think Marlon Brando in “The Wild One” and James Dean in “Rebel Without A Cause.” Many school districts banned jeans as a consequence, and the industry responded with the formation of The Denim Council, which produced ads (“Right for School”) to counter the negative stereotype. In the next decade, denim was embraced by the counterculture, becoming an emblem of the hippies, who wore bell-bottomed “preowned” jeans with hand embellishments and antiestablishment defiance. The fabric morphed in succeeding years, representing the culture of consumerism (enter designer labels), punk, hip-hop,

prison, gang and luxury — more of it, in the 2000s. One of the most important developments in the industry over the last 30 years, the curator said, has been the introduction of “finishing” treatments (stonewashing, acid-washing, distressing and the like) and the subsequent “environmental fallout of these processes during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and then the search for more sustainable ways to create the same effects (through the use of lasers, ozone gas, etc.) in the 21st century.” Two of McClendon’s favorite pieces from the show: “Two pairs of jeans given to the museum by Francois Girbaud. One pair dates to approximately 1985, and the other is from about 2010. The earlier pair is stonewashed — a technique Girbaud was known for pioneering in the 1980s. The later pair is distressed with a laser.” Anthropologists Daniel Miller and Sophie Woodward have posited that almost half the population is wearing jeans each day. But the popularity of athleisure (sports wear that doubles as leisure wear) begs the question: Can denim survive the competition? The curator acknowledged the “challenge” for the domestic market, but maintains, “Denim has a cultural legacy … which athleisure cannot compete with. I also think denim has a global reach far beyond athleisure, to virtually every country and culture in the world.” Her hope is that visitors “will see both pieces they recognize and relate to, but also be surprised and learn something new.”

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“AMERICA: THE LEGACY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PUBLIC SERVICE” Curated by the NYC Parks Ebony Society, “America: The Legacy of African American Public Service,” includes the work of 14 artists, with pieces that range from textiles to photography, and features a selection of comic books that depict civil rights leaders as superheroes. “America: The Legacy of African American Public Service” Now through Feb. 26 Arsenal Gallery Central Park Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, 3rd floor Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE For more information, call 212-360-8163 or visit http://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/ arsenal-gallery

MUSIC ARTURO O’FARRILL AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Led by pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, the son of composer Chico O’Farrill, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra debuts new compositions by O’Farrill, the orchestra’s founder, in tribute to the many musicians whose names might not sell tickets but who helped make music with celebrated Latin jazz artists. Jan. 29-30 Symphony Space Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street 8 p.m. Tickets $20-$40 To purchase tickets, call 212-864-5400 or visit symphonyspace.org

THE MIVOS QUARTET Bang on a Can’s series at the Jewish Museum continues as Mivos Quartet performs works by composer Steve Reich. The performance includes Reich’s “Different Trains,” which was inspired by his repeated cross-country train trips many decades earlier to visit his parents during World War II. The Mivos Quartet Thursday, Feb. 4 Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave., at 92nd Street 7:30 p.m. Tickets $18 For more information, call 212-423-3337 or visit thejewishmuseum.org To be included in the Top 5 go to chelseanewsNY.com and click on submit a press release or announcement.

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MUSEUMS PETER FISCHLI DAVID WEISS: HOW TO WORK BETTER The retrospective of the joint work of Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss, who started creating together in 1979, reveals how the pair explored common elements of daily life. Included in the presentation of more than 300 sculptures, videos and other works is the early “Sausage Series,” a collection of artfully-composed photographs of deli meat. Feb. 5-April 20 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave., near 89th Street Museum hours: Sunday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.7:45 p.m. Admission $25 For more information, call 212-423-3500 or visit guggenheim.org

THEATER “YOU ARE PERFECT” In White Horse Theater Company’s “You Are Perfect” about Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, Atkins sits in her jail cell during the murder trial, struggling with whether or not to testify against her leader. Feb. 5-20 312 West 36th St., near Eighth Avenue Assorted show times Tickets $18 To purchase tickets, call 212-868-4444 or visit smarttix.com

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 6:30PM Dia Art Foundation | 535 W. 22nd St. | 212-989-5566 | diaart.org New York-based artist, writer and filmmaker Gregg Bordowitz speaks on the late German conceptual artist Hanne Darboven, as part of the “Artists on Artists” lecture series. ($10)

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HARMONIC CONVERGENCE Crooners and rockers lay down tracks at Upper East Side recording studio BY ANGELA BARBUTI

Theresa Scotto never thought she would be running a music studio. But as fate would have it, her teenage daughter Gabriella started taking vocal lessons and, as Scotto sat waiting for her in the studio, she realized it would be the perfect setting for children’s birthday parties. Within just a few weeks, the company was running as a pop-up in Midtown. The response was overwhelming. “I would get calls every day. ‘My daughter can sing.’ ‘My son can play the drums. Do you have lessons?’” Scotto explained. “And the answer was always, ‘No,’ because I was just renting space.” That all changed after Charlie Walk, executive vice president of Republic Records, had Scotto host his daughter’s birthday party. “You need your own studio,” he told her. And with that, The Chord Club by Billboard was born. The state-of-the-art Upper East Side facility is complete with a recording studio. “The way I built it, Mariah Carey can come in and record an album. So this is a real, working studio. This not just a kiddie place,” Scotto explained. The studio is open to both children and adults, and offers everything from vocal coaching and DJ classes to drum lessons and songwrit-

ing instruction. Scotto still hosts her signature birthday parties, where kids are made to feel like real recording artists as they work with an engineer in the control booth and record a track using their own voices. She hadn’t anticipated that adults wanted in on all the fun too. “We’re getting a tremendous amount of interest now for adult parties, which we didn’t even factor in,” she said. They now throw not only birthday parties, but corporate team building events and bachelorette parties for that demographic. Besides the satisfaction she gets out of seeing her clients’ enthusiasm, Scotto finds joy in watching Gabriella learn the business alongside her. “I would have never been in this if it wasn’t for her. So on the nights that I’m working late, I do blame her for my being at the studio at 52 years old. But it’s all worth it.”

You started this business because of your daughter. At the time, Gabriella was 14 and she came to me one night and said, “I can sing. I want vocal lessons.” And my response was, “I’ve never heard you hum, nevertheless sing.” That year, I had done a benefit at her school, Sacred Heart, and someone had donated a recording session. So I contacted the girl who had given it, who’s a friend of mine, and she told me it was from a friend of her father who owns a studio on 26th and Park Avenue South. I

called him up and asked, “Can I bring her in and can you just tell me if she can sing? I don’t feel like spending money on lessons.” Long story short, I took her in and she came out, and he said, “She can sing.” So for seven weeks, I would take her to the studio once or twice a week and she would go into the booth and I would do my work. I’ve been selling corporate insurance for 25 years. One day, I said, “Imagine doing birthday parties for children in a recording studio.” I literally started it on a shoestring, and within three weeks, it was up and running. We called it Pop Star Parties. And we were sold out. So it’s all because of Gabriella. And she can sing. She writes her own music, performs at The Bitter End and wants to go to college for music.

How did your partnership with Billboard come about? Charlie put me in touch with Ian Behar, who is my partner now. And Ian is really quick when he thinks something is a good idea. So we met and he started looking for a space. In the interim, he happens to also be friends with the president of Billboard, John Amato, and we had all been out to dinner one night, and John heard what we were doing and was like, “This is such a great idea for Billboard to get their name out to the younger audience.”

Describe what goes on at a typical birthday party. For children who are seven and up,

Theresa Scotto runs an Upper East Side recording studio. Photo: Chris Macke we do a recording party. We give out welcome kits with VIP passes, glasses, glow rings. And then there’s a Step and Repeat that they take pictures in front of which has our logo and well as Billboard’s behind it. Our party counselors, we call them “Chord-inators,” take them into the recording studio. There’s an engineer in the control booth who works with them. They get headphones as if they were recording artists. We have dropdown screens so the words come down for them. They’re recording to a track, but it’s their own voices. And the birthday child gets to sing a solo. We have a great party space in the back where we can accommodate up to 80 people.

What’s the demographic of the adults who take classes there? We’re seeing that 29- to 42-year-old group come in with four to eight people and all do a class together. Then we’re seeing that younger market, which is more like 18 to 26. Everyone thinks they’re going to be the next Avicii. They’re coming in and they want to do this for a living. And the younger kids- the boys go crazy with the DJ-ing. And it’s so funny to see the difference. With the girls, it’s all about singing and with the boys, it’s all about DJ-ing and the Pro Tools.

Your husband Anthony Jr. owns Fresco by Scotto. What are the pros and cons to being the wife of a restaurant owner? We’re married 21 years, which, in this day and age, is pretty great. And we still really like each other. And we have two really cool kids, Anthony will be 20 in two weeks and Gabriella

will be 17 in April, who love to be with us. My husband Anthony works very long hours. He’s at the restaurant by 8 or 8:30 in the morning, and when he first opened, he would close and wasn’t home until 12 o’clock at night. So when we started having kids, one of the deals we made was that the kids and their schooling would fall on me. And it was my way or the highway. And he’s been really good with that. I’m sure there have been times when he wanted to question my decisions, but he never did. And I thank God that they turned out pretty good. But the business definitely has its pros and cons. It’s long hours, holidays. Christmas Eve it’s open; Thanksgiving it’s open. Fresco is a very well-known restaurant and he’s been there 23 years now. It’s a tough life, but Anthony loves the business. To me, he’s the best restauranteur there is in the city. It’s a lot of hours and a lot of being on. And you really have to love the business to be on that much. And he really does; it’s in his blood. It’s all he’s done since he’s 17 years old. The perks to being married to Anthony Scotto are pretty cool too because the restaurant is really well known. It’s a lot of good press because the restaurant is so great and they’re such a good family and he’s such a good guy. For more information, visit www. thechordclub.com

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