Chelsea Now, March 20, 2013`

VOLUME 5, NUMBER 14

THE WEST SIDE’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

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March 20 - April 2, 2013

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Can’t Live Alone? Need to Move?

Your elderly friend or parent can no longer live alone or has passed suddenly. Moving your loved one and emptying their home is difficult and emotionally draining. You are busy, overwhelmed and have your own family. Welcome to the eldercare dilemma!

Lower East Side native, Marilyn Karpoff has been guiding senior citizens and their families, especially those with a limited support system, as they face transition decisions on eldercare, where to live and how to manage the move. In most cases, a family member, partner or guardian is left to the emotional task of emptying a home and is unsure of where to turn for help. That’s where Moving On NYC comes in. Moving On NYC works closely with family members to manage all of the details involved to empty the residence.

“During my 30 years in real estate, I have managed the transitioning and relocation of hundreds of seniors. I treat them the way I treat my 92-year-old mother - with dignity and respect,” said Ms. Karpoff, a certified speech pathologist and audiologist, as well as a licensed Real Estate Broker and President of Karpoff Affiliates, Inc. Marilyn helps families through the emotional minefield of a sudden loss and has rescued hundreds of pets. Through Moving On NYC, she is providing a much needed service – the caring transition of the elderly during their time of need.

Aging’s New Age A few generations ago, aging was a number to reach, a milestone to achieve — retiring at 62 or making it to a silver wedding anniversary. Aging was equated with winding down a career, taking it easy and moving to Florida.

Aging meant getting old.

That won’t do for today’s seniors, who’ve been making their mark on popular culture ever since they were teenagers. If you’re not old enough to remember being young during or before the 60s, you don’t have enough seniority to be considered a senior…yet. But with any luck, you certainly will — and that calls for some planning.

For today’s seniors, aging is all about quality — maintaining a strong body and a flexible mind, and also building and maintaining a close community of friends and family.

Chelsea Now’s Senior Health & Fitness issue explores the resources available to seniors by gathering a wide range of information from local experts. We hope the first annual edition of this special issue will give you new tools and fresh ideas with which to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.

FiTNESS & NUTriTiON

We take a look at the fitness programs of Chelsea Pier’s SC 60 CLUB, examine the questions surrounding supplements and spotlight The SAGE Center’s pioneering meal program.

MiND

A sharp mind requires a commitment to life-long learning — and our city offers endless

options. If you want to learn about art, take a peek at what’s happening at the newly christened Carter Burden Gallery (formerly known to locals as Gallery 307). For an update on those who’ve never stopped creating art, read about what Village musicians of the 60s are doing today (they might be performing down the street!).

COMMUNiTY

Now that you have energy from exercising and interesting conversation to offer after visiting local galleries, it’s time to connect with your neighbors. Our resource guide points you to senior activities and services.

GrANDPArENTS ArE GrEAT

An essay recalling formative years spent in the company of grandparents makes a compelling case for the lasting effects of slowing down, enjoying the moment and soaking in all that society’s eldest members have to offer.

As we all try a dash of exercise with a serving a good nutrition (mixed together with the love and laughter of close friends and family), the recipe for a healthy, active lifestyle is in reach. As you age, you can have your cake and eat it too… just don't wash it down with a Big Gulp soda!

Sincerely,

Jennifer Goodstein Publisher, NYC Community Media, LLC

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Love from Grandparent Caregivers Lasts a Lifetime

BY MAJA T. CASATILLO, MD For most of their lives, my grandparents lived in one of those neighborhoods invented in the 1950s — rows of cookie cutter brick bungalows with wide, treelined streets.

By the time I was in elementary school, the days when everyone walked to school were long gone. Still, I boarded a bus each morning to that same school my mother had attended. My grandparents’ house was still a mere half block away — providing a source of ideally located childcare for my working parents.

After school, I would run down the street and burst into the stillness of my grandparents’ quiet house with my kidjust-out-of-school energy. Even now, I have no idea what they did for most of the day before I arrived. The radio was usually on, set to an AM station that no one ever listened to. My grandmother would be playing solitaire on the bed or reading — my grandfather, napping in a chair or futzing with something in the yard or on the car.

Photo by Maja T. Castillo, MD

Children who grow up valuing and loving their elders will have more empathy and compassion for the elderly, and understand the need to care for them as they age.

For the hours until one of my parents could pick me up, I would do a little homework. But mostly, I would hang out with my grandparents.

My grandmother had been a nurse and would tell me stories about working in the emergency room in “the old days,” letting me play with her stethoscope and blood pressure cuff (definitely formative experiences for my current career). She also taught me to sew buttons and darn socks. She taught me names for hundreds of plants and birds on our slow walks around the block, and allowed me to make huge messes while making angelfood cake or rhubarb pie.

My grandfather loved to talk. He had been in World War II, worked the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City and hitchhiked up and down the East Coast in his youth. While my grandmother was surely sick of his stories, I never tired of them.

His black and white pictures of Hawaii and bomber planes fascinated me. I remember very little of what I learned about WWII from school, but I will never forget what my grandpa told me about his war experiences.

For me, my grandparents had some-

“Doc” (aka Joy Klippel) enjoys the benefits of being a great-grandma, with Castillo’s twins Isadora and Gaetano.

Photo by Maja T. Castillo, MD

Castillo’s daughter Marcella, with her great-grandfather.

thing that my working parents did not: abundant free time with very little to do. As a child, this was exciting — since it meant they had time to answer all my stupid questions without getting distracted or annoyed. They also had time to teach me things that school placed no importance on, like intricate card games or the right way to reattach a loose button.

What I gained from my grandparents was

more than that, though. I can remember a feeling associated with time at my grandparents’ house — a sensation of slowing down, of calm, and enjoying the moment.

As a pediatrician, I am often asked if seniors (both grandparents and nongrandparents) are appropriate caregivers for children. I think there are a number of factors to consider (the physical and mental health of the senior as well as the

age of the child, for example). However, I believe there are a number of benefits to having senior citizens as caregivers. The first being the same benefits I experienced with my grandparents — the transmission of experiences and life learning that comes with age. Additionally, I think contact with seniors can promote patience and teach children to appreciate slowing down in this fast-paced world.

Children are not the only winners in this type of relationship. There is good evidence that seniors can benefit from contact with children as well. Research in this area is limited mostly to grandparent relationships, but I feel it can be easily extrapolated to committed non-grandparent caregivers as well.

After retirement from the workforce and the departure of their own children, many seniors can become more withdrawn and feel a loss of purpose in their lives. Caring for a child can keep them active and give a sense of continuing to contribute to society.

A Chilean study of grandparents who were in good health found that those who provided four or more hours of childcare a week had a lower risk of depression and better mental health scores than those who provided less or no childcare. Other studies have found that a grandparent role can be emotionally fulfilling and promote improved self-esteem for the grandparent.

One of the most interesting ideas I came across while researching this article was that the relationship between seniors and children is also good for society as a whole.

In a 2010 article published by the International Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare (“Grandparents and Grandchildren: A Grand Connection”), Judy Lumby RN, PhD wrote: “As we face a future in which violence and individualism appear to be on the increase, along with the costs associated with an ageing society, it is essential that we strengthen our social networks in ways that nurture and engage individuals of all ages and stages of life.”

I have to say, I love and believe this quote. Children who grow up valuing and loving their elders will have more empathy and compassion for the elderly, and understand the need to care for them as they age. Seniors who are involved in the lives of children will remain more active, happier and more tolerant of social change as they experience the world through the eyes of the child they love.

If we are able to remain connected as a society, from our eldest members to our youngest, the resulting cohesion will hopefully bring all of us greater understanding and respect.

Maja T. Castillo is a pediatrician who maintains a private practice with Tribeca Pediatrics and also maintains an academic appointment at Columbia University Hospitals. She lives in Manhattan with her partner, five- year-old daughter and two-year-old twins.

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March 20 - April 2, 2013

Gay and Gray: Meeting the Health Needs of the Stonewall & AiDS Generations

BY PERRY N. HALKITIS, PhD, MS, MPH The United Sates population is aging.

Because of increases in life expectancy attributable to the advances in public health and medical treatments, Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — will constitute approximately one-third of the U.S. population by 2014. Within this group are two growing segments of gay men: The Stonewall Generation (who emerged into adulthood as the gay rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s was flourishing) and men like myself — men of the AIDS Generation (who came of age in the late 1970s and early 1980s).

Based on population estimates, some 1.2 to 1.4 million gay men in the United States will soon be age 50 and over — and in New York City, approximately five percent of gay men are in this age range.

Those who work in the field of gerontology, either in research or in practice and service provision, find themselves at an interesting point. Traditional understandings, approaches and services that were developed for aging generations that preceded us may no longer be relevant. We are all grappling to understand this new group of older adults and their needs moving forward. The fact is, we know very little about the behaviors and expectations of aging Baby Boomers, and even less about those within this cohort who are gay men of the Stonewall and AIDS Generations — and only infinitesimal amounts about those gay Boomers who are aging with HIV. It is the last group that I consider in my upcoming book, “The AIDS Generation.”

Complicating matters is the reality that 50 truly is the new 40, and risk behaviors not considered in older adults of previous generations are a very present reality now.

For aging gay men, these risk behaviors are those that permeate our entire adult lives — namely, sex and substance use.

The literature clearly supports ongoing sexual activity among heterosexual adults after age 50 and beyond, and a more limited body of work also documents this in gay men — both HIV-positive and HIV-negative. In one such study conducted with a cohort of men in Chicago in the 1990s, it was determined that gay men 60 and older were as

to this segment of the population must be developed. It is clear that the messages that work for 20 or 30-year-olds will not have the same effectiveness for older gay men who are at a very different stage of development and at very different points in their lives. While behaviors might parallel those of younger men, the conditions and realities of the lives of older gay men are not the same — necessitating an adjustment in how we deliver messages and services to this older generation.

One final thought: Such health promotion efforts for older gay men must extend beyond HIV prevention. There is no denying that the epidemic has compromised the physical, emotional, and social well-being impact on the lives of gay men who are members of the Stonewall Generation and my group, the AIDS Generation. Yet we are resilient, and have managed to come through the darkest

Image courtesy of GMHC

GMHC’s recent testing campaign (“HIV is Ageless”) targeted older gay men.

likely to engage in unprotected sexual behaviors as those in their 30s — with both groups reporting equivalent levels of multiple sexual partnering. In a South Florida study of men ages 40-94, high rates of unprotected sex were reported, and were most pronounced among those ages 40-59.

Interestingly, among the older men in the Florida study, those ages 60-94 reported meeting their partners in many of the same settings as younger men — namely, the Internet, bars/ clubs, bathhouses and backrooms. Much more telling is the fact that men who had fewer emotional conflicts about their sexuality also engaged in more sexual risk. This finding parallels our own work of younger men, ages 18-21, where we have found that those with less internalized homophobia and higher affinity with the gay community are also more likely to engage in risk. For men of all ages, it appears that greater pride in one’s sexuality (a wonderful characteristic) enables gay men to navigate and engage in gay social contexts where sexual adventurism is heightened (such as bars, clubs and bathouses). As a result, this expression of one’s pride perpetuates sexual risk behaviors.

This pattern of sexual risk-taking also exists when we study those older gay men who are HIV-positive. In our own study of club drug-using gay men, locally known as Project BUMPS, we found that the older HIV-positive men reported rates of unprotected anal sex similar to those in their 20s and 30s. In fact, in our most recent study, Project Gold (which studied HIV-positive men ages 50 and over), we found the following rates of unprotected sex in a month’s time: 13 percent reported unprotected anal sex with an HIV-seroconcordant partner, while six percent reported this behavior with a serodiscordant or status-unknown partners.

Risk-taking behaviors are not confined to sex. They also include substance use — which time again and again we have linked to sexual risk-taking behaviors in gay men. In Project Gold, we found use of substances to be evident with 13 percent of the men reporting alcohol intoxication in the month-prior assessment; 38 percent reported use of marijuana; 14 percent reported use of poppers and 26 percent, use of some other illicit drug (such as crystal meth or cocaine).

These findings corroborated our work with club drug users — where we found reliance on substance use by older gay men, albeit reliance on somewhat different drugs than the young men in the study (the older men were more likely to report use of cocaine and meth and the younger men more likely to report use of Ketamine and GHB). In the previously noted South Florida study, drug use was also evidenced among the 60-94 yearolds regardless of serostatus, with 34 percent reporting use of alcohol two hours prior to having sex, 18 percent reporting use of poppers and eight percent, use of marijuana.

This is all to say that older gay men continue to demonstrate health risks. Unfortunately, this segment of our population often goes unnoticed in our health promotion efforts — a situation that must be reversed given this burgeoning segment of the population. In this regard, efforts that are appropriately tailored

Risk behaviors not considered in older adults of previous generations are a very present reality now. For aging gay men, these risk behaviors are those that permeate our entire adult lives — namely, sex and substance use. moments of this crisis. While there are certainly older men who seroconvert, the odds decrease with age. Thus, health promotion efforts must not focus solely on preventing HIV, but must consider the interplay of all aspects of health — namely, sexual health nested within an overall framework of aging gay men’s health (including mental health to address the trauma we all experienced coming of age in the first two decades of AIDS).

Finally, programming to address the sexual and drug risk behaviors of older gay men must be framed within the context of the myriad of other health conditions that arise as we get older — and build on the resilience we have demonstrated by surviving the plague.

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH is Professor of Applied Psychology, Public Health (Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development) and Population Health (Langone School of Medicine), as well as Director of CHIBPS — the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (chibps.org) at New York University. Follow him on Twitter: @DrPNHalkitis. In late 2013, Oxford University Press will publish his book, “The AIDS Generation: Strategies for Survival and Resilience.”

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Beyond the Balsamic BBQ Chicken, SAGE Center Dinners Offer Camaraderie

Photo courtesy of SAGE

BY DEVIN MADDEN, MPH Older adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) have long had needs that were made invisible or ignored.

In 2012, the Department for the Aging (DFTA) and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) joined forces to change that.

Two summers ago, Mayor Bloomberg’s call for an “age-friendly” New York City for its 1.3 million seniors made headlines. In response, DFTA funded eight Innovative Senior Centers (ISC) throughout the five boroughs.

SAGE’s ISC in Chelsea (also known as The SAGE Center) is serving LGBT seniors facing a unique set of health disparities. Among many culturally sensitive programs and activities for LGBT seniors over the age of 60, the center offers nutritionally balanced hot meals every Monday through Friday, from 5-6:30pm (for a softly suggested donation of $2). So far 1,100 participants have registered. Charles Cole, a diner and a SAGE Center receptionist, notes that, “For a lot of the people here, this will be their one healthy meal of the day.”

SAGE says that guests will never be turned away for lack of funds, and no judgment will ever be passed on their ability or inability to pay. SAGE also makes it a priority to connect seniors coming in for meals with additional food resources such as nutrition courses and green market vouchers.

The SAGE Center has the capacity to serve 150 meals per night — but there remain a large number of LGBT seniors facing the double risk of poverty and poor physical health outcomes, who need and deserve a hot, healthy meal and the companionship of community.

November 2012’s “The Aging and Health Report” (a collaborative effort of several LGBT and age-oriented organizations) found that while 91 percent of LGBT seniors surveyed engage in some sort of wellness activity, their health outcomes remain adverse. For senior gay and bisexual men, the risk of being in poor physical health is particularly high. Older lesbian and bisexual women experience higher

risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease than heterosexual women of the same age demographic. Transgender seniors suffer from still poorer general health than lesbian, gay and bisexual seniors — with estimates suggesting that as many as 40 percent are obese.

Many older NYC adults live in poverty, and the risk is much greater for LGBT elders who have long faced employment discrimination and other forms of social stigma. DFTA has found that 70 percent of the seniors using SAGE programs live on less than $20,000 a year. For 35 percent of these seniors, that number falls under $10,000. Access to healthy foods has long been impacted by poverty. The added burden of social isolation that many LGBT seniors experience produces additional roadblocks on the path to nutritional health.

Since The SAGE Center opened, the dinners have attracted a growing crowd that comes for both the balsamic BBQ chicken and the camaraderie. Cole, when working the front desk, has the opportunity to greet fellow diners as they reach the 15th floor and enter the brightly painted yellow, green and orange-walled room. “I actually see people’s faces change,” he says. “They come in looking like they’re carrying the weight of the world, but are soon smiling when they see all of the people.” For many LGBT older adults, a beautiful center specifically for them to gather, dine and learn in may have been hard to imagine. The SAGE Center represents a movement to acknowledge and respect the lives of LGBT seniors. For the guests, this is just as important as the nutritional content of their meals.

With approximately five percent of the 158,000 adults over 65 years of age living in Manhattan reportedly identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual, we cannot continue to overlook this population’s needs. Through the programs they offer and the constituents they reach, The SAGE Center has developed a model other organizations should consider emulating.

Devin Madden, MPH is a Project Manager at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

in the Department of Health Evidence and Policy, coordinating a borough-wide coalition through Partnership for a Healthier Manhattan.

She can be reached at 212-659-9559 or atdevin. madden@mountsinai.org. For more info, visithealthiernyc.org.

The SAGE Center is located at 305 Seventh

Ave. (on the 15th floor, btw. 27th & 28th Sts.). Call 646-576-8669 or visit sageusa.org/ thesagecenterfor info, menus and a calendar of programs. For SAGEWorks (a program that provides training, employment and job hunting tips), call 212-471-2247or visit sageusa.org/ sageworks.

March 24, Palm/Passion Sunday 11am: Facing What Has to Be Faced (Luke 19:35-41) March 28, Maundy Thursday 7pm: Garden Prayers (Luke 22:39-42) Dramatic readings with music by the Marble Sanctuary Choir. Holy Communion.

March 29, Good Friday Noon: Compassion (Luke 23:32-34, 39-43; John 19:25-27) Marble Festival of Voices, Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra March 31, Easter Sunday 9 &11am: Victory (Col. 3:1-4; Matt. 28:1-10)

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March 20 - April 2, 2013

Back and Posture Health: A Physical Therapy Perspective

BY JIM HARWOOD, P.T. “Sit up straight. Don't slouch.”

“Bend at the knees when you lift.”

“You need bed rest when you hurt your back.”

These are common statements we hear from well-intended friends and family — and in some cases, health care providers — when we experience low back pain (LBP).

In some cases, following this advice can actually make the situation worse.

So what can the motivated person do to either minimize their chances of hurting one’s back or recover as quickly as possible when injured?

While LBP can be experienced by people in all age groups (80 percent of all Americans will experience one episode of back pain in their life), seniors face specific challenges that may predispose them to LBP. These include: • POOR BODY AWARENESS: Weak and tight muscles from a sedentary lifestyle, poor posture and poor bending/lifting technique can create strain on the joints, ligaments and muscles of the back (and perhaps not cause pain until much later). This leads to an oftenheard statement in the clinic: “I have been doing this for years without pain.”

• O STEOARTHRITIS: Degeneration of joints can cause pain and stiffness throughout the body, including the spine.

•B AD HABITS: Cigarette smoking, poor nutrition and poor conditioning can, at a minimum, restrict blood flow to the tissues of the body causing weakened structures and decreased healing.

LBP has the potential to become a serious health issue in seniors — particularly since a decrease in mobility that can accompany pain can lead to serious consequences for an older individual’s independence and overall health.

There are strategies that can be implemented that may reduce the risk of experiencing an episode of LBP and/or speed up recovery. They include being active, minimizing bed rest when injured and learning proper body mechanics.

Exercise:

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The site of the old Folk City (now the Village Underground).

•D EGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE: This can cause changes in the spine that may make it more susceptible to disc herniation and pressure on a nerve, sometimes resulting in “sciatica.”

• SPINAL STENOSIS: This occurs when changes to the spine cause the space through which the nerves and blood vessels exit becomes smaller making it possible for a nerve to get compressed or “pinched.”

A recent Danish study revealed that an active lifestyle can help protect against incidents of LBP. Numerous other studies have demonstrated that exercise is significantly more effective than rest in reducing LBP. There is also evidence that no single specific exercise is superior. Therefore, the exercise guidelines for people with LBP are the same as for those who are not experiencing LBP: increasing strength, aerobic capacity and flexibility.

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When do i Need to Start Taking Supplements?

BY CARLYE WAXMAN RD, CDN We all strive for increased energy, healthy metabolisms, maintenance of body tissues and increased muscle mass. But what supplements do we need to stay healthy, and when do our bodies start to need more vitamins?

After the age of 50, you may need to take supplements…but not necessarily. Either your body might not be absorbing as much as it used to, or it needs more nutrients. Here’s a list of the main nutrients that you should consider increasing your intake of.

tive decline. However, if you’re not feeling as smart as you used to and start eating clams and yogurt all day long, it won’t improve your brain function. But you can can get your DRIs from the foods above to help prevent cognitive decline. Speak with your doctor before deciding to take a supplement. Even though there are no real effects of too much B12, people who are on certain medications (like proton-pump inhibitors, H2 receptors or Metformin) may have potential interactions with supplements.

B12

CALCiUM

As we get older, we don’t absorb B12 as well as we used to. Your stomach lining starts thinning as you age, causing a decrease in hydrochloric acid (HCl) production. HCl production in your stomach activates B12 from the proteins in food, before it gets absorbed.

This vitamin helps your body to metabolize protein, carbs and fats — and supports the production of red blood cells. If you have intestinal disorders or anemia and have difficulty absorbing B12, a supplement may be warranted.

Should we start taking B12 supplements or overdosing on B12 foods? What happens if we don’t have enough? How do we even know how much we need? The DRI (Dietary Reference Intake) for B12 in the senior population is 2.4mcgs per day. Confused about that number? Here’s what it looks like:

We need more calcium as we age because our bones aren’t as strong as they used to be.

What does that mean? Why are we breaking down? The truth is, out bones are constantly undergoing break down and deposition, with continuous remodeling. When you are a child or adolescent, your bones do more remodeling than breaking down. In your 20s through 40s, you’re evening out that score. The bones are essentially done forming as you get older (let’s face it, they’re tired and already did their job), so they’re happy with what’s left and aren’t about to change. They’re pretty much set in their ways (sound familiar?).

Breakdown exceeds formation resulting in bone loss.

So how much do we need to keep our bones from continuous breakdown? Well, the truth is 1 percent of what you eat is used

Photos by Carlye Waxman RD, CDN

Your brain will thank you later: Get a healthy dose of B12 from clams.

FOODS WiTH A LArGE AMOUNT OF B12

• 3oz Light tuna, canned in water contains 2.5mcg (wow, there’s your whole days’ worth!)

• Beef, round and chuck (4-6mcg) • Liver, beef (70.7mcg) • Trout (4-5mcg) • 1 cup of low-fat milk (1.2mcg) • 1 yogurt (1.1mcg) • Clams (84.1 mcg…who needs a B12 shot with a serving of clams every day?)

iS THErE A TOLErABLE UPPEr LiMiT FOr B12?

Low B12 status has been linked to cogni-

Yogurt doesn’t have to be boring, and it’s great for digestion (add bananas for a prebiotic/probiotic party).

for basic metabolic processes and the other 99 percent is bone health. Absorption of calcium decreases as the years go on. You absorb around 15-20 percent of your intake of calcium in adulthood and that number gets smaller and smaller as you age. An increase in protein, sodium and alcohol will all cause an excretion of calcium. Your diet should be modest in protein (0.8-1g/kg of body weight), low in sodium (stop buying takeout) and low in alcohol (no more than one drink per day for women, two for men).

You need about 1,000-1,200 International Units (IUs) per day (1,000 at 50 years old and

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At Chelsea Piers, Welcome to the CLUB FITNESS SC 60 CLUB AT THE SPORTS CENTER AT CHELSEA PIERS Pier 60 (20th St. & Hudson River Park) Call 212-336-6099 Visit sportscenter@chelseapiers.com E-mail chelseapiers.com/Health-Club

BY SCOTT STIFFLER From jogging to juicing, health and fitness trends come and go — then come back, with a fresh public image for a new generation. That cycle includes…cycling. Today’s spinning class? It’s yesterday’s mountain bike craze, brought indoors and ramped up a notch. Those commercials for Insanity and P90X? For those who lived through the era of VHS home aerobic workouts, it’s yesterday once more — minus Jane Fonda, and with a bit less spandex.

“I’ve been a personal trainer for some 30 odd years,” says Chelsea Piers Sports Center

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It’s no stretch: SC 60 CLUB helps you shed the sedentary habit.

trainer and Exercise Physiologist Sharone Huey — who, at age 56, wants to bring members of her generation out of the sedentary shadows and back into a workout routine that helps maintain strength, flexibility and balance. Although certain physical realities might mean the days of jazzercising and endurance running are over, having to slow down doesn’t mean you should stop entirely.

“Most people, after they’ve turned 50,” says Huey, “figure life [in the gym] is pretty much over for them, because there are not a lot of low-intensity options. What I’ve found is, people will walk by a class, look at it [see the younger people] and go do an exercise or two on their own. They’re a little shy, maybe a bit nervous.”

Huey understands where that timidity

comes from. A well-traveled fencer who regularly competes against those decades her junior, she’s all too familiar with “going to a tournament and having kids’ mothers look at me like, ‘Why are you here?’ ” Developed and taught by Huey, Sports Center at Chelsea Piers’ new “SC 60 CLUB” offers senior-specific group classes that remove the intimidation factor — while encouraging a healthier and more active lifestyle. Offered Monday through Friday, members work on a range of fitness principles that improve their abilities to tackle the challenges of one’s daily routine.

Recalling the process of creating SC 60’s four classes, Huey says, “I thought about what would be the best way to excite these people and get them to do something a little out of the ordinary.”

For some, embracing the unusual simply means showing up. “We have people who haven’t done anything for the past few years, and some who’ve just started coming back to the gym,” says Huey. For those members, SC 60 will “help with your daily activities, like going to the grocery store and being able to carry the shopping bags. That’s what you get from strength exercises.”

For others, a combination of sheer will and doctor’s orders provides motivation. “To improve overall health,” says Huey, “we’re focusing on agility, balance, strength and

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Older, Better, Balanced, Stronger Continued from page 8 posture. Maybe there’s somebody who’s had some cardio issues, heart surgery, or has high blood pressure and they’re afraid to do something themselves. The fact that they have someone to guide and encourage them has helped a lot. Some of our members have been taking a lot of yoga, but they haven’t been doing a lot of movement.

So having a low-impact class is beneficial to them.”

THE SC 60 CLUB WEEKLY SCHEDULE rEViVE MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 10:45-11:45AM

Huey starts the class — a total body workout to increase strength, flexibility and balance while building stronger bones and improving the cardio-respiratory system — by having members engage in some “light marching. Then we’ll do light boxing moves, modified jumping jacks and cardio.”

After 10 or 15 minutes, once the heart rate is up, weight training with “manageable weights” puts the chest, back, shoulders and triceps through a workout. Then it’s on to tubing, done with “an exercise tube that

has a handle,” whose resistance options moderate from easy to difficult. Other exercises in the class help improve agility and coordination.

are the goals of the class. “The average heart rate for an active person is 72 beats per minute,” explains Huey. “The more exercise you do, the stronger your heart becomes and the lower your resting heart rate is. Say, it’s in the 80s. After six weeks [of work in this class], your rate should come down a couple of beats.”

KEEP THE PACE TUESDAYS, 11-11:45AM

This walking program takes place indoors during the fall/winter months, then outdoors in the spring/summer. Having debuted SC 60 Club in February, members have yet to venture outside — but very soon, when they do, Huey says they’ll be “equipped with pedometers, and we will walk along the piers. We have 17 acres here, so I’ll map a course out.” For now, though, it’s indoor track work. “Everyone goes at their own pace,” says Huey. “The goal is to do as many laps as you can in 30 minutes.” Most participants, she notes, “are up to a mile and three quarters.”

ACTiViTiES DAY FriDAYS, 11AM–12PM

TOUr DE PiEr THUrSDAYS, 11-11:45AM

This indoor stationary cycle program starts with “warming up at a very low resistance for three or four minutes. Then, we up the intensity to Level II or Level III, depending on who the individual is. We do 30-second sprints, four times, resting for 30 seconds.” That’s active rest, Huey points out. “You’re not stopping, but you’re not peddling as hard. It’s low resistance, so your heart will return to a lower rate

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This is what 56 should look like: Sports Center trainer and Exercise Physiologist Sharone Huey gets SC 60 CLUB members moving.

than your exercise level.” Improving cardio respiratory function, helping to build strong bones and lowering your resting heart rate

Through sports activities and games, this class places emphasis on exercises meant to improve hand/eye coordination, balance and stability, posture and agility.

“So far,” says Huey, “we’ve been playing ping-pong and basketball.” Harder than it looks (and it doesn’t look easy), Huey says ping-pong challenges you to, literally, “keep your eye on the ball. The timing has to be just right…and it really helps with overall flexibility, because you have to move when you play ping-pong.”

Besides, she notes, it takes everyone back to a time when exercise wasn’t the main goal of play. “They have a lot of fun with this.” The day Chelsea Now spoke with Huey, she’d just concluded an Activities Day class. “We were bouncing basketballs using our non-dominant hands,” she recalled, noting that the best part of it all seemed to be the pleasure taken (and pounds shed) by “doing things we haven’t done since we were kids.”

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chelsea: arts & ENTERTAINMENT For Village Folkies of the 60s, Turning 70 is a Good Gig Times change, but the song remembers when

Photo by Michael Lydon

The entrance to the shuttered Gaslight, on MacDougal Street.

BY MICHAEL LYDON “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now,” Bob Dylan sang in 1964.

Back then, the 23-year-old was a two-year veteran of the rough-and-tumble folk music scene that flourished in dozens of little clubs dotted along Bleecker, MacDougal and Fourth Streets in Greenwich Village.

Almost 50 years later, Dylan is a vigorous senior. The scene that nurtured and sharpened his talent has changed and aged — but, more important, it has survived along with him.

Most of the old clubs, however, haven’t survived. The Kettle of Fish on MacDougal, where Tim Hardin and Richie Havens hung out between sets at other clubs, is now a Vietnamese restaurant. Next door, The Gaslight, a basement bistro that once booked Doc Watson and Jose Feliciano, is shut tight. Above the steps, a faded sign boasts of the day “when poets and other arty types were known as bohemians not beatniks.” Across the street, the Players Theatre — where The Fugs chanted their X-rated ditties — is still there. But Speakeasy, the top folk club of the early 80s, has vanished without a trace.

MacDougal Street has changed so much that when the Coen brothers recently shot exteriors for a movie about the Village folk scene, they set dressed a block of East Ninth Street rather than trying to reconstruct the original.

Gerde’s Folk City, at Mercer and West Fourth in Dylan’s day, moved in the late 60s to the former Tony Pastore’s restaurant

Photo courtesy of Erik Frandsen

Left to Right: Erk Frandsen, David Massingiull and Dave Van Ronk in a Village bar, in the 1980s.

Photo by Michael Lydon

Erik Frandsen in his MacDougal Street apartment.

on West Third near Sixth Avenue. Run for years by the legendary Mike Porco, Folk City hung on as a music club until 1987.

Bleecker Street’s The Bitter End became The Other End and then, again, The Bitter End — and now features more rock than folk performers (Lady Gaga is the latest star to win a first following at the 52-yearold venue).

“But what are you going to do?” asks Erik Frandsen, a fine finger-picking guitar-

ist and Folk City regular through the 70s, “Give up because a club closes? Never!”

Frandsen, who still lives above the old Gaslight in a tiny apartment crammed with songbooks, CDs and old VHS tapes, often drops into Caffé Vivaldi on Jones Street to play a few late-night tunes. Living through lean times by selling guitars at Matt Umanov’s on Bleecker, he slowly built an acting career. “By now I’ve done dozens of ‘Law and Order’ episodes, and on ‘The

Colbert Report’ I play Heinz Beinholtz, the stern German ambassador who comes on to explain why Europe is going to hell.”

Frandsen also acted, sang and played guitar in long runs of “Pump Boys and Dinettes” and, with banjoist Charlie Chin (another MacDougal Street veteran), put together a Hawaiian swing band whose syrupy repertoire grew into “The Song of Singapore” — a musical that ran for a year and a half at the Irving Plaza.

“Now I’m 66, on Social Security, so you could say I’m semi-retired. But hell, with a few pals, I’m trying to launch a new musical comedy about the CIA, ‘John Goldfarb, Please Come Home.’ To any senior who wonders, can I still play music, I say, sure, dust off the old songs you used to play. You never know what might happen, and you gotta be in it to win it!”

Rod McDonald, a mellow-voiced singersongwriter, had to give up his Folk City and Cornelia Street Café gigs in the mid-1990s to move to Florida and care for his elderly parents. “I thought my career was over,’ McDonald recently recalled. “But I looked around, and found that a lot of little clubs in Florida had open mikes. So I started dropping in, and the bookers began asking me, ‘Hey, could you play Wednesday night, maybe Thursday?’ Soon I was doing as well down there as I’d been doing in New York City.”

Florida is still home for McDonald, his wife and kids — but he books tours

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Carter Burden Gallery Presents: “18 Artists” Formerly known as Gallery 307, one of Chelsea’s most unique art spaces has changed its name to The Carter Burden Gallery — but its purpose (to give a voice to NYC’s re-emerging older professional artist) remains unchanged. The current group show contains paintings, assemblage pieces, photographs and sculpture from a core group whose work has been featured since the gallery’s 2009 debut.

From the colorful strata of Hedy O’Beil’s gestural abstraction to the organic architecture of David Cerulli’s large scale painting to Jonathan Bauch’s delicate steel sculpture and Leslie Shaw Zadoian’s assemblage piece reflecting the weight and wisdom of her found objects, “18 Artists” is a collection of diverse voices uniquely relevant to contemporary artistic discourse. The next exhibit is Barbara Coleman’s “Letting the Light In” (opening reception Thurs., April 11, then on view through May 16).

Free admission. “18 Artists” is on view through March 28, at the Carter Burden Gallery (548 W. 28th St., #534, btw. 10th & 11th Aves.). Gallery Hours: Tues.-Fri., 11am-5pm & Sat., 11am-6pm. Call 212564-8405 or visit carterburdengallery.com.

For info about the Carter Burden Center and its programs, visit carterburdencenter.org.

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Carol Massa’s “Eye of the Creator” (oil, 36" x 48"), on display through March 28, is part of Carter Burden Gallery’s “18 Artists” group show.

RESERVATIONS: 212-760-9817

MARCH 22 MARCH 23 MARCH 24 MARCH 29 MARCH 30

8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM 3 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM

HUDSON GUILD

FRANKENSTEIN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE HORROR CLASSIC

HUDSON GUILD THEATRE 441 W. 26TH STREET, NYC

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For Folkies, 70 is a Good Gig

Photo by Michael Lydon

The site of the old Folk City (now the Village Underground).

Continued from page 10 through the Northeast folk circuit a couple of times a year, and last summer he packed The Gaslight, briefly re-opened for a folk revival concert series produced by Bob Porco (Mike Porco’s grandson).

“I first met Bob Dylan in 1960,” remembers guitarist-songwriter Danny Kalb.

“I was a student at the University of Wisconsin, and Dylan crashed with me for a few weeks in Madison on his way from Hibbing, Minnesota to New York. We had so much fun, I dropped out and followed him. The Village scene then? Wonderful!

Photo by Michael Lydon

Dany Kalb, circa 2013, in his Park Slope apartment.

Dave Van Ronk became my teacher. I heard great artists like Fred Neal and Tim Hardin.

Soon I was gigging, had a record out. But us folkies were about more than music.

We were out to change the world. I went on a Freedom Ride, spent three days in a Baltimore jail.”

A long run leading the hit group, the Blues Project, took Kalb on coast-tocoast tours, headlining top venues like the Fillmore East and West. But after the first wave of success ebbed away, he faced the challenge of keeping his career going through leaner times. “What saved me? I always loved music,” Kalb said, sipping coffee as a Thelonious Monk CD played softly in his Park Slope apartment, crammed like Frandsen’s with guitars and musical gear. “Music kept me going, through a nervous breakdown, through a heart attack, through a stroke that, luckily, left my hands intact for playing.”

A beatific smile crossing Kalb’s Buddhalike face. “You see, I’m happy! I still feel my music is growing, evolving. I love my new CD, ‘Moving in Blue.’ Now I’m 70, but seniors aren’t pushed to the side today. We can join the public debate, give back what we’ve learned from experience. When we were young, we were too dogmatic. But fanaticism, I’ve learned, is the enemy. Now I enjoy life, the bad and the good.”

Jonathan Kalb, Danny’s younger brother, started out at 19 playing bass with the Fugs at the Players Theatre. “Jimi Hendrix was playing at the Cafe Wha? next door, and he’d call me in, saying, ‘Hey, Johnny, you gotta hear my latest song!’ Then he went to England and came back a star.”

Jonathan hasn’t become as well-known as his older brother, but he’s steadily made his living as an all-around musician — playing guitar, bass, keyboards and even drums.

“I spent years touring Germany, France, England and Scandinavia,” Jonathan recalls. “I’ve opened for B.B. King, played

Photo by David Gahr, courtesy of Danny Kalb

Blues guitarist Danny Kalb, in the 1970s.

in soul bands, funk bands, you name it. For me, the secret is: keep playing, no matter what! I’m not sure how much I have to do with it — the music inside me keeps itself going!”

Not every 60s and 70s folkie, of course, has survived. Most famously, Phil Ochs committed suicide in 1976 and, most recently, Frank Christian died this past December. But Sefan Grossman, David Massingill, Cliff Eberhardt, Tom Pacheco and other lesser-known performers are still banging out old and new songs of love, peace and protest.

On May 21, many of them will be take the stage at the Village Underground (130 West Third Street) — site of the second Folk City — for “The Freewheelin’ 50th Anniversary All-Star Jam,” a concert Bob Porco is producing to celebrate classic songs, including “Blowing in the Wind” and “Masters of War,” from Dylan’s second album (“The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”).

As MacDougal Street hipsters used to say, be there or be square.

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Just Do Art!

BY SCOTT STIFFLER

HUDSON GUILD THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: “FRANKENSTEIN”

Like a good idea that refuses to die, Mary Shelley’s classic horror story has been reimagined countless times since her novel was first published in 1818. Now, Hudson Guild Theatre Company puts its stamp on “Frankenstein” with a new stage adaptation that draws on the wildly imaginative (and unexpectedly witty) 1931 film version directed by James Whale (starring Boris Karloff as the lumbering, mute and misunderstood reanimated creation).

Over 75 tight and tense minutes, a cast of 18 will perform the play on a set (designed

by Sheryl Liu) which incorporates modern industrial materials to create a cold world of ruthless experimentation and unbridled scientific research. Larry Littman, a senior in his eighties who’s been teaching a writing class at Hudson Guild for many years, plays The Blind Hermit. “Larry is a wonderful enhancement to any production he’s in,” says director Jim Furlong. “He’s a real character actor. Since his retirement over 15 years ago, he’s been a devoted and productive member of our community in many different ways.”

Appropriate for ages six and up. Fri., March 22 & 29 at 8pm; Sat., March 23 & 30 at 2pm & 8pm; Sun., March 24 at 3pm. At the Hudson Guild Theatre (441 W. 26th St., btw. Ninth & Tenth Aves.)

Admission: Pay what you wish. For reservations, call 212-760-9817. Visit hudsonguild.org.

THIS CHAIR ROCKS: HOW AGEISM WARPS OUR VIEW OF LONG LIFE

The Who were just a bunch of cocky pups when they sang “I hope I die before I get old.” Well, they’re still singing

Photo by Tommy Mintz

Larry Littman, in HGTC’s production of “Genius (by Chopin).” Littman does Blind Hermit duties in “Frankenstein.”

— and we’re still talkin’ about their generation. But even though the children of the 60s (who warned us not to trust anyone over 30) are redefining what it means to be active and aware contributors, they’re not immune to ageism (both internalized and cultural). This talk by blogger Ashton Applewhite takes a look at stereotyping and discrimination on the basis of age — and why it’s so damaging.

Prep for the Q&A by reading some of Applewhite’s blog work, on This Chair Rocks and Yo, Is this Ageist? — or go all old school and thumb through her book (“Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End

Their Marriages Do So Well”).

Free admission. Mon., April 8, 6:30pm.

At The Cooper Union’s Rose Auditorium (41 Cooper Square, E. 7th St. & 3rd Ave.).

For info, visitcooperunion.edu, call 212353-4195 or find The Cooper Union at facebook.com/cooperunion and at twitter. com/cooperunion.

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Photo courtesy of Ashton Applewhite

Yo, Ashton raps...about ageism…on April 8.

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Bone of Retention: Supplement Strategies for Seniors Continued from page 7 1,200 IUs at 70 and over). What does that high number look like? As I’m sure you know at this point, dairy foods will give you the calcium you need. Here are the numbers and what they mean:

FOODS WITH CALCIUM

•N ON-GREEK YOGURT (8oz) = 415 IUs — have two yogurts per day to maximize your intake (about 830 IUs) •P ART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (1.5oz) = 333 IUs. Add mozzarella to your lunchtime salad or snack •N ON-FAT MILK = 299 IUs (have it with your cereal every morning)

As the fat content goes up in dairy foods, the calcium content lowers. So to sum it up: If you eat three to four dairy group foods per day, you should hit the 1,000-1,200 IUs number.

What if you’re lactose intolerant and it’s difficult to digest dairy foods? Usually, aged soft cheeses like blue cheese have less lactase and are easier to digest. Soy milk contains 299 IUs, fortified orange juice is 261 IUs and turnips and kale have 100 IUs per serving. You can also buy cereals fortified with calcium or eat tofu (253 IUs).

IS THERE A TOLERABLE UPPER LIMIT OF CALCIUM?

Here’s the kicker: You can have too much calcium — so don’t supplement on your own. If you need a supplement, it should be a medical professional who told you that (not somebody who runs next to you on the treadmill). Having too much

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If you don't eat dairy, you can get your good source of calcium from tofu. Add peanut sauce and green veggies to maximize flavor and reduce your risk of heart disease.

calcium from supplements can cause kidney issues, lead to kidney stones and decrease your absorption of zinc and iron.

If that wasn’t enough to stop you, how about constipation? I mean who wants that? But, if you consume a lot of calciumrich foods and exceed your DRI, don’t worry. There hasn’t been a link to too much dietary calcium…only supplements.

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Now through march 31

Solo in the City: Jewish Women, Jewish Stars featuring Sandra Bernhard, Jackie Hoffman, Tovah Feldshuh, Sheba Mason, Rachael Sage, Inna Faliks and Judy Gold. march 14 • 8:30 am

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march 21 • 1:15 pm

The 8th Annual Burton Kossoff Business Leadership Lecture featuring Jay S. Fishman Mr. Fishman is chairman and chief executive officer of The Travelers Companies, Inc.

What is the Reputational Risk of Being Politically Active?

A panel of experts addresses this question at Corporate Communication International at Baruch College’s 11th Annual Symposium on Reputation, held at and hosted by Pfizer Inc. april 19 • 8:30 am

Living and Working in a Connected Community, Accessible Technology for All This Annual Conference from Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) features interactive workshops, app recommendations and a “Breaking Barriers” award ceremony. Featuring Dr. Judy M. Dixon, Library of Congress.

Photo: The Rubin Museum of Art

Futureproofing Our Cities: Urban Resilience, At What Cost? Problems, Solutions and Pathways to Implementation; a half-day conference featuring key NY City leaders presented by The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute.

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There is no special limit for seniors, but this happens to be a hot topic as it relates to digestion. What are the differences between the two, and how can you utilize them to maximize my digestive system?

Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates, which act as food for probiotics. It is thought that regular intake of these prebiotics, along with a probiotic food, can help the good gut bacteria and aid in digestion, keeping your body working like the good machine that it is. Prebiotics are in whole grains, bananas, honey, garlic and artichokes.

Probiotics are live active cultures we find in fermented dairy (like yogurt and kefir). These probiotics eat prebiotics and together form a symbiotic relationship enhancing your gut flora and digestive process. How do we get these two together?

Below are suggestions for a weekly or daily regimen. This is your Youth Cocktail: •P LAIN YOGURT WITH HONEY AND ½ BANANA: This little combination will help aid in digestion and keep your bones strong at the same time.

•C LAM PIZZA WITH LOW-FAT MOZZARELLA: A hefty serving on B12 (enough for the week), combined with calcium rich mozzarella cheese.

•T OFU WITH PEANUT SAUCE: Heart healthy and full of calcium. See sweetnutritionnyc.com/spicy-peanut-gingertofu/ for a delicious, low-calorie tofu recipe.

april 24-25 • 4:30 pm

Museums and Higher Education in the 21st Century: Collaborative Methods and Models for Innovation Co-hosted by the School of Public Affairs and The Rubin Museum of Art.

•M EDITERRANEAN BULGUR SALAD: Your whole days’ worth of B12, a prebiotic from bulgur that may feed your morning yogurt’s probiotics and feta cheese to top off a wellbalanced, bone-healthy lunch. See sweetnutritionnyc.com/ mediterranian-bulgur/ to work bulgur into your life.

•K ALE CAESAR SALAD: Mix three cups of chopped raw kale with 2 tbsp of light Caesar dressing topped with baked tofu. This calcium-rich lunch will also give you tons of energy!

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In the Know, On the Go: Essential Activities & Services St.). Email info@visitingneighbors.org or visit visitingneighbors.org.

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S SENIOR LIVING GUIDE Borough President Scott Stringer’s office recently published “Living Fully: Resources for Aging Well in the City” — a 78-page guide to rights and services for Manhattan seniors and caregivers in both English and Spanish. The guide can be found online at mbpo.org/uploads/ SeniorsGuideEnglish.pdf or you can get a physical copy at the Borough President’s office (located at 1 Centre St., 19th Floor, at Chambers St.). For more information, call 212-669-8300.

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Older adults can learn computer basics, at the Senior Planet Exploration Center.

SENIOR PLANET EXPLORATION CENTER The recently opened Senior Planet Exploration Center (127 W. 25th St., btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) is designed to give seniors over 60 the necessary skills to become proficient with today’s technology. Scheduled workshops, seminars and group sessions can be attended by walk-ins. Spaces are limited for free tech classes, so register ahead of time. The Center also has free Wi-Fi, 23 computers and a video game station. Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-4pm. To register for classes or get event info, visit seniorplanet.org or call 646-590-0615.

VISITING NEIGHBORS Founded in 1972 by Greenwich Village community members, this organization — whose motto is “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” — matches professional staff and more than 400 volunteers to over 1,000 seniors each year. Volunteers escort seniors to medical appointments, assist with errands and shopping and, make social visits and, generally, provide a helping hand. Visiting Neighbors holds an annual Chelsea Day Festival on the last Saturday in April (this year, April 27), with a Senior Talent Show featuring musicians and magicians, dancers and singers — many well into their 80s. If you are interested in participating or for more info, call 212-260-6200. Their office is located at 80 Eighth Ave., Suite 415 (at 14th

PENN SOUTH The Penn South Program for Seniors provides recreation, education, cultural and social services — and welcomes volunteers. The program offers a variety of classes and events.

Neighborly Nights are Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Thursday Specials are Thursdays at 2:30pm. Penn South is at 280 9th Ave. (btw. 26th & 27th Sts. For info, call 212-243-3670 or visit pennsouthlive.org.

GAY MEN’S HEALTH CRISIS GMHC’s mission is to fight to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected. GMHC offers resources from hot, nutritious meals and counseling to legal services and job placement, as well as HIV testing and educating the community on health and policy issues. At 446 W. 33rd St. (btw. 9th & 10th Aves.).

Visit gmhc.org or call 212-367-1000.

HUDSON GUILD Founded in 1895, Hudson Guild is a multi-service, multi-generational community serving approximately 14,000 people annually with daycare, hot meals for senior citizens, low-cost professional counseling, community arts programs and recreational programming for teens.

The Adult Services Program offers breakfast from 8:45-10am and lunch is 11:45am-1:30pm. Breakfast contribution is $1 for 60 and better, or $2 for 59 and younger. Menus and more info is at hudsonguild.org.

Email them at info@hudsonguild. org. For the Fulton Center for Adult Services (119 9th Ave., btw. 17th & 18th Sts.). Call 212-924-6710.

THE CARTER BURDEN CENTER FOR THE AGING This organization promotes the wellbeing of individuals 60 and older

through direct social services and volunteer programs oriented to individual, family and community needs. At 1484 1st Ave. (btw. 77th & 78th Sts.). Call 212-879-7400 or visit burdencenter.org. The Carter Burden Gallery, which gives a voice to NYC’s re-emerging older professional artist, is located in Chelsea — at 548 W. 28th St. (#534, btw. 10th & 11th Aves.). Gallery Hours: Tues.Fri., 11am-5pm and Sat., 11am-6pm.

Call 212-564-8405 or visit carterburdengallery.com.

THE SAGE CENTER SAGE is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults. New York City’s first LGBT senior center offers hot meals, counseling and a cyber-center — as well as programs on arts and culture, fitness, nutrition, health and wellness. It is also home to SAGE Works, a national work readiness program for LGBT mature workers ages 40 and older that provides training, employment resources and job hunting tips. At 305 Seventh Ave. (15th floor, btw.

27th & 28th Sts.). Visit sageusa. org/thesagecenter for info, menus and a calendar of programs or call 646-576-8669. For SageWorks, call 212-471-2247or visit sageusa.org/ sageworks.

SWEDISH INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Swedish Institute will hold a two-day Community Health Fair on the Importance of hypertension screening and the benefits of healthy living. Representatives will offer free screenings and demonstrations, on-site blood pressure evaluations, perform fitness tests and demonstrate massage techniques that can alleviate hypertension. Refreshments and informational materials will be available.

The event, free and open to the public, is Thurs., April 4, from 11am2pm and Fri., April 5, from 11am2pm. At the Swedish Institute’s College of Health Sciences, 151 W. 26th St. (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.).

For more information, call 212-9245900 or visit swedishinstitute.edu.

NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER This month, NYU’s Langone Medical Center is reminding people that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. NYU Langone is composed of four hospitals: Tisch Hospital, the Hospital for

Joint Diseases (one of five hospitals in the nation dedicated to orthopedics and rheumatology), Hassenfeld Pediatric Center, and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. It is located at 550 First Ave., at 34th St. For more information, visit med.nyu.edu.

NYS DIVISION OF VETERAN AFFAIRS The Manhattan Center offers comprehensive healthcare to honorably discharged veterans. At 423 East 23rd St. (btw. First Ave. & Asser Levy Pl.). Call 212-686-7500.

NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS MOVA works with veterans and their families to ensure they receive the benefits to which they are entitled. MOVA will liaise with federal, state, city and non-profit agencies on a veteran’s behalf. At 346 Broadway (visitor’s entrance at 108 Leonard St.). Call 311 or 212442-4171. Visit nyc.gov/html/vets/ html/home/home.shtml.

USO OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK USO service centers offer a “home away from home” for military personnel and their families. The service center offers computer and internet access, visitor information, refreshments, changing facilities for children and an entertainment area for children and families. Walk-ins are welcome. At 625 Eighth Ave. (btw. W. 40th & 41st Sts). Call 212695-6160 or visit www.usonyc.org.

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED, NY CIDNY’s offices in Manhattan and Queens provide benefits counseling, direct services, housing assistance, transition services for youth with disabilities, employment-related assistance, healthcare access, peer support groups, information and referrals and recreational activities. All CIDNY services are free. At 841 Broadway (Suite 301, btw. E. 13th & 14th Sts.).

Call 212-674-2300 or TTY at 212-6745619. Visit cidny.org.

GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance provides depression screening, advocacy and referrals.

At 50 Broadway, 19th Floor (btw.

Exchange Pl. & Beaver St.). Call 212-614-5753 or visit www.mhanyc.org.

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Back and Posture Health Continued from page 6 So why not start walking? You should strive for 30 minutes a day of uninterrupted walking. In inclement weather, find refuge in a shopping mall (it is always advisable to be evaluated by your health care provider before beginning any exercise program),

LEArN PrOPEr BODY MECHANiCS FOr COMMON ACTiViTiES:

Understand bending from the hips with a “neutral” lumbar spine; neutral being the natural position of the spine when all three curves of the spine — cervical (neck), thoracic (middle back) and lumbar (lower back) — are present and in good alignment. This is the safest and strongest position for the spine and needs to become a fundamental movement pattern in your life. This can be practiced by focusing on how your body moves as you sit and stand at a chair.

WHEN LiFTiNG:

Check the weight of the object you are going to lift and, if necessary, seek help.

Bend hips and knees — and keep the spine in a natural curve. Keep the object as close as possible to your body. Do not twist when lifting. Make sure you tighten your stomach muscles (but continue breathing) and lift with your legs.

WHEN STANDiNG:

When performing activities that require standing (such as cooking, doing dishes or ironing), try to break up the tasks to avoid fatigue. When possible, you can place one foot on a step or a ledge (switch feet occasionally) and try to perform the activity at a comfortable height. Do not bend in the back. Bend from your hips and knees.

WHEN PUSHiNG Or PULLiNG:

When performing duties like vacuuming, sweeping, pushing a shopping cart or opening a door, keep the object you are moving close to the center of your body.

When pushing or pulling, use your legs and not just your arms — while keeping back neutral and abdominal muscles tightened (keep breathing).

WHEN SiTTiNG FOr A LONG TiME:

When sitting for a movie or a long meal, it is important to remember that there is no “perfect” posture, and that the best advice is to change position(s) often. It is important to try to keep your spine supported in its natural curve (use a small pillow or towel in low back if necessary). When working at a computer, keep the monitor right in front of you and remember to relax your shoulders and “mouse-hand/arm” whenever possible.

TrY THiS POSTUrE ExErCiSE:

If you are someone who spends a great deal of time sitting or if you feel stooped over when you are standing, you can try this posture exercise a few times a day.

• Stand facing a wall.

• Place your hands on the wall in front of you.

• Walk your hands up the wall as far as you can (make sure this causes no pain — especially in your shoulders). Walk towards the wall as your hands go up.

• Keep your chin down and tucked (you do not have to look at your hands moving up the wall).

• Try tightening your abdominal muscles.

• Hold this position for three to four breaths in and out.

• Then, relax.

• Repeat this exercise three times in a row It is important to understand that while these few tips may not solve everybody’s back issue(s), they can be effective — if implemented properly and consistently.

If you are experiencing back pain and would like to start implementing these strategies but are not sure how (or if you have questions or need guidance to start an exercise program), you can call or stop in to see a Physical Therapist (PT) and schedule an evaluation. In the state of New York, Physical Therapists have Direct Access, meaning you do not have to see a physician and obtain a prescription before seeing a PT. This is true for all Medicare beneficiaries as well. However, if your back pain episode also includes a fever or pain/weakness in your legs or you note changes with your bowel or bladder, it is imperative that you see your doctor as soon as possible.

New York Physical Therapy (NYPT) is located in Chelsea at 359 W. 23rd Street.

If you are interested in starting PT (or if you have any questions about this article or other matters concerning your physical health), feel free to call us at 212-4887300. You can also learn more about NYPT by checking out our website at nypthealing.com.

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MT. SiNAi HOSPiTAL GEriATriC PSYCHiATrY CLiNiC Mt. Sinai provides a variety of services for seniors over the age of 65 who receive care from Mount Sinai Hospital. Services include mental health screenings, medication management, case management, group therapy, social work and home placement. At 1468 Madison Ave. (btw. E. 99th & 101st Sts.) Call 212-241-9382 or visit mountsinai.on.ca/care/psych/ patient-programs/geriatric-psychiatry.

NEW YOrK SErViCE PrOGrAM FOr OLDEr PEOPLE SPOP provides counseling for adults age 55 and over at their clinic, located at 302 W. 91st St., and at the Adult Day Center on 188 88th St. at Amsterdam Ave. SPOP will also provide counseling in an older adult’s home if he or she is unable to travel due to physical or emotional problems. At 302 West 91st (btw. Riverside Drive & West End Ave.). Call 212-787-7120 or visit spop.org.

HAMiLTON MADiSON HOUSE DAY PrOGrAM A citywide service to individuals with dementia and memory loss age 55 years and above, it operates 9am-5pm. Hamilton Madison House offers several program and is located at 100 Gold St. Call 212-7881537 or visit hmhonline.org/ SocialAdultDayFactSheet.htm. riVErSTONE SENiOr LiFE SErViCES The Riverstone Open Door Program is designed to meet the needs of developmentally disabled older adults. The Memory Center is a social adult day program for people experiencing memory loss. They also have a senior center and provide social service. At 99 Fort Washington Ave. & 164th St. Call 212-927-5600 or visit riverstonenyc.org.

ALZHEiMEr’S ASSOCiATiON, NYC CHAPTEr The Alzheimer’s Association of NYC provides information, assistance and support to patients, caregivers and professionals. A wide range of services are offered for caregivers including care consultation, caregiver support

groups, a 24-hour helpline and inhome hospice services. Care consultation provides a personalized service for individuals and families who are facing the decisions and challenges associated with the disease. At 360 Lexington Avenue, 4th Fl. Call 646-744-2900.

For the helpline, call 800-2723900. Visit alznyc.org.

donation. For more information on a specific meal program, call the listed telephone number.

ViSiONS VISIONS helps the blind and visually impaired lead active and independent lives. Services include an intergenerational volunteer program, temporary overnight rehabilitation facility, rehabilitation day program, community outreach and training, and helpline services. At 300 Greenwich St., 3rd Fl. (btw.

Spring & Canal Sts). Call 888-2458333 ext. 144. Visit visionsvcb. org. VISIONS at Selis Manor is an adapted learning environment and meeting place for blind youth, adults and seniors. Programs include support groups, computer training, adapted activities and volunteer and social work services for people who are blind. At 135 23rd St. (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.). Call 646486-4444 ext. 11 or visit visionsvcb.org/visions/programs/selis.

At 200 Washington Square North (btw. Fifth Ave. & McDougal St.).

Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Lunch is 12:15pm and 1:15pm. Call 212777-3555.

ViLLAGECArE ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTEr VillageCare offers community and residential care programs for older adults and persons living with HIV/AIDS. At the Adult Day Health Center, there are physical therapy ser vices, personal care assistance, healthrelated diagnostic ser vices and social ser vices as well as creative and exercise classes. At 644 Greenwich St. (btw. Barrow & Morton Sts.). Call 212-3375870 or visit vcny.org/senior/ adult_day_health.

SELFHELP Selfhelp provides home care, case management services, home health aides, senior housing, legal resources, an Alzheimer's resource program, senior activity centers and community guardians.

At 520 Eighth Ave. (btw. W. 36th & 37th Sts.). Call 212-971-7600 or visit selfhelp.net.

NEW YOrK FOUNDATiON FOr SENiOr CiTiZENS NYFSC coordinates home care, home delivered meals and other services, including assistance with benefits and entitlements for physically and men-

iNDEPENDENCE PLAZA SENiOr CENTEr At 310 Greenwich St. (btw.

Chambers & Harrison Sts.). Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Lunch is at 12:30pm. Call 212-267-0499.

BrC SENiOr NUTriTiON PrOGrAM At 30 Delancey St. (btw. Chrystie & Bowery Sts.). Open Mon.-Fri., 8am-3:30pm. Lunch is at 12pm. Call 212-533-2020.

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Jim and Danny, performing at last year’s Senior Talent Show. This year’s Visiting Neighbors Chelsea Day Festival happens on Sat., April 27. For info: 212-2606200 or visitingneighbors.org. See p. 15.

tally frail residents of Manhattan's Community Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Case Managers meet with individuals to determine their eligibility for services and then arrange and monitor the delivery of services. At 11 Park Place, 11th Fl. (btw. Broadway & Church St.). Call 212-962-7817 or visit www. nyfsc.org.

SENiOr CENTErS Low-cost meals are provided at the times listed, with a suggested

The ULTIMATE Senior Resource See Page 23

SirOViCH SENiOr CENTEr At 331 East 12th St. (btw. First & Second Aves.). Open Mon.-Fri., 8am-4pm. Call 212-228-7836 SMiTH HOUSES SENiOr CENTEr At 50 Madison St., at Oliver St. Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Lunch is at noon. Call 212-349-3724.

HUDSON GUiLD SENiOr SErViCES At 119 Ninth Ave. (btw. W. 17th & 18th Sts.). Open Mon.–Fri., 9am–5pm.

Breakfast is at 8:45am and lunch is at 11:45am. Call 212-924-6710.

COFFEEHOUSE SENiOr CENTEr PrOJECT FiND At 551 Ninth Ave. (btw. W. 40th & 41st Sts.). Open Mon.–Fri., 9am– 5pm. Lunch is at noon. Call 212947-5466.

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EDItOrIaL

High Noon at High Court About one week from today, the U.S. Supreme Court will be concluding oral arguments on two major marriage equality cases On March 26, the federal lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) filed by Village resident Edie Windsor — assessed more than $360,000 in federal estate taxes after her spouse Thea Spyer died in 2009 — will be heard. Windsor’s attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will be opposed by Paul Clement, a private attorney representing the so-called Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) of the House of the Representatives, which is controlled by Republican Speaker John Boehner. BLAG stepped into the DOMA litigation in 2011 after the Justice Department determined the 1996 law is unconstitutional.

It was, in fact, the Obama administration that asked the high court to take up the case to settle the question of DOMA’s constitutionality. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in the case, arguing that laws treating gay and lesbian people differently should be subjected to the most searching form of judicial scrutiny — one that requires a showing of a compelling public purpose served, in narrowly tailored fashion, by the distinction. Viewed in that light, DOJ argues, DOMA cannot possibly survive. BLAG’s argument that the purpose of marriage is to promote responsible procreation by heterosexuals, the administration asserts, does not even meet minimal judicial standards of being rational.

Arguments against DOMA may find a receptive ear among some of the court’s conservatives. The law was the federal government’s first significant legislative incursion in history into regulating marriage, something traditionally reserved for the states — so long (like in the case of the Supreme Court’s 1967 ruling on interracial marriage) as minimal federal constitutional guarantees are protected.

Should the high court, or a few conservatives on it, conclude the federal government overreached in enacting DOMA, the victory should go to Windsor. Liberals on the court are likely to agree with the ACLU’s assertion that even the most lenient scrutiny of the 1996 law would find no constitutionally valid reason for its enactment.

The issue of what level of scrutiny federal courts apply to sexual-orientation discrimination claims may have greater impact on the resolution of the other marriage equality case — the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) challenge to California’s Proposition 8. At the district court, AFER won a sweeping victory that found that samesex couples have a federal constitutional right to marry.

The Supreme Court could conceivably uphold that finding even while applying the most lenient form of review. In 1996, it struck down a Colorado voter initiative that denied gay and lesbian couples the right to enact nondiscrimination laws. Such a victory for AFER would restore marriage equality to California without confronting the bigger questions of a federal constitutional right to marriage.

AFER, of course, is aiming higher, with arguments that could provoke a bigger victory. The court might conclude that any state that gives couples all the rights and benefits of marriage, but denies them access to marriage itself — as California with its existing domestic partnership law and the seven other domestic partnership/civil union states do — is acting unconstitutionally.

Or the court could wipe the whole issue off the table by embracing the sort of sweeping ruling AFER won at the district court.

The arguments will be over on March 27, but the suspense could last through the end of June. Come what may, this is certainly among the most profound moments in the history of LGBT rights in America.

This editorial is reprinted from Gay City News, a sister publication of Chelsea Now.

LEttErs tO tHE EDItOr Beware BiD and its Wi-Fi!

COrrECTiON: Our Quaff is her Coif

To The Editor: Re “Feeling hot, hot, hot! Union Sq. hotter than ever!”

(Progress Report, by Jennifer Falk, Feb. 28): Are Jennifer Falks’s numerous rave reviews in The Villager about the business improvement district she runs paid ads, or are we to see them as editorial commentary?

This former staffer for Mayor Bloomberg has presided over years of violating artists’ rights and violating the community’s rights to use their own park. Her shilling for corporate and real estate interests would be laudatory if Union Square Park was the private property her Union Square Partnership BID officers keep telling artists it is.

What used to be a world-famous location for labor and other mass protests and a park that truly celebrated freedom has, under her leadership, devolved into just another piece of commercial real estate ripe for the picking. Helping Danny Meyer and other multimillionaires get richer by exploiting public property is not the purpose of New York City parks.

For me, when one considers the harmful effects of Wi-Fi that are now coming to light, Falk’s BID providing free Wi-Fi in a public park — which will cellularly damage trees, animals and human tissue — pretty much sums up the real effect of the Union Square Partnership on New York City.

Robert Lederman Lederman is president, ARTIST (Artists’ Response to Illegal State Tactics) E-mail letters, not longer than 250 words in length, to scott@chelseanow.com or fax to 212-229-2790 or mail to Chelsea Now, Letters to the Editor, 515 Canal St., Suite 1C, NY, NY 10013. Please include phone number for confirmation purposes. Chelsea Now reserves the right to edit letters for space, grammar, clarity and libel. Chelsea Now does not publish anonymous letters.

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A reader left a comment on the Chelsea Now website, pointing out a very misleading aspect of our headline in an obituary (March 6 print edition: “Always Active, Perfectly Quaffed: Dorothea Angela McElduff, 86”).

"Perfectly Quaffed" implied that she enjoyed a drink (and not just now and then). We meant to say, of course, that she was "Perfectly Coiffed." The headline, and a reference to "quaff" within in the obit, have been corrected on the web version — where it, like memories of Dorothea, will live on for the ages.

“Fret not,” wrote Pamela Wolff in an email to Chelsea Now. “I doubt anyone missed the sense you intended.” To clear up the meaning of quaffed, Wolff pointed out that in “The Raven,” Poe wrote, “Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe.” — meaning drink this stuff to forget the lost Lenore. “In your use,” said Wolff, “it implies that Dorothea was a beverage. Had she been, it would have been a divine nectar.”

reader Comments from Chelseanow.com • While Dorothea's “coif” (coiffure) was certainly distinctive, and she probably took a drink or two on occasion (I don't know for sure), she was not someone thought of as a quaffer (although she probably would have found a more gentle way of pointing this out). All of us in the neighborhood will miss her.

• Dorothea was a short and solid tower of strength, and gave us inspiration to carry on improving our homes in the 70s (when Chelsea was quite a different place). She felt safe and made us feel safe as well, while gentrification took hold from one house to the next.

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POLICE BLOttEr PETTY LArCENY: Can’t recall locking car The next time you can’t remember if you locked your car, double check it — or suffer the same nagging question a West Chelsea resident must still be asking. At around 11am on Fri., March 8, he parked his car in front of 335 W. 22nd St. — then went to his nearby apartment. Upon returning to the vehicle three hours later, he noticed that several items had been removed. There was no visible damage to the locks, and he wasn’t sure if he had actually locked the car (a 2001 Ford). Missing: a passport, a Rockaway vest (worth $100), a leather coat (valued at $200) and a silver bracelet. The complaint, filed at the 10th Precinct, did not note the value of the bracelet — nor did it mention if the lack of such information constituted a pattern of fuzzy memory on the part of the 37-year-old victim.

GrAND LArCENY: Phone-filled bag didn’t make the trip A 37-year-old male told 10th Precinct officers that in the early evening of Fri., March 8, he took a Megabus trip from New Haven, CT to NYC. When he reached his destination (Seventh Ave. & W. 28th St.), he discovered his bag was missing. The victim, who noted that there were no stops during his ride, clearly recalls boarding the bus just as the driver was placing his bag inside the luggage compartment. That bag (a Nike product worth $45) contained four Apple iPhones (valued at $2,000) and a Samsung Galaxy phone (worth $600).

GrAND LArCENY: Sidewalk phone snatch A 35-year-old male resident of Queens was walking southbound on Ninth Ave., at around 8pm on Mon., March 11 — when a male, unknown to the victim, approached him and removed a $500 iPhone from his hands, then ran northbound on Ninth Ave.

rOBBErY: The dangers of following strangers After a night spent enjoying the Chelsea club scene, a 23-year-old male and his friend were approached by two other men, while the group was in front of 355 W. 16th St. (the location of The Electric Room, a 100-person-capacity lounge on the lower level of the Dream Downtown hotel). The

strangers persuaded the friends to follow them West. Once near the rear of 420 W. 18th St., one of the new “friends” made a statement (“Give us money”) and demanded the young man hand over his property.

At this point, the victim was alone (his club companion left before the others arrived at W. 18th St.). By this time, it was 3am — and, concerned for his safety, the victim handed over an Omega watch (valued at $8,000), a Bottega wallet (worth $200) and an Apple iPhone (worth $800).

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CASH FOr GUNS $100 cash will be given (no questions asked) for each handgun, assault weapon or sawed-off shotgun, up to a maximum payment of $300. Guns are accepted at any Police Precinct, PSA or Transit District.

CriME STOPPErS If you have info regarding a crime committed or a wanted person, call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, text “TIP577” (plus your message) to “CRIMES” (274637) or submit a tip online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

THE 10th PrECiNCT Located at 230 W. 20th St. (btw.

7th & 8th Aves.). Deputy Inspector: Elisa Cokkinos. Main number: 212741-8211. Community Affairs: 212-741-8226. Crime Prevention: 212-741-8226. Domestic Violence: 212-741-8216. Youth Officer: 212741-8211. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-741-8210. Detective Squad: 212-741-8245. The Community Council meeting, open to the public, takes place at 7pm on the last Wed. of the month.

THE 13th PrECiNCT Located at 230 E. 21st St. (btw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.). Deputy Inspector: Ted Bernsted. Call 212-477-7411.

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Domestic Violence: 212-477-3863.

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March 20 - April 2, 2013

Christine Quinn Formally Enters Race for Mayor

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Standing across the street from the Catholic church in Inwood where her parents married and her immigrant grandfather’s funeral was held, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn formally announced her candidacy for mayor on the morning of March 10.

Explaining that her four grandparents came to New York from Ireland a century ago because it was a place where “you could be free and you could get out of poverty,” Quinn said, “I’m running for mayor because I want it to remain that place and become even more of that.”

If elected, the Council speaker would be the city’s first woman and first openly LGBT mayor.

In the September 10 Democratic primary, she will face off against Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, former Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., the 2009 Democratic candidate, and former City Councilman Sal Albanese.

The Republican nomination is also being contested, by candidates including Joseph J. Lhota, a former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani who resigned as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s chair at the end of 2012, and John Catsimatidis, the owner of the Gristedes and Red Apple supermarket chains.

Quinn’s announcement speech made clear her campaign would emphasize her influence on city government over seven years as Council speaker. She pointed to success in delivering on-time budgets in line with the statutory requirement that they be balanced, in preventing the closure of any firehouses, and in the creation of mandatory kindergartens citywide.

Mindful of criticism that she has moved to the right politically in her years as speaker, Quinn also mentioned her role in enacting a living wage requirement for businesses receiving city subsidies, in curbing deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of minor offenses, in protecting a woman’s right to choose, and in preventing teacher layoffs.

At the same time, the 46-year-old speaker, who was flanked by her wife, Kim Catullo, her sister, and her father and father-in-law, emphasized her roots in an Irish Catholic immigrant family. Her maternal grandmother, she said, was one of the few third-class passengers to survive the 1912 Titanic disaster, because “she made a run for it” rather than kneeling to pray. When Quinn told a priest her grandmother “knew there was a time to pray and a time to run,” he corrected her, saying, “Your grandmother knew you could pray while running.”

The new mayoral candidate promised to do just that.

First elected to the Council in 1999 — in a special election to fill Tom Duane’s seat representing the West Village, Chelsea, and Hell’s Kitchen after he was elected to the State Senate — Quinn has held tight reins over the Council’s agenda as speaker while forging a working partnership with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Her close relationship with the mayor was

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, joined by her father-in-law, Anthony Catullo (l.), her wife, Kim Catullo (l.), and her father Lawrence and sister Ellen (r.)

a break with the political tradition she grew up in — as head of both the Housing Justice Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian AntiViolence Project, as a protégé of Duane, who was an outspoken critic of Giuliani while on the Council, and as a top deputy to former Speaker Gifford Miller, who often adopted a confrontational approach toward Bloomberg.

Quinn has consistently maintained that working with Bloomberg, as opposed to being at odds with him, was a recipe for moving the city forward.

“I think in almost every issue we’ve had success on since being speaker, almost, we’ve played insider and outsider roles — this office — depending on the issue,” she told Gay City News (our sister publication) last summer.

At her campaign kick-off, she contrasted herself with her Democratic rivals, saying, “I’m not about talking and finger-pointing, I’m about action, results, and delivery.” Quinn made much the same point in a campaign video posted on her website the morning of her announcement.

The speaker’s cooperative posture toward the mayor has drawn fire from some in progressive political circles that formed her original base. After advancing legislation that overturned the term limits law — allowing both Bloomberg and herself another four years in power — Quinn faced an unusually tough Democratic primary in 2009, garnering just over half the vote in a three-way race.

She has also faced criticism from some activists after she refused to support extension of public housing opportunities to all

people living with HIV, as opposed to only those with an AIDS diagnosis; from civil liberties advocates for supporting a requirement than any outdoor demonstration of at least 50 people obtain a police permit; and from Lower Manhattan residents angry that more was not done to save St. Vincent’s Hospital.

In the past several years, Quinn has found a powerful new political ally in Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has repeatedly credited her counsel in helping him push marriage equality through the State Senate in 2011.

The speaker won early endorsements from the Empire State Pride Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a Washington-based group that works to elect out LGBT candidates.

Some activists upset over the NYPD’s targeting of gay men for false arrests in Manhattan video stores several years ago have praised the speaker for her intervention on that issue. Robert Pinter, one of the men arrested and the original organizer of opposition to the practice, told Gay City News at that time, “Christine Quinn’s leadership provided a forum for this rare admission [of errors] by the NYPD and the genesis for the positive changes that followed.”

Last year, Quinn joined an umbrella group of civil rights organizations in a massive Father’s Day protest against the widespread use of stop and frisk tactics in communities of color, even as she showed support for steps Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was making, in his words, “to increase public confidence” in the department in light of the practice.

Around the same time, Kelly and Quinn announced new police procedures to deal more respectfully with the city’s transgender community. City Council measures aimed at broader questions of police-community relations have not yet been acted on, but advocates for policing reform recently told Gay City News they remain optimistic that legislation will advance.

Over the past several weeks, Quinn has come under stepped-up pressure to allow Council action on a paid sick leave bill that would cover most private sector employees in the city. The speaker has argued that ongoing economic sluggishness makes this the wrong time for imposing new burdens on small businesses, a position she stuck to at her campaign kick-off even though she said she supports “the goal” of the legislation.

Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney and Nydia Velazquez were among those at a recent City Hall rally pressing for Council action, framing paid sick leave as an issue that disproportionately impacts women. Feminist Gloria Steinem has said she will withdraw her endorsement of Quinn if the speaker remains an obstacle to the measure, and out bisexual actor Cynthia Nixon endorsed de Blasio, saying her concern over the issue trumps “identity politics.”

Despite her critics, Quinn maintains a formidable position in the Democratic race.

A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late February gave her a 37-14 percent lead

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Quinn Makes it Official; Says She’s running to be the Mayor Continued from page 20 over de Blasio, her closest rival. A candidate needs to reach a 40-percent threshold to avoid a runoff, so at this moment, the speaker is within striking distance. Still, many political observers agree that it is very early in the race and Quinn might now be benefiting from superior name recognition, an edge that could fade over time.

The speaker also leads in fundraising, besting de Blasio by a margin of $6.1 million to $3.5 million as of the mid-January filing date, though the public advocate outhustled her by $300,000 in the six-month period ending then. The next filing deadline is this week.

Despite her close ties to Bloomberg, a series of New York Times articles over the past several months have reported that the mayor has cast about for other candidates he would like to see enter the race — including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Though stories like that provide some embarrassment for Quinn, they may also help her with the Democratic primary electorate.

“It helps her, obviously, to get some distance from the mayor,” George Arzt — who served as press secretary to the late Mayor Ed Koch and now runs a communications and government relations firm — told Gay City News. “If she can say, ‘Have you been reading the newspapers?’ while clearly getting his support, she can bake the cake and eat it, too.”

One other key piece of the political puzzle is what the city’s labor leaders end up doing in the Democratic primary. For now, most seem content — even committed — to holding tight. Quinn scored one early victory, however, when the Retail, Wholesale

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Christine Quinn campaigns with her sister, Ellen, left, in Inwood on March 10.

and Department Store Union, led by Stuart Appelbaum, who is gay and a leading critic of Bloomberg, embraced her candidacy at the end of January. It was Appelbaum with whom Quinn negotiated the living wage legislation, and he is clearly primed to make the progressive case on her behalf.

Quinn and her Democratic rivals will appear at a March 20 candidate forum sponsored by the city’s LGBT Democratic clubs.

The forum, at Baruch College’s Mason Hall at 17 Lexington Avenue, will be moderated

by Gay City News.

Kurland and Johnson Both Snag Union Support in City Council race Two candidates for City Council in the Third District (West Council, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen) recently won dueling union endorsements.

On Feb. 26, Yetta Kurland won the unanimous support of the executive board of the New York Metro Area Postal Union — the largest local in the American Postal Workers Union.

“Yetta Kurland is the kind of person we need to have in elected office,” said the local’s president, Jonathan Smith.

“Her experience as a civil rights attorney means that she knows the struggle of the poor, the disenfranchised and the middle class. Yetta fights the good fight with everything she has, and understands the power of working in coalitions with community groups and labor.”

On Tues., March 11, Corey Johnson won the endorsement of SEIU 32BJ, the country's largest property service union, which represents 70,000 New Yorkers.

Johnson was one of 30 City Council candidates endorsed by the union, including Councilmember Rosie Mendez, who is up for re-election to a third term.

“All of these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Hector Figueroa, 32BJ president. “Now more than ever New York City needs real champions of working families who will stand up to special interests who would deny workers good jobs that will bring them solidly into the middle class.”

—Lincoln Anderson

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As for advice, this “more experienced woman” (a badge of honor I wear with pride) is at a loss as to where she should begin. Hmm…perhaps I should point out that a 28-year-old hardly qualifies as your “Mrs. Robinson.”

Perhaps I should explain who Mrs. Robinson is. No, I think my time would be better spent praising you for your mature outlook on today’s casual fling dating scene, rather than recapping the narrative of a minor work in the Mike Nichols canon (sorry folks, it’s no “Silkwood”). “Crazed,” you’re on the right side of history for wanting more out of life than a quick buzz and a quick…well, you know. But there is something to be said for the fact that you’re only young once. I don’t know who said that. It wasn’t Mark Twain — but as quotes go, it’s a doozie.

Say, did you notice how Aunt Chelsea has been waffling like a 28-year-old cougar? First she’s congratulating you on your restraint, then she’s telling you to seize the day. Why, it’s just the sort of mixed signals that prompted you to write me in the first place. Bottom line, my dear, you’re not “Crazed.” You’re just hanging out with the wrong crowd. It’s time to either circle the wagons (hang out with those within a year or two of your own age) or expand your horizons (start hitting on gals of the “Graduate”-era Anne Bancroft ilk).

Oh, my! Look at that. I’ve found a practical use for that overhyped Nichols vehicle. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Now take what you’ve learned here and apply it to the gentlemanly art of cougar taming. Let me know how it goes, hon!

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Gemini Cookies crumble and empires fall…but your youthful optimism is timeless. Don’t lose it! Lucky utensil: Melon Baller.

Cancer A 4am infomercial viewed on the third night of your insomnia inspires you to reconnect with an old friend. Lucky seasoning: Sea Salt.

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will be dumbstruck by your snappy comment on their clueless conversation. Lucky Roosevelt: Eleanor.

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Aquarius Next Tuesday at 1:35pm heralds a new age for aged Aquarians — so go for it! Lucky lake: Michigan.

Pisces Damn the flood of memories and begin building bridges to new and exciting April adventures.

Lucky snake/accessory: Boa.

Dear Aunt Chelsea: I’m a guy in his early 20s who’s always had the tendency to hang around with a relatively older crowd. The problem is, my romantic desires often take the same course — and the older ladies never seem to believe that I’m not just another bar-hopping, party-crazed youngster.

Case in point: I thought I found the spark with a lovely 28-year-old on New Year’s Eve — but when I tried to get together for a drink the next week, she shut me down and told me that since she was so “old,” that kind of meet-up just “wasn’t her scene anymore.” Well, it’s not really my “scene” either! I just thought it would make for a nice evening! And these situations — initial moments of passion, followed by a complete reversal on her part — have happened numerous times ever since I became legal.

So I ask you, as both a source of general wisdom and a clearly more experienced woman, how I might change these outcomes for the better. How can I get the older ladies to see me as the mature guy I am — someone worth spending time with, rather than as just another quick hookup in their moments of inebriation?

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