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The Paper of Record for Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Soho, Union Square, Chinatown and Noho, Since 1933
July 31, 2014 • $1.00 Volume 84 • Number 9
A.G. orders Croman goon to stop harassing rent-regulated tenants BY ZACH WILLIAMS
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On sleepy Sullivan St., residents fear second coming of Beatrice Inn BY SERGEI KLEBNIKOV
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n a quiet Soho block, concerned neighbors have mobilized to prevent a noisy restaurant from expanding to a nearby bakery and acquiring a liquor license for the new location. Six months ago, Matt Abramcyk, who was an own-
PHOTO BY JASON B. NICHOLAS
enants battling notorious landlord Steven Croman scored a victory last week, but a 15year struggle continues on E. 18th St. On Tues., July 22, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a cease-and-
desist order against Anthony Falconite, a former New York Police Department officer, who longtime rent-regulated tenants say, has harassed them on Croman’s behalf for years. News reports that Croman himself is the focus of a state investigation could not be confirmed by press
er of the infamous Beatrice Inn, and his partner Akiva Elstein took over Jean Claude, a small bistro on Sullivan St., and renamed it Navy. They opened the place as a 51-seat seafood restaurant and bar, in a follow-up of their Smith & Mills restaurant in Tribeca. The new SULLIVAN ST., continued on p. 8
Long Island City is popping.........page 24
N.Y.P.D. Detective Mario Muniz was wheeled out of Bellevue Hospital to applause on Wednesday. The officer had surgery there Monday after he was shot below his bulletproof vest during a wild gun battle with fugitive Charles Mozdir on W. Fourth St. See Page 4.
HealthPlex already seeing about 60 patients each day BY LINCOLN ANDERSON
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he Lenox Hill HealthPlex has been busy since opening two weeks ago, having already treated hundreds of patients. Among the more serious cases the new healthcare facility, at 30 Seventh Ave., has dealt with include a diner who suffered a severe allergic reaction to nuts, and a 97-year-old Village woman who fell at home, fractured her skull and had bleeding in her brain.
The freestanding emergency department has also already transported more than three dozen patients by ambulance to area hospitals for higher-level care — but this percentage actually has been lower than predicted. Speaking around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Alex Hellinger, the new West Village healthcare facility’s executive director, said the total number of patients the facility had seen so far was 600, with an average of from 50 to 60 per day. All the individuals were
treated within minutes of entering the HealthPlex, which has 26 patient rooms. “It’s steadily picking up,” Hellinger said of the patient volume. “It’s been going fantastic. I’ve been checking in with the patients who are here, and haven’t gotten a negative comment. People are very pleased.” As of that time, there had been a total of 39 patients — including the 97-year-old woman — who had needed HEALTHPLEX, continued on p. 27
Zephyr blows away D.I.D..................................page 2 Nabe rallies to save Dr. Dave.........................page 3 However...Professor Corey turns 100.............page 10 www.TheVillager.com