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Pier 40, sinking the park, faces closure, Trust warns

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BY LINCOLN ANDERSON “Unfortunately, it seems a bit like the Euro crises — where people don’t understand the problem until the pier is closed down,” board member Michael Novogratz commented at the Hudson River Park Trust’s July 24 meeting.

His analogy referred to Pier 40, the crumbling and cash-consuming pier that is the Trust’s biggest concern and challenge.

“If it was my decision, I would say, cut it off — not one more dime goes into it — and we shut it down as necessary,” Diana Taylor, the Trust’s board chairperson, said of the problem pier. “I have no problem with that decision — I just want to put it on the table.”

Taylor and Novogratz made their remarks after Trust President Madelyn Wils had opened the meeting with her report to the board. Wils said she felt she had to “take an aggressive approach” toward Pier 40 a few months ago, by making a push to change the Hudson River Park Act before the state legislative session ended in June.

“I felt it was necessary, given that now there is no path forward on Pier 40,” Wils said, adding that if nothing is done to address the pier, the Trust may be forced to shut it down.

The massive, 14.5-acre, West Houston St. pier would likely be taken offline in phases.

Pier 40’s stairwells are currently falling apart; one of its three stairwells recently had to be closed for safety reasons, Wils noted.

The Trust now has to decide if it has the funds to fix it.

Over the next 10 years, the 5-mile-long Hudson River Park is expected to bring in $200 million in revenue but have expenses totaling $280 million — a deficit of at least $80 million. Yet the park is intended to be financially self-supporting.

Pier 40 alone needs about $100 million in repairs, for both its roof and metal support pilings, and has become a serious financial liability for the Trust. Even though Pier 40 pulls in $5 million annually in revenue from its parking operation, Wils and Trust officials say the cost of repairing the deteriorating pier has grown too costly — especially since Pier 40 ideally was supposed to have

BY PAUL DERIENZO WBAI, the listener-sponsored radio station in New York City famous for airing George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” in the 1970s, is facing possible closure by the end of this year.

Although folks fond of following the never-ending soap opera known as WBAI may claim this is just more smoke in the perennial battles that have defined the station, this time the end may really be near.

WBAI is the home of iconic

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New York broadcasters like the poetic radical Bob Fass, moderately famous on local airwaves long before the Internet began its assault on traditional media-listening habits and sent media junkies to the likes of Mashable and Facebook.

WBAI was also the starting ground for Amy Goodman, whose “Democracy Now!” show has reinvented activist journalism and turned liberal political reporting into an Internet feeding machine. The station has also been home

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Another mystery bookstore gets snuffed in Village Photo by Tequila Minsky

Digging for clues in Soho Police returned to a basement at the corner of Prince St. and West Broadway on Wednesday where a suspect, Pedro Hernandez, said he killed Etan Patz, 6, in 1979. A police spokesperson would only say, “There is an ongoing investigation.” At the time Patz vanished, the corner store at this spot was a bodega. On Wednesday, six large, partially filled, supermarkettype, paper bags were brought up from the basement. A shovel and bucket that were used in the investigation were also brought up. Police spokesperson Paul Browne reportedly said the search wasn’t based on new information. A separate basement investigation this April, a block away at Wooster St., also relating to the Patz case, caused Hernandez’s relatives to tip off police that the former bodega worker formerly claimed he had killed a child. Hernandez was subsequently arrested and has confessed.

Yet, according to news reports, there’s no physical evidence.

BY GARY SHAPIRO Nearly two decades of poisoning, shooting and other assorted mayhem in New York are coming to an end. After 18 years of life, a West Village bookshop chock-full of mysteries and crime novels will be interred next month.

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1994 on Greenwich Ave. at Charles St., is shuttering its doors. Sleuthing out the reasons for its demise does not require the skills of Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple.

“It’s been hard times for independent bookstores,” said Maggie Topkis, a coowner.

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Another mystery bookstore gets snuffed out in Village Continued from page 1 Its demise adds to the heap of defunct mystery bookstores in the city that have closed in the past decade, including Murder Ink, on Broadway in the W. 90s, and Black Orchid Bookshop, on E. 81st St., whose parties sometimes extended into the street. The three owners of Partners & Crime got to know each at Foul Play, on Hudson St., another mystery bookstore that was rubbed out.

Otto Penzler, founder of the Mysterious Bookshop, on Warren St., said mysteries sell well, but that mystery bookstores, like all independent bookstores, have struggled. He said one of the specialties that keep his bookstore going is the number of signed copies it sells.

“It’s a terrible blow to the city in terms of both independent bookstores and mystery readers,” said Ian Kern, manager at the Mysterious Bookshop. His store has adapted from its former Midtown location to an area that tends to be a little more family oriented. “We now have a children’s section,” he noted.

Steven Viola, daytime manager at Partners & Crime, said the authors who came to read there were a highlight of working there.

He mentioned P.D. James, Colin Dexter, Lee Child and Michael Connelly as some

authors who were particularly pleasant.

“The world of mysteries is much broader than those who are not devoted fans might imagine,” said Topkis. The store’s online recommendations describe subgenres such as humorous, historical mysteries, tough girls, exotic locales, serial killers/thrillers, espionage (non-007) and Scandinavian crime novels.

Scandinavian? Topkis said these Northern European countries have blossomed with mystery writing, including the bestselling books of Stieg Larsson.

Topkis, who is publisher of Felony & Mayhem Press, said Partners & Crime’s strengths tended to skew toward British mysteries and hardboiled. Asked to describe “hardboiled” more fully, Topkis said, “Tough guys, mean streets.”

The store is not going out quietly.

It will still host its final “Old-Time Mystery Radio” performances. These feature “someone performing sound effects (coconut shells to mimic the sounds of horses’ hooves, etc.), and they also have a keyboard player. Additionally, many of the commercials involve singing jingles, and they do those live as well, Topkis said.

The store has an enormous number of its books at sale prices and is planning a closing party open to the public.

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NOTEBOOK FROM THE 6 TO THE 2: College-age community board member Dodge Landesman recently switched from Community Board 6 to Community Board 2, thanks to his recent relocation from Gramercy to the Village. “I moved in with my brother on Charles St. in early July, so I am officially a C.B. 2 resident. Very excited to be representing the district I grew up in,� Landesman told us. He said he believes his appointment to C.B. 2 fills the space vacated by former Chairperson Brad Hoylman, who resigned from the board to run for state Senate.

GONE NATIONAL: Becky Ferguson has left her job as administrator of not just Washington Square Park but also Union Square Park for a plum position with the National Parks Service, we’re told. A search is ongoing for a new Washington Square administrator.

BURLESQUE BROUHAHA: Our article in last week’s issue on Duane Park restaurant taking over the Bowery Poetry Club space incorrectly said that Bowery Gals blogger K Webster had called burlesque “sexist and demeaning.� In fact, what Webster wrote is that burlesque uses “female bodies as commodities� and represents “the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable group for the profit of others.� She characterized Duane Park and businesses like it as “enterprises...with a posh veneer that cash in on exposing women’s bodies for profit.� The article has generated an interesting online debate between Webster and Kita St. Cyr, a practitioner of the art form who says Webster just “doesn’t know much about neo-burlesque.�

THE CLAYTON EFFECT: Over at Ray’s Candy Store on Avenue A, Kim Charles Turim said that after he was recently profiled by Clayton Patterson, he gets treated like a celebrity when he walks into Key Food supermarket.

MUSIC, POETRY, AERIALISTS — AND PIZZA! As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, Two Boots Pizza, partnering with SummerStage, is hosting a free concert — with free pizza! — on Thurs., Aug. 23, at the East River Park amphitheater, at Cherry St., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The main attractions are the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, with supporting bands and musicians Mamarazzi, Odetta Hartman, Himalayas and the Whiskeyhickon Boys.

There’ll also be poetry by Nuyorican Poet’s CafÊ and City Lore and Bowery Poetry Club’s POEMmobile. But that’s not all! There will also be performance art by aerialists Lady Circus and the Magic Beans, as well as the Free Art Society and 4Heads Art Collective.

We will be closed July 16-30 but up the block you can dine at our sister restaurant Montes. (97 MacDougal)

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The Parks Department is hosting an exhibition at its Arsenal Gallery, in Central Park at 60th St. and Fifth Ave., entitled “Parkcentric: Photographs From the Museum of the City of New York, 1890-1940.� On view weekdays through Thurs., Aug. 30, the show covers a critical period in the city’s parks development from the social reform era to the Works Progress Administration. Among the historic images by well-known photographers — such as Jacob Riis and Berenice Abbott — are several Village greenswards, including Union Square, Tompkins Square, Washington Square, Christopher Park (Sheridan Square) and Kenmare (aka Lieutenant Petrosino) Square. The photo above is from an Arbor Day parade and planting in Tompkins Square in 1904. So was the woman standing in front of a pine tree or something — or is that her real hair, or an elaborate nest? We had to ask Jonathan Kuhn, the Parks Department’s director of art and antiquities. “Yes, this is an arresting detail,� he responded. “There has been considerable debate in the office (and gallery) as to this head accoutrement.

It does not appear to be her natural hair, nor I think, a wig. It seems to be a massive headdress with some top plumes rivaling those sported by contemporary artist Chakaia Booker.�

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Trust warns that it might have to shut down Pier 40 A bill could possibly come up for a vote at a special session in Albany in November or December, otherwise it could be voted on with the state budget in March.

Continued from page 1 been redeveloped by now. The Trust has had to dip into its reserve fund to pay for a $6 million fix of the northeastern section of the pier’s roof, which is currently midway to completion.

‘FIERCELY’ AGAINST RESIDENTIAL The group FIERCE, which advocates for gay and lesbian youth who flock to the Christopher St. Pier, also opposes residential use on Pier 40. They fear it would impact on their nearby stomping ground, “gentrifying” the waterfront, pushing them out.

“I wouldn’t say FIERCE is necessarily opposed to opening up the park act,” said Krystal Portalatin, the group’s co-director. “But if you open up the act, it has to have community buy-in… . We don’t want more private spaces, residential or a hotel. We don’t think it would be good for L.G.B.T.”

‘A DIFFICULT DECISION’ “It’s a difficult decision to make — no one wants to make this decision — but we don’t have the money for these repairs,” Wils added of the pier shutdown scenario. “We’re going to do our best to keep it open.”

Not only would Pier 40 be lost, but were it to close, Hudson River Park as a result would also lose about 40 percent of its annual revenue.

Two previous attempts by the Trust in the past decade to find a developer for Pier 40 that would pay for the pier’s repairs were sunk in the face of community opposition, as well as developers’ need for a lease longer than 30 years, which is all that’s currently allowed under the park’s legislation.

However, earlier this year, a new study of Pier 40 commissioned by the local youth sports leagues that heavily use the pier’s playing fields found that high-end residential development on the pier would produce the least impact yet yield the highest revenue compared to other options. But residential use isn’t allowed under the 1998 park act, so a legislative modification would be needed.

A “Strategic Task Force” of select community leaders considered the consultants’ report as part of their brainstorming on how to improve the park’s finances.

Wils said the Trust is now assessing the cost of continuing to pour money into Pier 40 for repairs, but with the hope that in five to seven years there will be a long-term plan in place for the pier’s redevelopment.

But former state Senator Franz Leichter, another board member, noted that the Trust’s effort to change the park act to increase options for Pier 40 still faces opposition.

‘STATE OF DENIAL’ “A number of people got out of the state of denial and rejection — not everybody,” Leichter said. “Since the community is so dependent on the pier and cares about it so much, we have to make them understand that there’s a point at which that pier is going to have to be closed.”

In fact, Leichter — a co-author of the park act — said Pier 40 has always been a thorny issue. He said the park act would have been passed back in 1994, instead of 1998, if not for “all the turmoil around Pier 40.”

“We need legislative changes,” he stressed, “but the legislation that didn’t pass [this June] didn’t really include changes for Pier 40.”

‘A MANAGED SHUTDOWN’ Speaking later, Wils said, even with making some of the emergency fixes over the next few years, the Trust still is facing the possibility of

Photo by Chris Bishop

Pier 40’s fields are heavily used by youth leagues. The leagues commissioned a study, which found residential use on the pier would have low impact with high revenue.

having to do “a managed shutdown” of Pier 40 as it continues to decay.

“Because, even if we deal with all the repairs on the roof, we still have the piles,” she noted.

Asked if the Trust will continue to push for changes to the park act, she said, “Yes, I think that it’s imperative.”

As for the legislative changes, she said, the Trust would like to see those go farther than what was proposed this past June. Those proposed modifications did not include a provision for residential use at Pier 40. They did, however, include an allowance for a CUNY art gallery or museum, but it wasn’t clear if those uses weren’t already allowed under the existing legislation. Obviously, a CUNY gallery wouldn’t bring in anywhere near the revenue of 600 to 800 units of luxury rental housing.

“We would be looking for more revisions,” Wils said. “We’re having internal discussions with the city and state. We have to put the park on firm financial footing, and Pier 40 is part of that mix.”

PRO SOCCER PUNTS Major League Soccer was also eyeing the West Houston St. pier earlier this year for a new soccer arena, but the plan lacked political support. Legislative changes also would have been needed to permit a soccer stadium.

But after the state Legislature recessed in June without amending the park act, MLS shifted its focus to Flushing Meadows, in Queens.

GLICK KICKS HOUSING Asked about the Trust’s warning of a Pier 40 shutdown, Assemblymember Deborah Glick reiterated her opposition to the housing idea.

Glick slammed what she called the Trust’s “continuing attempt to stampede people into believing there’s only one solution — and

that’s residential.”

Housing should not be built on scarce parkland, she insisted.

She said if the mayor has $260 million for Governors Island and money for other parks, Hudson River Park deserves public funds, too.

“The discussion [about Pier 40] has only been around since about May, and I don’t think the discussion has been sufficiently broad,” Glick said. “A task force with a handful of people is not enough.

“We want to find a solution — a joint solution,” Glick said, “but it has to begin with them giving up the residential idea.”

CHANGING THE PARK ACT The Assembly bill that would have modified the 1998 park act never came up for a vote in June, and there was never a state Senate version of the bill.

Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, the original park act’s other co-author, put his name on the bill with the proposed legislative changes, but indicated he hadn’t been very enthusiastic about it. Glick, though, said she would have supported it.

“The bill was partly put in as a placeholder,” Gottfried explained, “partly to get a draft out in the public, so people could see it and comment on it. I don’t know if anyone thought it should become law,” Gottfried said, though adding, “It was a start.”

Gottfried loathes the pier’s three-story shed, calling it “the outrageous Pier 40 structure.” It’s unattractive and blocks river views, he said.

He’s hopeful a modified version of the legislative changes will pass when lawmakers reconvene.

“I’m optimistic that there will be strong community support and that a strong bill will be enacted,” Gottfried said. “Hopefully, things don’t come down to passing something over anybody’s objection,” he said, clearly referring to Glick.

PARK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT One revenue-boosting idea, however, that seems to have general support is for a Neighborhood Improvement District that would include the park.

A.J. Pietrantone, executive director of Friends of Hudson River Park — the Trust’s private fundraising wing — said this district would extend east from the park seven-tenths of a mile, which in the Village would mean to Hudson St. Residential property owners would be assessed 7 cents per square foot; so a 1,000-square-foot apartment would be taxed $70 per year. About one-third of the property in the proposed district is residential, the rest commercial.

The assessment would be used to fund the park’s maintenance needs, tend the West Side Highway median and the plantings along the highway’s eastern edge, and make the highway crossings safer. This funding district could generate up to $8 million to $10 million per year, he said.

A steering committee of property owners would need to come up with a final plan, after which there would be feedback and an evaluation of whether the scheme had sufficient support. Then it would be presented to the City Planning Commission, followed by a vote by the City Council.

Pietrantone said there has been no “organized” opposition to the idea.

“Basically, we have to get 50 percent of the property owners and 50 percent of the assessed property value to go forward,” he explained.

According to him, the improvement district could be operating within two years.

CHELSEA PIERS LOSES LAWSUIT The Trust had a big win last month when a State Supreme Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chelsea Piers Management that would have forced the Trust to pay $37 million to repair the sports complex’s wooden pier pilings, which are being eaten by marine borers. The Trust plans to countersue to ensure Chelsea Piers makes the repairs, and is currently assessing the work’s cost.

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Sergeant in Chen case cleared of negligent homicide

BY ALINE REYNOLDS Sergeant Adam Holcomb, the first of eight soldiers to be tried in connection with U.S. Army Private Danny Chen’s suicide, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and $1,182 forfeiture of pay.

The penalties, tied to two counts of maltreatment and one count of assault, fall short of what Holcomb would have faced had he been convicted of negligent homicide and reckless endangerment — which could have resulted in dishonorable discharge from the Army and 17 years in jail.

The verdict, determined by a court-martial panel based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, followed five days of testimony by several fellow soldiers, family members and friends of Chen — in addition to a U.S. Air Force medical examiner who autopsied Chen’s body.

Chen, 19, who lived with his parents in East Village public housing, is believed to have fatally shot himself in a guard tower in Kandahar, Afghanistan, last October.

Chen’s parents, Su Zhen and Yan Tao Chen made the trip by car from New York to Fort Bragg to attend the trials late last month.

In a statement, the couple said, “We would like to thank everyone who has assisted us in this very difficult time. We still are grieving for the loss of our precious son, and we hope that justice will be done for his sake.

“Until all of the trials are over, we do not wish to say anything more, and we ask that our privacy be respected.”

Liz OuYang, president of the Organization of Chinese Americans, the leading advocacy group in the Chen case, was distraught over the panel’s verdict — particularly since it exempts Holcomb from being discharged from the Army.

“To allow Sergeant Adam Holcomb to remain in the military will make Asian-American parents feel very hesitant to allow their children in the Army,” OuYang said.

She added, “We were hoping he would get the maximum prison time of two years” for the maltreatment and assault counts.

Councilmember Margaret Chin, representing Lower Manhattan, was also outraged by the verdict and is requesting that Lieutenant General Daniel Allyn, chief of the Fort Bragg corps, still consider Holcomb’s expulsion.

Chin and Council Speaker Christine Quinn have written to the lieutenant asking that Holcomb be removed from the Army “to honor the service of Private Chen, to appropriately condemn the treatment of Private Chen and to assure those who serve in the military that they should expect to treat and be treated with respect and dignity.”

“You can see a pattern of abuse that was taking place that really affected Danny tremendously,” Chin said. “He was being called all kinds of names, and the panel didn’t think those names were racial slurs.

for no reason at all, the councilmember noted.

Other soldiers from Chen’s unit testified that Chen was timid and wasn’t physically suited for a war zone.

Chin argued that if Chen, indeed, wasn’t physically prepared for combat in Afghanistan, the Army should have never assigned him to that unit.

“From the testimony, it really doesn’t make sense why he was sent there,” Chin said. “But it doesn’t justify the superior officers who are in charge of Danny to treat him like that and to drive him to the point where he didn’t see any way out.”

Chen wasn’t the only soldier who was maltreated by Holcomb: Private Marcus Merritt told the panel that he also contemplated suicide after being verbally abused by the sergeant, according to reports.

‘To allow Holcomb to remain in the armed forces is to condone his racist and abusive behavior.’

Margaret Chin

Photo courtesy U.S. Army

Sergeant Adam Holcomb was found guilty last month of maltreatment and assault against Private Danny Chen, 19, of the East Village.

“To allow Holcomb to remain in the armed forces,” she continued, “is to condone his racist and abusive behavior.”

According to Chin, one soldier testified that, when a soldier witnesses a fellow soldier getting “smoked” — an Army term signifying strenuous, punishment-induced exercise — he or she isn’t supposed to get involved.

Some soldiers testified that Chen was being “smoked”

Merritt said he was mockingly called “niglet,” among other racial slurs, and that Holcomb threatened to send him home in a body bag.

One witness alleged that Chen expressed thoughts of suicide in the days prior to his death, and said his parents spoke of disowning him when briefed on their son’s deployment to Afghanistan, according to news reports.

Chen’s father, refuting the latter claim, told the panel he was fully supportive of his son entering the Army.

His father was quoted in the Times article as saying, “I never disowned my son because, when we Chinese raise our children, it’s they who will take care of us when we grow old. So he was like a pearl in my palm.”

Asked for comment on Holcomb’s sentence, Army spokesperson George Wright said, “I know there’s a great desire for justice. We share that. In our justice system, there are provisions for review and appeal.”

The Court-Martial Convening Authority typically takes three months to review the panel’s decision, after which Holcomb has the right to appeal before the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, according to military law.

Seven other soldiers from Chen’s unit — whose stateside base is Fort Wainwright, Alaska — also face charges in connection with Chen’s death and will be tried in the coming months.

According to the Army, Specialist Ryan Offutt’s court-martial will take place Aug. 13-15, followed by Staff Sergeant Blaine Dugas’s trial on Aug. 16-17, and Specialist Thomas Curtis’s trial on Aug. 27-29. The court-martial for Staff Sergeant Andrew Van Bockel and First Lieutenant Daniel Schwartz are scheduled for October, and the trial dates for Sergeants Jeffrey Hurst and Travis Carden are pending.

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POLICE BLOTTER Fast car, hot head A First Precinct officer was busy writing a ticket for a Ferrari parked outside the Mercer Hotel, at 147 Mercer St., on Sat., Aug. 4, at around 6 p.m., when the vehicle’s owner, Julien Chabbott, 28, walked up to the policeman and exchanged words with him. Although Chabbott was told to wait on the sidewalk until the writing of the summons — for parking in a no-standing zone and not having registration or an inspection sticker — was completed, Chabbott refused and kept asking, “Are you done?” while trying to grab the officer’s notebook.

The miffed motorist then proceeded to enter his vehicle, start it, and pull away from the curb — but not before running over the officer’s left foot. Chabbott was quickly stopped and arrested for assaulting a police officer.

Chabbott is reportedly the boyfriend of Stephanie Pratt, who stars on the MTV reality show “The Hills.”

Wanted the full outfit Police arrested a man for robbery outside the Old Navy store at 503 Broadway shortly after 5 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 3. The unnamed perpetrator, 32, had taken a pair of shoes, khaki pants, crew socks, a shirt and two pairs of boxer briefs — $98 worth of merchandise — and stuffed them into a bag with which he attempted to stroll out. But after being confronted by an Old Navy employee, the man put up a fight, eventually injuring the thumb of a bystander. When police arrived on the scene shortly after that, the thief tried to flee on foot, but the officers caught him after a short chase down Broadway.

Scooter thief A Sullivan St. resident reported his motor scooter stolen on Sun., July 22, after it disappeared from the corner of Sixth Ave. and Broome St. The owner was out of town at the time — on a vacation that began July 20 — and

his summer relaxation was rudely interrupted when his house sitter called to say that his new 2012 Vespa was gone from its parking spot.

No video cameras captured the grand larceny, and no suspects have been named.

Phone snatchers Bruno Akmel, 23, was arrested for criminal possession of stolen property on Sat., Aug. 4, around 1:30 a.m., inside the Hotel Gansevoort at 18 Ninth Ave. A witness informed police that Akmel had been walking around the hotel’s lobby, snatching up cell phones. When officers confronted him as he was attempting to leave the building, Akmel was found to be carrying phones belonging to two women who were guests at the hotel.

Police also arrested Michael Incigeri, 50, for petty larceny on Sat., Aug. 4. His 27-year-old victim told officers that while he was walking down Washington St. on Thurs., Aug. 2, around 3:45 a.m., a man — later identified as Incigeri — asked if he could borrow his cell phone to make a call. When the victim handed him the phone, Incigeri turned on his heel and ran away. Police used video footage to identify Incigeri, and, after an initially unsuccessful canvass of the area, caught him two days later. But although the suspect was arrested, the stolen iPhone 4S, which the victim valued at $800, was not recovered.

Mugger used molars Bredan Brooks, 19, was arrested for robbery on Sat., Aug. 4, around 4:30 a.m. after stealing a man’s wallet in the West Village. As a 37-year-old man was walking past the corner of W. 10th and Washington Sts. earlier that morning, Brooks plucked the man’s wallet out of his pocket, police said. When the victim tried to take it back, Brooks bit him on his left shoulder and forearm, then dashed away with the wallet in hand. But police nearby heard the action, and apprehended Brooks when they saw him running by.

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Double-trouble teens Police charged Andre Gadsden, 18, and Joshua Figueroa, 17, with robbery and resisting arrest on Fri., Aug. 3, around 4:30 a.m., after they stole a cell phone and then struggled with arresting officers.

The two teenagers stopped a 21-yearold man as he was walking down E. 11th St. at Third Ave. and took his cell phone by force, pushing the victim to the ground, leaving him with cuts and bruises.

The victim quickly reported the crime to the Ninth Precinct, and soon identified the two robbers while he and several officers were canvassing the area.

When police tried to arrest Gadsden and Figueroa, the two youths fought back, breaking the right hand of one of the officers. But after being led on another short chase, police caught and subdued the two perps.

Assaults, East and West Police charged Ruben Hernandez, 33, with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest on Sat., Aug. 4, around 5 a.m., as the result of an altercation in front of 85 First Ave. Hernandez reportedly struck a middle-aged man in the arm with a metal pipe, causing minor injuries. When officers responded, Hernandez didn’t go quietly, flailing his

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arms to resist being handcuffed.

On the other side of the island, police arrested Louis Navarro, 29, Joseph Urgitano, 45, and Michael Groark, 46, for assault on the same morning, around 2 a.m. According to the report, Navarro confronted a 35-year-old man on the corner of W. 14th St. and Ninth Ave., and hit him in the head with a baseball bat.

Urgitano and Groark then proceeded to punch the victim repeatedly while he was on the ground. Hearing the commotion, a local resident called 911, and police arrested the three suspects when they arrived on the scene.

Bar pickers Police arrested Terene Williams, 26, and Xavier Givens, 30, for grand larceny outside the One and One bar at First St. and First Ave., on Sat., Aug. 4, around 3:45 a.m. According to police, the two men had reached into a female patron’s handbag and pocketed her credit card earlier that morning, around 1 a.m., and then left the bar.

But, seeking either a drink or another credit card, the two thieves returned to the establishment two hours later. They were quickly recognized by bar employees who’d noticed the pair’s previous activities, and police were called immediately.

Sam Spokony

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EDITORIAL Right call on Bologna The Wall Street Journal last week reported that New York City has distanced itself from the high-ranking police official accused of gratuitously pepper-spraying a group of young female Occupy Wall Street protesters at a demonstration near Union Square last September.

Videos of the incident posted on YouTube that went viral clearly showed the women were penned inside orange police netting when the officer strolled by and sneakily spritzed them with the noxious spray, causing them to fall to their knees, crying in agony.

The city has taken the unusual step of declining to defend the officer, Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, in a civil lawsuit over the incident filed by two of the women, who charge the officer pepper-sprayed them “for no legal reason.” Two additional protesters have also filed suit.

According to the Journal, the decision means Bologna — the former commanding officer of Lower Manhattan’s First Precinct — could be personally liable for financial damages arising from the lawsuits.

The Captains Endowment Association is now covering the cost of Bologna’s defense. According to his defense, Bologna was only acting in his capacity as a police officer and actually didn’t mean to spray the women — that he was pepper-spraying in the general area because the situation was chaotic and some men were allegedly trying to sneak in under the netting.

However, the videos are concrete visual evidence of what happened — and many would see intent behind Bologna’s walk-by spraying. In fact, it was apparently the videos that dissuaded the city from defending Bologna.

Four weeks after the Sept. 24 incident, which occurred during an unpermitted march that ended in dozens of arrests, an internal investigation found Bologna in violation of New York Police Department guidelines. He was given a departmental punishment and docked 10 vacation days.

Bologna has reportedly accepted the slap on the wrist rather than go through a departmental trial.

Ironically, it was this very pepper-spraying incident that put the fledgling O.W.S. movement on the map — so Occupy can thank Bologna for that.

We think the city has taken the right step by deciding not to defend him. While the city needs to back its men in blue, Bologna’s actions were outside of the scope of appropriate police behavior.

This is also an important message for the city to send to its police officers: If you act outside of the parameters of your duties, the city will not indemnify you. This is an important check on police misconduct and brutality.

While Bologna will undoubtedly argue that the context is important and not fully visible in the YouTube videos of the incident, the city also needs to recognize the context of people trying to express their First Amendment rights of freedom of expression and association, and use maximum restraint in these situations. Police are trained to keep their cool in these instances, even when they are being provoked by protesters — as some demonstrators were doing during this incident. Bologna’s action, as captured on the videos, was clearly out of line.

What’s more, his act casts a very negative light on the N.Y.P.D., another reason the city is right not to defend him.

On the other hand, his penalty of being stripped of 10 vacation days is a joke. As a high-ranking commanding officer, Bologna should be held to a higher standard than most on the force. This act was not befitting for someone of his rank, sent a terrible message and was bad P.R. for our Police Department — the punishment should reflect that.

As the protesters say, “The whole world is watching!”

Videos and YouTube now scrupulously document everyone’s actions. The city “went to the videotape” and made the right decision in this case — though, again, we feel the penalty was too lenient.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ch-ch-changes

Unify the Village district

To The Editor: Re “The Villager is sold to I.T. executive Jennifer Goodstein” (news article, Aug. 2): Thanks to Mr. Sutter for his years of successfully publishing these vital community papers. Best wishes to Ms. Goodstein as she steers NYC Community Media for the next generation.

To The Editor: Next week we have the opportunity to put the Village back together again…at the first Districting Commission hearing leading up to the 2013 City Council elections.

Greenwich Village used to be in one district, but more recently it has been divided into three districts, with two of the three councilmembers generally deferring to the third on every issue…and thus not representing their constituents. After all, it wasn’t just the residents of one part of the Village who were affected by what happened to St. Vincent’s and Washington Square Park.

Unlike many other geographical areas in the city with somewhat vague boundaries, Greenwich Village has very distinct and clear-cut borders, as recognized by the City Planning Commission when it drew community board lines. Nevertheless, a powerful member of a previous Districting Commission opined that if Fifth Ave. was good enough to be the line demarking East and West in Manhattan, it was good enough to provide a neat divide, wherever possible, for Council districts. And that’s why Villagers living east of Fifth Ave. and south of the park have been gerrymandered out of the district that includes the majority of Villagers.

The Districting Commission is seeking your input at the first Manhattan hearing Thurs., Aug. 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway.

You can sign in online at www.nyc.gov/districting. Come and testify. This is our chance to make the Village whole again.

Kimberly Donahue

Thanks for a stellar job To The Editor: Re “The Villager is sold to I.T. executive Jennifer Goodstein” (news article, Aug. 2): John, you have done a stellar job leading a phenomenal team of journalists who so thoroughly, fairly and brilliantly have covered our neighborhoods.

You will be missed — but you leave behind a talented, awardwinning team.

Good luck in pursuing new adventures and we will see you in the neighborhood.

Corey Johnson

Please, digitize the archives!

To The Editor: Re “The Villager is sold to I.T. executive Jennifer Goodstein” (news article, Aug. 2): Let’s hope the excellent quality of the paper will be maintained. All best wishes and hopes as well that the archives — which go back to 1933 and are vital to Greenwich Village history, archivists, amateurs, mavens and historians — will now be put online for all to read and use.

Patricia Fieldsteel

Way to go, sis!

To The Editor: Re “The Villager is sold to I.T. executive Jennifer Goodstein” (news article, Aug. 2): Congratulations to my sister-in-law, Jennifer, on her new business venture. Very proud of you.

Carol Greitzer

Typical N.Y.U. hype To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U., affordable co-op reach deal on long-term lease” (news article, Aug. 2): As always, New York University aggrandizes itself, as do the politicians. We still don’t think N.Y.U. is one of the “good guys” nor are Chin, Quinn and Stringer. The article had no mention of Assemblywoman Glick, who, of all those cited, was the most on-our-side politician of them all. Thank you, Ms. Glick, for all your support!

Sylvia Rackow Rackow is a member, Committee to Preserve Our Neighborhood

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Borough President Scott Stringer presented Albert Amateau with a proclamation at his retirement party last week.

Albert Amateau retires after a lifetime in the news

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON After a career as a newsman spanning six decades, Albert Amateau retired from Community Media last week.

He filed his last story — a fine profile of Peggy Friedman, the director of the Washington Square Music Festival — for last Wednesday’s deadline. That is, it was his last story as a full-time staffer.

Amateau, who just turned 80, said he plans to take a few weeks to acclimate to retirement, but then might want to freelance for The Villager and East Villager, such as covering precinct community council meetings or writing obituaries.

As he wrote in a personal piece a few weeks ago in The Villager reflecting on his career, Albert Amateau began his life in newspapers around 1952 as a copy boy at the World Telegram & Sun, down at 125 Barclay St. A fellow copy boy, Allen Ginsberg, advised him to ditch poetry after seeing a sample of his verse.

But it was the news industry’s gain. Amateau would go on to work for the Lafayette, Louisiana, Daily Advertiser, the Syracuse Post Standard and also Millinery Research, where he covered boxer Emile Griffith, who had a day job in the stockroom of a Sixth Ave. millinery house. He also reported for Women’s Wear Daily and The Westsider and

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Amateau wrote The Villager’s Police Blotter, most of the obituaries and covered the full slate of community board meetings and City Council hearings — from St. Vincent’s Hospital to the N.Y.U. 2031 plan. His obits annually won top honors in the New York Press Association’s newspaper contest, one judge once raving of Amateau’s pieces, “I didn’t want to miss a single, delicious word.”

Larry O’Connor, a former editor of his at the Chelsea Clinton News, respectfully dubbed Amateau “The Dean of Community Journalism.”

Amateau was feted at a party last Thursday at Phil Mouquinho’s P.J. Charlton bar and restaurant, at Greenwich and Charlton Sts. Borough President Scott Stringer presented Amateau with a proclamation declaring it “Albert Amateau Appreciation Day.” Stringer noted the veteran scribe had been covering him ever since he was a kid campaigning for his cousin Bella Abzug.

Assemblymember Richard Gottfried said Amateau made neighborhood news important, and was always reliable.

“When Amateau said it was so — it was so,” he stated.

Councilmember Gale Brewer also presented the career newsman a proclamation. She recalled how when she was an aide to former B.P. Ruth Messinger on the Upper West Side, she depended on Amateau’s reporting to help fight for tenants’ rights.

Councilmember Margaret Chin said she hadn’t known Amateau that long, but that he was always a really nice guy.

Troy Masters, associate publisher of Gay City News, said that for a straight person, Amateau wrote very sensitively about gay issues.

“He just gets it,” Masters said, adding, “I love him.”

Amateau gallantly kissed Masters’ hand.

Mouquinho said his first memory of Amateau was of him being “surrounded by 14 people” at a meeting. The restaurateur said he had no idea what actually went on at the meeting until he read Amateau’s incisive report.

Jere Hester, a former city editor at the New York Daily News who now works at CUNY’s graduate journalism department, cut his teeth at the Downtown Express with Amateau, during an earlier stint by Amateau at that paper.

“Al taught me how to curse like a devil,” Hester said, “and write like an angel.”

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Do moves by Pacifica signal end of radio icon WBAI? Continued from page 1 base to organic foods and health guru Gary Null. All from studios that have been occupying 120 Wall St., where WBAI has been located for a third of its 50-year existence.

But now the Pacifica Foundation, the Berkeley, California-based nonprofit that owns WBAI and four other community stations around the United States, is ready to pull the plug.

During the foundation’s quarterly national meeting held in Berkeley last month, the governing Pacifica National Board refused to back a $1 million emergency cost-cutting move that would have put Pacifica’s meager resources behind the floundering WBAI. But after rounds of cuts already taken that have decimated staff and canceled popular programming at the network’s stations in California, Washington, D.C., and Houston, the board said no more.

The P.N.B. is now on record mandating stations solve their own financial problems without assistance from the network.

Pacifica also declined to renew the contract of Arlene Engelhardt, its current national director and the originator of the costcutting proposal.

According to P.N.B. member Tracy Rosenberg, a former New Yorker now representing Berkeley radio station KPFA, board members have been considering either temporar-

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WBAI radio has been based at 120 Wall St. for one-third of its 50-year history.

ily shutting down WBAI at the end of the year when its lease runs out, or swapping the signal for another, weaker one — as the former New York Times-owned WQXR did some years ago — in return for cash, but at the cost of a much weaker signal. The most recent offer for a “signal swap” made public a few years ago included an offer of more than $100 million to Pacifica.

Rosenberg supports Engelhardt, adding that the conflict over WBAI is “a real threat” and “not rhetoric.” She claims her opponents are “supporting a vision of sink or swim,” and that “Pacifica is legally a network and available resources have to be allocated to meet pressing needs.”

Rosenberg is not popular in the Bay Area for her stance and is currently the focus of a recall election instigated by SaveKPFA, a group opposed to Engelhardt. A judge recently halted the recall because of allegations of impropriety in lists of eligible voters.

Unusual for organizations of its kind, the P.N.B. is chosen from among listener members, volunteers and employees in expensive and hard-fought, biannual elections designed to manage years of internecine conflict.

Pacifica’s “toxic” work environment, according to Rosenberg, was illustrated during last month’s board meeting when Engelhardt complained that she has been receiving “screaming messages on my cell phone in the middle of the night calling me a bitch and a whore.” She added that these calls were coming from “your listener representatives.”

No one at the meeting responded directly to Engelhardt’s charges, but P.N.B. member Dan Siegel, a bitter foe of Engelhardt, said at the same meeting that “WBAI’s facilities are not affordable and WBAI is a major threat to the organization.” He added, “I don’t want

to get rid of WBAI. I want to see WBAI selfsufficient.”

Siegel, a Bay Area attorney, is a longtime radical activist best known as the mentor to Oakland Mayor Michelle Quan. When Quan’s police were accused of brutality against Occupy Wall Street protesters last year, Siegel resigned as her adviser and appeared on Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!” to publicly disavow Quan’s actions.

Siegel is a strong partisan in Pacifica politics, backing former WBAI Program Director Bernard White, whose firing under pressure by the station’s local board, Siegel compared to “ethnic cleansing” at WBAI. White’s opponents have long accused him of improper behavior and mismanagement, basically handing over the station to his cronies.

Siegel has publicly advocated a signal swap for WBAI and has suggested locations in either Brooklyn or Newark, N.J. According to WBAI board members, before he was fired, White had made similar suggestions in reaction to WBAI’s sinking finances.

Rosenberg admits WBAI faces serious hurdles because it has high “long-term, fixed expenses,” including more than half a million dollars annually to rent a transmitter on the Empire State Building, and that the cash injection from a signal swap is tempting.

But she added that she envisions a “middle ground that makes sense,” since, in her view, “it’s not the role of WBAI to be sacrificed to endow the network.”

According to Rosenberg, there are alternatives. When pressed on the dwindling returns on generous payments by Pacifica to “Democracy Now!” Rosenberg admitted that even the sacrosanct Amy Goodman may be partially responsible for WBAI’s demise. According to Rosenberg, the 2002 original contract with “Democracy Now!” was “designed to benefit” Goodman’s program and was unopposed by the board; but in 2007 when the same $750,000 annual contract was renewed it was “at a detriment to Pacifica,” she said.

Goodman has refused offers to renegotiate, and her program, which started at WBAI, remains solvent with millions in reserve.

Much of the bitterness at Pacifica is rooted in a decade-long battle between factions that inherited control of the station in 2001. In that year revelations that Pacifica was exploring a signal swap exploded into acrimonious charges that Pacifica wanted to “sell” WBAI. Now, more than a decade later, the same charges are being met with a whimper, in part because of the enormity of the financial problems and in part because power at the foundation is so widely scattered, the only successful managers are the ones who, according to Pacifica historian Matthew Lasar, realize that “people at Pacifica don’t bow down just because you wave around scary numbers. You got to go with who you’ve got,” he said.

If WBAI does not solve its financial mess by year’s end those words may seem prophetic.

DeRienzo is a former WBAI programmer and currently co-hosts “Let Them Talk” on Tuesday’s at 8 p.m. on Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

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Pieces are falling into place for activist museum

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON Things are really starting to come together at the new Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) — including, notably, its mosaic sign.

A volunteer crew assembled at the museum space, in the ground-floor storefront of C-Squat, at Avenue C and E. 10th St., last Saturday to start assembling the sign — a first for all of them.

According to Laurie Mittelmann, the museum’s co-director, they tried to enlist the East Village’s “Mosaic Man,” Jim Power, to do the 13-foot-long shingle, but he was swamped with his various commission work. But Power gave two of the museum’s volunteers a tutorial, and they also read about making tile mosaics online.

The result was a smashing success. However, the tiles weren’t literally smashed, but clipped.

They purchased 3-inch-by-3-inch blue tiles, and Mittelmann, using a cutting tool, clipped them into fragments and shards. Then the volunteers arranged the blue bits into the shape of the letters, which had been stenciled onto the sign.

Black tile bits were used to create the MoRUS logo at the sign’s right end. The space between the blue letters will be filed in with mirrored mosaic pieces, and on the sign’s left side will be four tenement buildings with a garden in the middle, with the sun shining in the background.

Meredith Doby, an exhibit designer, created the sign’s design, and, with Jonathan Daily, pieced together the “M” last Saturday.

Photo by Angie Dykshorn

Amelia Martin, left, Tania Doles, right, and other volunteers worked on MoRUS’s mosaic sign last Saturday.

“It’s like a puzzle — but you’re controlling it,” she said of the M.O. of mosaic.

The sign was close to completion, and needed another day of work. As for the museum, Mittelmann said they hope to open soon.

When they’re not getting MoRUS ready, Mittelmann, co-director Bill DePaola and vol-

unteers help out in local gardens. They recently installed a sink in La Plaza Cultural and built a stage in Green Oasis Garden. Last Sunday they planned to construct a solar-powered pond in another community garden.

MoRUS will be paying C-Squat $1,600 monthly rent. The museum recently received

$3,500 from Councilmember Rosie Mendez, which will help, covering two months’ rent.

Bill Cashman, a band and event manager who lives in the former squat, took the lead on bringing in the museum.

He said a few of the C-Squat residents actually had backed a Starbucks for the space, feeling it would bring in the most rent, which would be to the residents’ benefit. But most wanted a nonprofit use connected to the principles of East Village squatting and activism, and MoRUS fit the bill.

“I’m totally for it,” Cashman said of MoRUS. “Me and Johnny Coast — it was a total group effort.”

Cashman added that if Starbucks were the tenant, the multinational coffee giant would have fixed up the storefront space at its own expense. However, C-Squat spent its own funds to get the storefront, as well as part of the basement, into usable shape for MoRUS. “We put in a lot of money,” Cashman said, not wanting to disclose the amount publicly.

For Cashman, the crowning moment will be when the museum’s new windows are installed — they were made by two of C-Squat’s longtime denizens, Popeye and Shayne — which will mark the end of C-Squat’s efforts on behalf of the new museum space. That was scheduled for sometime this week.

“It’ll be good,” Cashman said. “That rolldown gate has been closed for so many years.

It’ll be one less closed, roll-down gate on the block.”

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Photos by Clayton Patterson

Return to Tent City: The mother of all occupations CLAYTON At last weekend’s punk rock concerts marking the Tompkins Square Park riot’s 24th anniversary, one longtime East Villager could be overheard saying, “Occupy Wall Street, they held Zuccotti Park for two months. We occupied Tompkins Square Park for three years!” Clayton Patterson was among the local photographers who documented the homeless park scene, including these shots, from 1989. Clockwise, from top left, the Tent City Crew; a shelter constructed with the help of a children’s jungle gym; a Palm Sunday service at the soon-to-be demolished band shell, inside which homeless people slept; a Tent City resident out cold on a cot during the day.

The Tent City crew were the main organizers of the park’s homeless encampment. “They were in the northwest corner of the park,” Patterson said. “They kept things functioning and they were the main people that you dealt with when issues would come up with the homeless and the park.”

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VILLAGER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Funny, forever young and wise beyond her years FringeNYC’s oldest performer mines laughs from life, not age THEATER I MARRIED A NUN

PART OF THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Sat., Aug. 11, 9pm Tues., Aug. 14, 7:30pm Thurs., Aug. 16, 5:45pm Sun., Aug. 19, noon Tues., Aug. 21, 3:45pm Run time: 75 minutes At the Gene Frankel Theatre 24 Bond St., btw.

Lafayette & Bowery

brave performer equally skilled in the use of humor and pathos, Forest doesn’t expect her audience to simply delight in the fact that she’s senior citizen behaving badly.

Although there’s plenty of that, her advanced age is more than a quick and easy punchline — it’s the source from which her survivor’s spirit flows.

“My greatest hope is for audiences to walk away inspired,” Forest says, imploring conflicted searchers of all ages, “Don’t hide.

Don’t be afraid. No matter how different you might be, live life to the fullest, because it skips along much too quickly.”

That Forest regards her own journey as something of a giddy blur isn’t difficult to believe. Life has taken her from humble origins as a Boston-based Jewish gal to a series of globe-hopping adventures

For more info, visit dyanforest. com/fringenyc Tickets: $15 in advance, or $18 at the box office To order, and for a full schedule of FringeNYC events, visit fringenyc.org

BY SCOTT STIFFLER She’s been likened to Betty White — but 78-year-old D’yan Forest, who has the distinction of being FringeNYC’s oldest performer, defies categorization or comparison.

White, our last living Golden Girl, has recently surged in popularity by using her 90 years on the planet as a free pass to shock and awe us with profane words and deeds. As the writer and performer of “I Married A Nun,” Forest (a longtime Village resident) is not above working blue.

But judging from a preview DVD of “Nun,” she earns audience adoration and cascading waves of laughter the old-fashioned way — with honest material based on hard times and real struggles. A

Forest (a longtime Village resident) is not above working blue.

— including, as she tells it, “fun with the nun, tragic divorce, forbidden nights in the demimonde of Paris and humorous mishaps of falling off a camel in Tibet.”

These and other ribald tales are interspersed with song parodies sung by Forest — who accompanies herself on the ukulele. Even if you emerge from the experience without finding a specific anecdote to identify with (not many of us have actually married a nun), Forest’s epic past and her present desire to keep exploring will inspire you to take risks and open some new windows…so that by the time you reach her ripe old age, you'll have enough dirty, funny, wise stories for your own FringeNYC show.

D’yan Forest shocks and awes with true (and blue) tales.

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Just Do Art!

BY SCOTT STIFFLER

Flash Gordon (foreground, left) joins forces with Prince Baron (foreground, right), aka the future James Bond.

FILM: “FLASH GORDON” Crammed to capacity with garish sets, top shelf ham acting, a pop opera soundtrack by Queen — and a screenplay whose loyalties are divided between sci-fi and camp — the Dino De Laurentiis-produced “Flash Gordon” shouldn’t work…and sometimes, it doesn’t.

But this endearing Me Decade attempt to bring Alex Raymond’s 1930s comic strip hero into the post-“Star Wars” age has more than enough virtues to inspire a trek to 92Y Tribeca.

Only there, on a big screen, can you fully appreciate the trippy art direction and special effects. Despite being created in the pre-digital era, the film manages to conjure consistently stunning (if not entirely convincing) images.

An army of flying Hawkmen doing battle against the backdrop of a swirling, cotton candy-colored sky is one such memorable scene.

As for the human spectacle on display, Max Von Sydow as Ming the Merciless and Sam J. Jones as Flash are polar opposites on the acting ability scale — yet both are perfectly cast. Sydow elevates the villainous raising of painted-on eyebrows to an art, while Jones serves as a blank slate of dumb, blonde beefcake onto whom a variety of supporting characters (and audience members) can project their hopes, dreams and carnal desires.

“Flash, a-ah. He’ll save every one of us,” croons Queen — and although he couldn’t save the film from tanking at the box office in 1980, Gordon and his allies (including a pre-Bond Timothy Dalton as Prince Barin) do have the ability to rescue 2012 audiences from the summer doldrums.

Thurs., Aug. 23, 7:30pm at 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St., btw. Vestry & Desbrosses Sts.) For tickets ($12), call 212-415-5402 or visit 92YTribeca.org.

ESCORT CLOSES “ECSTATIC SUMMER” CONCERT SERIES Is it that time already? Apparently, it is — because on August 25, the free music series “Ecstatic Summer” comes to a close, by going out with a sizable bang. Cult fave Escort (a 17-piece disco revivalist group) will be joined by the equally formidable 18-member big band Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. It won’t cost you a dime to access these critical darlings. Pitchfork praised Escort’s self-titled debut as the “pinnacle of 21st-century disco fetishism,” and the Wall Street Journal dubbed Darcy James “one of the leading new big bands in jazz.”

Free. Sat., Aug. 25, 7pm at the World Financial Center Plaza (250 Vesey St., at West St.). For more info, visit artsworldfinancialcenter.com, myspace.com/weareescort and secretsociety.typepad.com.

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Empowered by a soundtrack from Queen, Flash rides his rocket cycle to victory over Ming the Merciless.

Photo by Lenny Tso

Cult of disco: Brooklyn’s Escort holds court on Aug. 25.

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BY KAITLYN MEADE & SCOTT STIFFLER NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM Kids will learn about fire prevention and safety through group tours led by former NYC firefighters. The program — which lasts approximately 75 minutes — includes classroom training and a simulated event in a mock apartment, where a firefighter shows how fires can start in different rooms in the home. Finally, students are guided on a tour of the museum’s first floor. Tours (for groups o f 2 0 o r m o r e ) a r e o f f e r e d Tu e s . - F r i . a t 1 0 : 3 0 a m , 11:30am & 12:30pm. Tickets are $3 for children and $5 for adults — but for every 10 kids, admission is free for one adult. The museum offers a $700 Junior Firefighter Birthday Party package for children 3-6 years old. The birthday child and 15 guests will be treated to story time, show and tell, a coloring activity, a scavenger hunt and the opportunity to speak to a real firefighter (the museum provides a firethemed birthday cake, juice boxes and other favors and decorations). The NYC Fire Museum is located at 278 Spring St. (btw. Varick and Hudson). For info, call 212-691-1303 or visit nycfiremuseum.org.

B O O K S O F W O N D E R N e w Yo r k C i t y ’s o l d e s t a n d largest independent children’s bookstore hosts Storytime every Fri. at 4pm and at noon on Sun. in their Children’s Room — or, for those who would rather write their own stories, join New York Times bestselling author Cathy Altman Nocquet for the “Writing Outside the Lines Creative Writing Workshop” for kids ages 8-14. Tues., Aug. 14 at 5-6:30pm. Free! RSVP requested. On Sat., Aug. 18, young readers and foodies are invited to “The Art and Life of Julia Child,” a celebration of culinary genius with two new picture books. Jessie Hartland will present her illustrated biography “Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child” — a combination of heartwarming stories and charming illustrations. Author Susanna Reich will also be reading her book about Julia Child — which is written from the perspective of her cat! “Minette’s Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat” tells the story of Julia’s kitty companion Minette as her owner is learning to create classic French dishes.

Both authors will be available to sign copies of their books afterward. At 18 W. 18th St. (btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.). Store hours are Mon.-Sat., 11am-7pm and Sun., 11am-6pm. For more info, call 212-989-3270 or visit booksofwonder.com.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS Explore painting, collage and sculpture through self-guided art projects at this museum dedicated to inspiring the artist within. Open art stations are ongoing throughout the afternoon, giving children the opportunity t o e x p e r i m e n t w i t h m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s p a i n t , c l a y, fabric, paper and found objects. CMA’s new exhibit, “Art Forms: 75 Years of Arts Education,” displays children’s artwork from the collections of celebrated arts educators Leon Bibel, Henry Schaefer-Simmern and Sona Kludjian. The works, dating from the 1930s and 1960s, are juxtaposed with contemporary creations by NYC public school students. “Art Forms” runs through Sept. 30. Throughout the summer, Governors Island joins CMA to present the Free Art Island Outpost — where kids ages 1-12 can participate in a variety of activities (everything from craft stations to sound design). Every Sat. & Sun., through Sept. 16, from 11am-3pm (at buildings 11 & 14 in Nolan Park, on Governors Island). CMA is located at 103 Charlton St., (btw. Hudson & Greenwich Sts.). Museum hours

are Mon. & Wed., 12-5pm; Thurs.-Fri., 12-6pm; Sat.Sun., 10am-6pm. Admission: $10; free for seniors and infants (up to 12 months). Pay as you wish on Thurs., 4-6pm. For group tours, call 212-274-0986, ext. 31.

Call 212-274-0986 or visit cmany.org for more info.

POETS HOUSE The Poets House Children’s Room gives children and their parents a gateway to enter the world of rhyme — through readings, group activities and interactive performances. For children ages 1-3, the Children’s Room offers “Tiny Poets Time” readings on Thursdays at 10am; for those ages 4-10, “Weekly Poetry Readings” take place every Sat. at 11am. Filled with poetry books, old-fashioned typewriters and a card catalogue packed with poetic objects to trigger inspiration, the Children’s Room is open Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Free admission. At 10 River Terrace. Call 212-431-7920 or visit poetshouse.org.

THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM During regular museum hours (Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 12-5pm), visit the Junior Officers Discovery Zone, designed for ages 3-10. It is divided into four areas (Police Academy, Park and Precinct, Emergency Services Unit and a Multi-Purpose Area). Each has interactive play experiences for children to understand the role of police officers in our community.

For older children, there’s a crime scene observation activity, a physical challenge similar to those at the Police Academy and a model Emergency Services Unit vehicle where children can climb in, use the steering wheel and lights, hear radio calls with police codes and see some of the actual equipment carried by the Emergency Services Unit. At 100 Old Slip (btw. Front and South Sts.). For info, call 212-480-3100 or visit nycpm.org. Admission: $8 ($5 for students, seniors and children; free for children under two).

THE SCHOLASTIC STORE Every Saturday at 3pm, Scholastic’s in-store activities are designed to get kids reading, thinking, talking, creating and moving.

On Aug. 14, the project will be “Star Wars Folded Fliers and Paper Airplanes,” complete with trial runs and contests to see which models are out of this world.

On Aug. 18, the “Princess Paper Purses and Tiaras” workshop will feature origami accessories and Disney princess décor along with tales of royal knights and ladies. Also, at 11am every Tues., Wed. and Thurs., the Scholastic Storyteller brings tales to life at Daily Storytime. At 557 Broadway (btw. Prince and Spring Sts.). Store hours are Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm and Sun., 11am-6pm. For info, call 212-343-6166 or visit scholastic.com/sohostore.

AMERICAN TAP DANCE FOUNDATION J u m p , j i v e a n d m a k e s o m e n o i s e a t t h e A m e r i c a n Ta p D a n c e C e n t e r ( 1 5 4 C h r i s t o p h e r S t . , # 2 B , b t w. G r e e n w i c h & W a s h i n g t o n S t s . ) . AT D F i s n o w o f f e r i n g a summer “tap camp” for children ages 5-8 on Aug. 13-17. For children ages 8-13 with three or more years of experience, there will be a tap camp Aug. 20-24. Visit atdf.org/summertapcamps for more info. For those who have never taken a tap class before, adults and youth ages three and up are invited to free, introductory t a p c l a s s e s t h r o u g h o u t S e p t e m b e r. M o n . , S e p t .

10 & 17 at 4pm; Thurs., Sept. 6 & 13 at 4pm; Sat., Sept 15 & Sun., Sept. 16 at 11am. RSVP at 646-230-9564. For more info, visit atdf.org.

T H E S K YS CRAPER MUS EUM The Skyscraper Museum’s “Saturday Family Program” series features workshops designed to introduce children and their families to the principles of architecture and engineering — through hands-on activities. On Aug. 11, “So Sew Tall,” an event presented in conjunction with the museum’s exhibit “Urban Fabric,” lets children design factories to manufacture their own product. On Aug. 25, enjoy a reading of the children’s book “Sky Boys” (about the construction of the Empire State Building).

Following that, kids will construct a

C R E AT U R E S O F L I G H T D e s c e n d i n t o t h e d e p t h s of the ocean and explore the caves of New Zealand — without ever leaving Manhattan. Just visit the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibit on bioluminescence (organisms that produce light through chemical reactions). Kids will eagerly soak up this interactive twilight world where huge models of everything from fireflies to alien-like fish illuminate the dark. Through Jan. 6, 2013 at the American Museum of Natural History (79th St. & Central Park West). Open daily, 10am–5:45pm. Admission is $25,

skyscraper skeleton with toothpicks and gumdrops. On Sept. 8, “Living and Working in the City” encourages thought about the many uses of skyscrapers around the world and then asks participants to design their own mixed-use tower. All workshops take place from 10:30-11:45am, at The Skyscraper Museum (39 Battery Place).

Registration required. Call 212-9456324 or email education@skyscraper. org. Admission: $5 per child, free for members. Museum hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-6pm. Museum admission: $5, $2.50 for students/seniors. For info, call 212945-6324, visit skyscraper.org or email education@skyscraper.org.

$14.50 for children, $19 for students/seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the museum or at amnh.org. For more info, call 212-769-5100.

W o u l d Yo u L i k e t o S e e Yo u r E v e n t l i s t e d i n T h e Villager? Please provide the date, time, location, price and a description of the event. Send t o s c o t t @ c h e l s e a n o w. c o m o r m a i l t o 5 1 5 C a n a l S t . , U n i t 1 C , N e w Yo r k C i t y, N Y 1 0 0 1 3 . R e q u e s t s must be received at least three weeks before the event. For more info, call 646-452-2497.

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Free High Line film series curated by local teens Underdog heroes have their day FILM THE HIGH LINE TEEN PICKS FILM SERIES

7-9pm Thurs., Aug. 9: “Real Steel” Thurs., Aug. 16: “Freedom Writers” Both films are rated PG-13 In the 14th Street passage, on the High Line (at W. 14th St.) Free No RSVP is required, but seating is limited For more info, visit thehighline.org

BY SCOTT STIFFLER Warm nights, cool breezes and free cinema under the stars: With “High Line: Teen Picks,” the elevated public park is about to stake its claim as a destination for summertime film screenings.

But unlike the Bryant Park Summer Film Festival (which favors Hollywood classics) and Hudson River Park’s “RiverFlicks” (which screens movies targeted to grown-ups and kids on Wednesdays and Fridays), the first-ever movie series to take place on the High Line has been curated by teens living in West Chelsea. Sponsored by Friends of the High Line with support from AT&T, there’s not an animated Pixar flick to be found on their schedule (which favors introspection over diversion).

The program was created in response to a spring/summer 2011 survey of more than 800 residents living in the Robert Fulton Houses and Chelsea-Elliott Houses.

Conducted by Friends of the High Line to determine what sort of programs local residents would be likely to attend, the survey showed that adult respondents were interested in job training opportunities, while many teens were interested in attending outdoor film screenings.

The inaugural edition of “High Line Teen Picks” satisfies both of those concerns, by employing a six-person High Line Teen Film Committee. Meeting weekly since May, the committee is responsible for overseeing the event’s

Photo courtesy of Friends of the High Line

A theme runs through it: High Line Teen Picks flicks features underdog tales.

food, operations and programming, as well as creating a plan for community outreach and marketing. After screening many potential films (and, one presumes, going through their share of popcorn), the committee settled on a series that features underdog characters who must overcome challenges and obstacles to realize their dreams.

“We picked these movies,” explained Winona Holderbaum and Carla Hernandez, “because the High Line itself is a reinvention.” That message also resonated with Luz Delma Adon. “Have you every thought about giving up, but then something changed your mind,” she asked, noting that the characters in the films they chose possess the same traits of willpower and perseverance demonstrated by High Line founders.

The teens conducted tabling surveys at

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the NYCHA houses and other neighborhood locations to determine which film would be shown at the August 2 screening. It was a choice between 2007’s “Step Up” (which the committee describes as “a teen romance where two worlds unite as one passion explodes on the dance floor”) or 2004’s “The Notebook” (“a life-long romance set in the 1940s that stirs up your heart all the way to the end”). Over 1,000 people voted. The wnner was “Step Up.”

The final two films in the series are, as they say, already in the can. On August 9, “Real Steel” is a futuristic tale (from back in 2011!) starring Hugh Jackman as a dad who bonds with his son when their underdog mechanical prospect tries to make it in the world of professional robot boxing. On August 16, the 2007 drama “Freedom Writers” stars Hilary Swank as a teacher who sacrifices to help her students succeed.

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SMUIN BALLET AT THE JOYCE THEATER Bold, sexy and innovative: That’s how Smuin Ballet describes itself…and if the buff promo pictures for their upcoming gig are any indication, they’re not bluffing. So if you’ve had your fill of ogling London-based Olympic bods on the TV screen, treat yourself to a live experience at the Joyce Theater — where the entertainment value goes beyond eye candy and into the realm of food for thought.

The program includes founder Michael Smuin's powerfully hypnotic “Medea” as well as the New York premieres of Trey McIntyre’s “Oh, Inverted World” (set to music by indie-rock band The Shins) and “Soon These Two Worlds” — a ballet

by Choreographer in Residence Amy Seiwert, set to music from the Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet.

Aug. 13-18. Mon.-Wed. at 7:30pm; Thurs.-Sat. at 8pm and 2pm matinees on Wed. & Sat. At The Joyce Theater (175 Eighth Ave., at 19th St.). For tickets ($10-$49) call 212-242-0800. The $10 tickets can only be purchased by phone. All other tickets can also be purchased at the box office or at joyce.org. Also visit smuinballet.org.

THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Short films, special events and star power distinguish the 2012 edition of the New York International Latino Film Festival. Launched in 1999, NYILFF showcases emerging filmmakers in the U.S. and Latin America who are producing works which celebrate the diversity and spirit of the Latino community. Sundance sensation Gina Rodriguez walks the red carpet on opening night, prior to the screening of “Filly Brown.” Set in Los Angeles, it’s the story of a street poet and aspiring rap artist striving to be a good sister while trying to get her mother out of jail.

Wilmer Valderrama also logs some red carpet time, when “The Girl is in Trouble” has its world premiere on August 18. Executive produced by Spike Lee, it’s about a Lower East Side bartender who gets involved in a murder mystery. Elsewhere on the schedule, “Elliot Loves” (winner of the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Audience Award for Best Picture) headlines Dominican Night on August 16.

The closing night film, “Lemon,” is a documentary depicting Lemon Anderson’s efforts to raise his family from poverty while exposing his own secrets on the New York stage.

Mon., Aug. 13 through Sun., Aug. 19. At Chelsea Clearview Cinemas (260 W. 23rd St., btw. 7th & 8th Aves.). The Aug. 13 free screening of “Selina” will be at Cinema Under The Stars (St. Nicholas Park, at St. Nicholas Ave. & 135th St.). For tickets and more info on documentaries, features, panel discussions and shorts, visit nylatinofilm.com.

Photo by David Allen

Erin Yarbrough Stewart, Matthew Linzer and company perform “Oh, Inverted World.” See “Smuin Ballet.”

Photo by John Castillo

Gina Rodriguez stars as “Filly Brown” — The NY International Latino Film Festival’s opening night event.

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PUBL IC NOTICE S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by Park Avenue A LLC d/b/a Ainsworth Park to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment with two additional bars. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 225 Park Avenue South a/k/a 111 East 18th Street New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for by 14 Spring Street Cafe LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 14 Spring Street aka 173 Elizabeth Street New York NY 10012.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by Fitz Kelor Ventures Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 37 West 26th Street New York NY 10010.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for by 92 Nunswalk Inc. d/b/a Nevada Smiths to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 100 Third Ave. New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that license #1265077 has been applied for by the undersigned to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in a restaurant under the alcoholic beverage control law at 57 Murray St., New York, NY 10007 for on-premises consumption. Delboysnyc Inc. d/b/a Cricketers Arms.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by Miller’s Near & Far LLC d/b/a Near & Far to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 65 Rivington Street New York NY 10002.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for

by The Cardinal Restaurant #1, Inc. d/b/a The Cardinal to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 234 East 4th Street New York NY 10009.

Vil: 08/09 - 08/16/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 106 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 122 Washington Pl., NY, NY 10014. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP Attn: Lawrence Rosenbloom, Esq., 150 E. 42nd St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: REVERE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/02/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019, ATTN: Charles A. Damato, Esq. Purpose: For any lawful purpose Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF OTHERWORLD PICTURES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/20/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 622 E. 11th St., Apt. 9, NY, NY 10009. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF SYCAMORE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/12. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/18/12. Princ. office of LP: 410 Park Ave., Ste. 1500, NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, Attn: Stephen Schofield at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JUDITH CLURMAN LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on5/2/12.

Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: Judith Clurman LLC, 75 East End Avenue, #9L, New York, NY 10028. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF JW DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/16/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/24/11.

Princ. office of LLC: 111 W. 40th St., NY, NY 10018.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Loockerman & Federal Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 254 ALMOND LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/12.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 254 5th Ave., NY, NY 10001. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 W. 56th St., NY, NY 10019, Attn: Bruce F. Bronster, Esq. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF 371 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/29/12.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 575 Madison Ave., 22nd Fl., NY, NY 10022. LLC formed in DE on 6/26/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY LTD. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/12.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in OH on 9/15/99. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

OH and principal business addr.: 11501 Northlake Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45249. Cert. of Org. filed with OH Sec. of State, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF AG DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/19/12.

Office location: NY County.

LP formed in DE on 3/1/12.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., 245 Park Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 10167. DE addr. of LP: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Name/addr. of genl. ptr. available from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for by Roland Restaurant Group Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 9 East 13th Street New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/02 - 08/09/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF AG DIVERSIFIED INCOME MASTER FUND, L.P. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/24/12.

Office location: NY County. LP formed in Cayman Islands (CI) on 3/6/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., 245 Park Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 10167.

CI addr. of LP: c/o Ogier Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Ltd., 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman KY1-9007, CI. Name/ addr. of genl. ptr. available from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed with Registrar of Companies, Ground Fl., Citrus Grove Bldg., Goring Ave., George Town, Grand Cayman. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 08/09 - 09/13/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GERGEDAN, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/27/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2 River Terrace, 15J, NY, NY 10282. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Hotel Liquor license, #TBA has been applied for

by HHLP Union Square Associates, Hersha Hospitality Management LP, as Manager and 132 4th Avenue Restaurant LLC, as Manager to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a Hotel. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 76 East 13th Street New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/02 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by Class of 67 LLC to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 17 East 13th Street New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/02 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license, #TBA has been applied for by 132 4th Avenue Restaurant LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 132 4th Avenue a/k/a 76 East 13th Street New York NY 10003.

Vil: 08/02 - 08/09/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CABRERA CAMMAROTA PLLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/6/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1133 Broadway, Ste. 708, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF F4 VOLATILITY ACCELERATION TRADING, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/29/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 410 Park Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 MAINSAIL LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/29/12. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Richard K. Eng, Esq., 100 Lafayette St., Ste. 403, NY, NY 10013. General Purposes.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RUSTY GUTS TOURS LLC Arts of Org filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/9/12. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 40 MacDougal ST. APT#9 NY NY 10012. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF OOS INVESTMENTS LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/03/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 744-F Spirit of St. Louis Blvd., Chesterfield, Missouri 63005. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE EQUITIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/18/12. Principal Office location: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor, New York, NY, New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOOVOU, LLC Artcl. of Org.filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/17/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process against the LLC to: Doovou LLC, 305 West Broadway, NewYork, NY10013.

Purpose: anylawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF YORK GLOBAL CREDIT INCOME FUND, L.P. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/12. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/20/12.

Princ. office of LP: 767 Fifth Ave.,17th Fl., NY, NY 10153.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o York Capital Management, Attn: General Counsel at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with The DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CRESA NEW YORK LLC Application for Authority filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/05/2012. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: c/o Mark Jaccom, 100 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CA 9-19TH AVENUE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/16/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1407 Broadway, 41st Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012

NAME OF LLC: 25-35 TENNIS COURT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 7/9/12.

Office loc.: NY Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process c/o Talpion Fund Management LP, 65 E. 55th St., 34th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 08/02 - 09/06/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 328 WEST 45TH STREET LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/18/2011. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 5201 Great America Pkwy, Ste 256, Santa Clara, CA 95054.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SILVER LAKE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 331 W 57th St., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS REAL ESTATE LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/21/2012. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 425 Boylston St., 3rd Flr., Boston, MA 02116 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 LOVELY FRANCHISING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/30/12. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 313 W. 4th St., NY, NY 10014, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BLACKSUB 2 LLC Authority filed with Secy. ofState of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware(DE) on 06/19/12.

Princ. office of LLC: 11 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10010-3629.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WHITE HORSE PROPERTIES NEW YORK, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Richard R. Wagonheim, 2 Tudor City Place, Apt. 2AN, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF NRELATE LLC App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/20/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/20/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal office of LLC: 875 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TFC WEST 57 GC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/15/12. Office location: NY County. Principal business location: 387 Park Avenue South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 387 Park Avenue South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05 - 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 10396 HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/17/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o The Community Preservation Corp., 28 E. 28th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05- 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART PARTNERS, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/7/11.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 147 W. 35th St., Ste. 602, NY, NY 10001.

Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Justin Zamparelli, Esq., Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05- 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MIS EAST SETAUKET, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/5/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Arun Jethani, 99 Madison Ave., Ste. 511, NY, NY 10016, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/05- 08/09/2012

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PUBL IC NOTICE S NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DAMA 57 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/29/12.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o DeGaetano & Carr, 488 Madison Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/05- 08/09/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF U.S.-CHINA CULTURE COMMUNICATION LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/29/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 580 Main Street Suite752, New York, NY 10044. Purpose:To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF 31 W 27 STREET LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/14/12. Princ. office of LLC: 50 California St., Ste. 838, San Francisco, CA 94111. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Organge St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NS PROJECTS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF R AND C SULLIVAN STREET, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Imian Partners, LLC, 65 Locust Ave., Ste. 105, New Canaan, CT 06840. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WLB FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/16/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Davis & Gilbert LLP, 1740 Broadway, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COHEN FILM PROJECTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 750 Lexington Ave., 28th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BROWN & BROWN OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/1/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in MA on 1/28/11. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. MA and principal business address: 181 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459. Cert. of Org. filed with MA Sec. of State, One Ashburton Pl., Boston, MA 02108. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/12 - 08/16/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ICONOSCOPE FILMS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/23/12 Office location: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 16 Ocean Parkway, C20, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 2155 GRAND AVE. LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/22/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mandell, Mandell, Okin & Edelman, LLP, 3000 Marcus Ave., Ste. 2E7, Lake Success, NY 11042. General Purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: SAFE BOATS INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. Application for Authority filed by the Department of State of New York on: 06/07/2012 Jurisdiction: Washington Organized on: 12/23/1996 Office location: County of New York Purpose: any and all lawful activities. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC., 274 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 801, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10016. Address of office required to be maintained in Washington: 8800 SW Barney White Road, Bremerton, WA 98312. Authorized officer on its jurisdiction is: Secretary of State of the State of Washington, 801 Capitol Way S, Olympia, WA. Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF 625 BROADWAY VENTURE, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/11/12.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Gregory S. Courtwright Esq., Lincoln Property Co., 2000 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1000, Dallas, TX 65201. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Trust Co., Corp. Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Property investment.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF ASIA POOLED 522 LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/03/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/15/12.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 270 Park Ave., 25th Fl., Attn: Julian Shles, Mng. Dir., NY, NY 10017.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., Loockerman & Federal Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 145 DENTAL REALTY, LLC a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/31/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Richard A. Lehrer, 145 W. 86th St., NY, NY 10024. General Purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LAURENS LEASH, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/14/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Incorp Services,Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822,also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 217 WEST 115TH FT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/6/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012

NAME OF LLC: S2 REALTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 6/15/12. Office loc.: NY Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF NBC NEWS CHANNEL LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/11/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY 10112. LLC formed in DE on 1/4/85. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF NBC OLYMPICS LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/11/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY 10112. LLC formed in DE on 1/25/90.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF NBC UNIVERSAL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/12/12. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY 10112. LLC formed in DE on 11/24/08.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF NEW YORK INDEX # 810071/2011 FILED: 3/2/2012 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates New York County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2005-AHL2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AHL2, Plaintiff against NILIE JACOB AND HER RESPECTIVE HEIRS-AT–LAW NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECTUORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATESS, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID DEFENDANT WHO MAY BE DECEASED, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC., BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 203 CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12, “ the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage which was recorded in Document 2005000715109 in the office of the Clerk of the County of New York where the property is located on December 29, 2005. Said mortgage was then assigned by written agreement to BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2005-AHL2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AHL2 by assignment of mortgage which was dated October 22, 2010, covering premises known as 203 West 81st Street 4E, New York, NY 10024 (Block: 01229 Lot: 01051).

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Carol E. Huff, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of New York on February 27, 2012. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Manhattan, City, County and State of New York. BLOCK: 01229 LOT: 01051 said premises known as 203 West 81st Street 4E, New York, NY 10024. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: Entire principal Balance in the amount of $588,712.71 with interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from June 1, 2006, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $485.40 that have accrued prior to this action, for a total of $794,451.47 due and payable, with interest as stated above. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.

SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed.

State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 301, Armonk, NY 10504.

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P U B LIC N O T IC ES NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF RSP 79 PROPERTY LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 5/14/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: RSP Companies, 1515 Broadway, 11th Fl., NY, NY 10036. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/19 - 08/23/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF TAMARIX ASSOCIATES LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/25/12. Princ. office of LLC: 515 Madison Ave., 41st Fl., NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF DERMOT RIVERSIDE PARCEL 2, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/13/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/11/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WINDSOR NEW PARTNERS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/23/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Daniels Norelli Scully & Cecere, P.C., One Old Country Road, Suite LL5, Carle Place, New York 11514. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 101 WEST 57 RESTAURANT LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to BLT Restaurant Group, 950 Third Ave., Ste. 2300, NY, NY 10022, Att: James Haber. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. OF F&T APPAREL LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/2/11. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 7/22/11. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Salans LLP, Att: Robert Smits, Esq., 620 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10020. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. OF WING LAKE CAPITAL, LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/4/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 1/3/12.

SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: Michael Beerman, 1125 Park Ave., Apt. 11C, NY, NY 10128.

DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. OF KREAD MANAGEMENT LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/3/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 2/2/12.

SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: Adam Krell, 777 Third Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10017. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. OF METROPOLITAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IX-ER, L.P. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/13/12. Office loc.: NY County. LP org. in DE 1/11/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: Felipe Dorregaray, 135 E. 57th St., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10022. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of LP on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purp.: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. OF WILSON CAPITAL GP, LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/16/11. Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE 11/13/11. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: David Wilson, 237 Park Ave., Ste. 900, NY, NY 10017. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RAM IMAGERY, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/26/12 Office location: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: RAM IMAGERY, LLC 40 Arden Apt. 3G, NY, NY 10113 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, that the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at 66 John Street, 11th floor, on a petition from 18 Front Inc. to continue to, maintain, and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café at 18 Spring Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, for a term of two years. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE PROPOSED REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ATTN: FOIL OFFICER, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 312269/09 – DATE PURCHASED: 11/13/09 AMENDED SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff designates New York County as the place of trial – Basis of venue: CPLR Sec. 509 – FENGYAN CHEN, Plaintiff, -againstDAVID TANG, Defendant. – ACTION FOR DIVORCE – To the above-named Defendant YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this SUMMONS, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the state, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: 07/25/2011. New York, New York. Law Offices of Chen & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorney. 401 Broadway, Ste 409, New York, NY 10013 Tel (212)965-8686.

NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties on the grounds of (i) the abandonment of the Plaintiff by the Defendant for a period of more than one year pursuant to DRL Sec. 170(2). The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. NOTICE OF AUTOMATICE ORDERS – Pursuant to domestic relations law section 236 part b, sec. 2, the parties are bound by certain automatic orders which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. For further details you should contact the clerk of the matrimonial part, Supreme Court, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 Tel (646)386-3010. DRL 255 NOTICE – Please be advised that once the judgment of divorce is signed in this action, both parties must be aware that he or she will no longer be covered by the other party’s health insurance plan and that each party shall be responsible for his or her own health insurance coverage, and may be entitled to purchase health insurance on his or her own through a COBRA option, if available.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from page 8

Smart, sexy and powerful To The Editor: Re “Burlesque will be on the menu with strippeddown poetry club” (news article, Aug. 2): I’m interested in learning what it is about the modern burlesque movement that’s so sexist in K Webster’s opinion.

Is the problem that we and the venues we’re working at are making money on an art form that we enjoy and choose to do?

An art form, by the way, that is produced almost entirely by and performed mostly for women. Or is it because there’s an element of striptease involved? I’m genuinely curious, and I’m having a hard time accepting the idea that burlesque is an invitation to treat women as anything less than human, unless you feel that way about performance art in general.

My guess is that you just don’t know much about neo-burlesque.

I personally know most of the women in that Duane Park promo photo that was on The Villager’s front page last week. I won’t pretend to speak for them, but they’re incredible, smart, talented women. Some are business owners. A couple produce shows of their

own. Throughout the scene there are doctors, professors, mental health professionals — these are not women doing this for lack of other options.

They’re also not performing out of some internalized self-hate. They’re strong, confident women of varying body types who’ve decided that being smart and being sexy need not be mutually exclusive.

Maybe you didn’t say “burlesque is degrading,” but the implication that it’s inherently sexist is completely unfair.

Kita St. Cyr

Love the Ottomanellis To The Editor: Re “Peter Ottomanelli, 65, of famed family meat market on Bleecker” (obituary, Aug. 2): Love this family. Went to St. Joseph’s with them. R.I.P. Peter. The obituary made no mention of Rosemary, the youngest sister.

All of us who were raised in the Village spent all of our holidays on line at the Ottomanellis’.

It would not have been any other way.

Condolences to the Ottomanelli family.

We share your sadness.

Lisa Kloeppel

Great house, great times To The Editor: Re “Key site in early gay rights history faces demolition” (news article, July 26): I remember this building very well as the home of Bruce Voeller, Arnie Kantrowitz and Jim Owles. I went to several wonderful parties there.

It was a time of huge optimism, intense bonding among gay activists, and a feeling of outrage that could scorch the streets.

All of the house’s residents were active in the Gay Activists Alliance, whose clubhouse or community center on Wooster St. in an old firehouse — which became known as The Firehouse — became legendary. Their weekly Saturday evening dances were the forerunners of gay dance clubs in the city. They also orchestrated their famous “Zaps” from The Firehouse.

This house should be preserved for its historic associations. Jim Owles and Bruce Voeller are no longer with us, Arnie Katrowitz is. I’m glad for that.

Perry Brass Brass is the author of “King of Angels,” a new gay, Southern, Jewish, coming-of-age novel set in Savannah, Georgia, in 1963, the year of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Squawking about Chick-fil-A To The Editor: Mayoral wannabe City Council Speaker

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Christine Quinn calling on New York University to shut down its Chick-fil-A franchise was an attempt to score political points with gay, lesbian and extreme liberal supporters, who also by coincidence are campaign contributors.

Her rationale is based upon the owner’s political beliefs, which I also disagree with. New Yorkers face a 9 percent unemployment rate with an additional 7 percent more who have given up looking, long-term pension funding shortfalls in the billions, along with critical issues dealing with education, housing, transportation, public safety and the environment, just to name a few. A future mayor should clearly have more important issues to deal with than going after Chick-fil-A. How disappointing to see progressive liberals like Quinn throwing her lot in with the Moral Majority social police and politically extreme conservatives who attempt to use government rules, regulations and the threat of boycotts to impose their own moral values on others. For those who don’t like Chick-fil-A’s owner’s political beliefs, please feel free to purchase a competitor’s product.

Larry Penner

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D.I.Y. food allergy relief reachable in about a week CONVERSATIONS WITH HEALTH

BY CHRISTOPHER HASSETT My wife is convinced I have a food allergy. I’ve always thought I had hay fever (itchy eyes, sneezing, headaches).

To be honest I’m no longer sure. Can food allergies act like seasonal ones?

— Robert, East Village The fact that your wife is convinced you have a food allergy makes it worthy of consideration. I will go further and encourage you to take her concerns seriously, for there is wide support for those concerns in the medical community. Dr. Stephan Rechtschaffen, from the Omega Institute, says 50 to 60 percent of the patients he sees in his practice have allergies related to food. More than half! The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) claims 15 million people nationwide have food allergies, a number it says is steadily rising.

A food allergy, in the simplest terms, is an immunological reaction to something the body incorrectly perceives as a threat. These reactions range from being unnoticeably mild to quite severe. If, say, you did have a food allergy and your reactions were severe you would absolutely know about it, for the immune response would be immediate and alarming. Symptoms could be a swelling tongue, throat, difficulty breathing, severe cramping, a sudden drop in blood pressure, even death.

But food allergies can be problematic even when the

reactions are seemingly mild. There might initially be the irritating symptoms of itchy eyes, sneezing or headaches, but by continually subjecting the body to the very foods causing these reactions, the symptoms over time could escalate toward migraines, asthma, chronic fatigue, eczema, organ and joint inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and countless other maladies.

Escalation occurs by routinely eating the same foods one is allergic to. Such routines often occur in the morning, when it’s common to eat the same meal again and again for years and even decades. Think of eggs and milk (dairy), think of toast (wheat/gluten), think of the soy latte you switched to for health reasons: all of which, according to the Mayo Clinic, top the list of the most prominent food allergens. Also at the top of that list are fish, shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts...). But people can be allergic to citrus, celery, avocado, potato, beer, wine, coffee and pretty much anything else we put into our bodies.

If a food allergy is presumed, one way to find out, aside from going to a doctor, is to eliminate all suspect foods for seven days. If, for instance, you think you’re allergic to milk, then you would remove all milk products from your diet for a week. Often what happens is, if there is indeed an allergy involved. You're likely to feel even worse during the first few days of elimination. But by Day 4 things typically improve and

by Day 7 you should expect to feel noticeably better.

On the eighth day you reintroduce the suspect food back into your diet. In fact, you might as well indulge on this day, since if it’s a food you’re allergic to it’s also probably one of your favorites — the irony being that the foods we crave most are often the very ones we’re allergic to, though this is by no means a general rule. If on this eighth day the food being rein-

troduced is in fact one you are allergic to, then your reaction to it should be much more noticeable than it was only a week before. You’ll then know to remove it from your diet.

Try this with up to four foods at a time. In other words, if you suspect not just dairy but also wheat, orange juice and peanuts, then remove all four from your diet for seven days and on the eighth day reintroduce only one of the four. Say it’s dairy on this day. If no reaction occurs, remove it once again on Day 9 and reintroduce only wheat. If still nothing, remove wheat on Day 10 and bring in orange juice for the day, etc. All the while remain vigilant about how you’re feeling, thinking and responding to the world around you. Take notes if needed.

Do this until you find the culprit food.

A life can be magically transformed upon eliminating a food allergen, for it is common for people to speak of a resurgence in energy and clarity they hadn’t felt in years. Dr. Rechtschaffen tells of patients who came to him unable to work, unable to walk, their life crippled with fatigue, depression and pain, their hopes crushed by doctors who discounted their symptoms as imagined or treatable exclusively with punishing medications, only to find that with the elimination of certain foods their symptoms disappeared entirely! No drugs.

No therapy. It took only a consciousness to which foods were right and which were altogether wrong for their particular bodies.

Christopher Hassett is a mind and body healing practitioner in New York City. Learn more about natural approaches to improved health at www.threeperfections. com. Do you have a question or concern you’d like Christopher to respond to? Please e-mail him at: conversations@threeperfections.com.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PETIA BRADSHAW AND ASSOCIATES LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/12. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: PO Box 461 Lincolnton Station, NY, NY 10037-9998. Purpose: any lawful act.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF BRANDED CITIES NETWORK, LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/2/12.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 2850 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 110, Phoenix, AZ 85016. LLC formed in DE on 10/27/09.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for

by Established Burger Five, LLC d/b/a Goodburger to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 870 Broadway New York NY 10003.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF 11TH STREET RENTAL LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/02/12. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/03/07.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o RD Management LLC, 810 Seventh Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF ALPHAMETRIX EVENTS, LLC Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/11/12.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in DE on 7/2/12.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: 181 W. Madison St., 34th Fl., Chicago, IL 60602. Regd. agent upon whom process may be served: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE addr. of LLC: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TREVI CARMINE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/31/12.

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Princ. bus. addr.: c/o Trevi Retail LLC, 130 E. 59th St., Ste. 14A, NY, NY 10022.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Goldfarb & Fleece LLP, 345 Park Ave., NY, NY 10154, Attn: Marc Becker, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil: 07/26 - 08/30/2012 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BLACKMOSS PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/28/12.

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Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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A practice at Beat the Streets Wrestling in Soho.

Girls are grappling with success SPORTS

BY ERICA RAKOWICZ New York City public school students can grab on to a chance to grow as both athletes and individuals thanks to a nonprofit organization in Soho.

Beat the Streets Wrestling, based at 145 Thompson St. near Houston St., provides both girls and boys with the opportunity to wrestle for both recreation and competition.

B.T.S.W. was founded by Mike Novogratz, a former wrestler who is a financial investor and Hudson River Park Trust board member.

Wrestling is one of the world’s earliest sports.

In fact, according to B.T.S.W., we’re all born wrestlers. The group’s mission statement notes every newborn child has demonstrated “the back arch as an effort to roll from back to stomach.”

Most girls in the program learn about it through word of mouth, school visits or seeing the boys’ teams wrestle.

“Girls would go up to the boys’ teams and say that they wanted to wrestle,” said Justin Hoch, B.T.S.W.’s director of advancement.

Having recognized the potential a girls’ team could have, B.T.S.W. organized a girls’ wrestling tournament. Meanwhile, the organization has grown enormously, from 19 total teams — boys’ and girls’ teams combined — to 64 teams in just three years.

B.T.S.W. not only provides students with an athletic setting, but leadership experience, as well as a structured place to grow and learn.

Many young women in B.T.S.W. have excelled in the sport, bringing back medals to show for their hard work, dedication and skill.

Rosemary Flores and Shannon Henry, both

from Curtis High School, on Staten Island, traveled north for the Canada Cup, where they wrestled in the pre-junior division. Flores took home a bronze medal.

Kimberly Cardenas from the Michael J. Petrides School, also on Staten Island, traveled to Venezuela for the Fila Cadet Pan Am Games, winning a silver medal.

Yuneris Diaz from Bathgate High School, in the Bronx, and Flores both achieved AllAmerican status last month, bringing to six the number of All-American wrestlers the Sohobased program has produced this year.

B.T.S.W. is also going to the mat financially for youth sports, giving the Public School Athletic League the largest donation in its history.

Cheryl Wong, the girls’ program manager, said the coaching B.T.S.W. provides, plus the girls’ tremendous effort, gives the young grapplers both confidence and discipline.

Wong, a wrestler herself, holds two open, girls-only practices each week at the New York Athletic Club, on Central Park South.

Yet, the girl grapplers are sometimes ridiculed for their sport of choice.

“Teenagers make fun of everything,” Hoch said, “but these girls are strong-willed to begin with.”

B.T.S.W.’s free camp runs Mondays through Fridays, starting at 9 a.m., until Wed., Aug. 15. The camp is partnered with the city Department of Education’s Office of School Food and Nutrition Services, Big Apple Games and Crossfit Virtuosity.

Coaches John Zarcone, Anthony Constantino and Dean Morrison and organizer Mike Torriero teach the Summer Wrestling Skills and Drills Program.

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