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ON A ROLL Board 5 O.K.’s crosstown bike lanes

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Community Board 5 has given its advisor y approval to crosstown protected bike lanes for 52nd and 55th Sts. They will look similar to this recently installed one in the 20s, which is protected by a small buffer zone, plus a “floating” parking lane.

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ollowing last Thursday’s surprise announcement that the city plans to do an experimental program on 14th St. to prioritize buses and trucks, and force cars to veer off the major crosstown street after just one block, some of the area’s politicians voiced concerns about the plan’s potential impacts on the community — and stressed that this must truly be treated as a pilot program.

Issuing the joint statement were Congressmember Jerrold Nadler, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, state Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymembers Richard Gottfried and Deborah Glick.

“The decision by the New York City Department of Transportation and [Metropolitan Transportation Authority] to pilot a Transit/Truck Priority lanes on 14th St. raises many concerning issues for our constituents who reside on the blocks to the immediate north and south of 14th St.,” the politicians said.

“Our constituents have serious concerns, which we share, about the impacts of this plan on our neighborhoods, including how rerouted traffic could impact local side streets. The Department of Transportation must develop a comprehensive plan that truly mitigates traffic impacts on side streets, in addition to ensuring that trucks are routed onto 14th St. “The Department of Transportation has characterized this as a pilot program,” the politicians’ statement continued, “and we strongly believe that it must be a true pilot, informed by data and with regularly scheduled, ongoing input by local residents, businesses, commuters, community boards and elected officials. The department must clearly define the metrics by which it will evaluate this program. We expect changes to be made as circumstances dictate.

“The impacted neighborhoods also must have a comprehensive and robust traffic enforcement agent presence to ensure that both 14th St. and the local streets to the north and south have consistent enforcement to move traffic safely and to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

“We will monitor this situation,” the pols declared, “and we will be vigilant in fighting for what’s best for residents, businesses, mass transit users, pedestrians and cyclists.”

The so-called Transit/Truck Priority lanes program is slated to start in June on 14th St., between Third and Ninth Aves., and would run for at least around a year and a half. It would be daily and the hours being considered are reportedly 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Crosstown buses clog 14th St. near Fifth Ave.

scrapped the full L-train shutdown plan in favor of a “slowdown,” which will see repair work on the line’s East River tunnels done on nights and weekends, but with trains always running in one tube.

The L-train “slowdown” started Fri., April 26.

The 14th St. Coalition, a broad group of Village and Chelsea block associations, last year sued to stop the Lshutdown plan and the city’s proposed transportation mitigation measures, including the busway and new protected crosstown bike lanes on 12th and 13th Sts. Since the shutdown became a “slowdown,” the coalition has been watching warily to see what the city would try to do with 14th St. Judy Pesin, a member of the coalition’s steering committee, slammed this latest plan as little more than “a retooled busway,” and said local politicians should not just be monitoring the scheme’s implementation — but must get out in front of it and critically assess it.

“We are angry” about the new plan, Pesin said, speaking on the coalition’s behalf. “It’s a retooled busway that was said to support the 84,000 daily aboveground commuters resulting from the L-train closure. With the closure canceled and the hordes not arriving, the M.T.A./D.O.T. are continuing with this drastic plan with no reason except to speed up the buses — all while the L train is up and running.

“The experiment with a single lane of traffic in each direction and a 17-hour, seven-day vehicle ban doesn’t solve any problems on 14th St. How will buses speed up sharing a single lane with trucks and drop-offs and pickups? It will create problems on all neighbor-

ing streets by diverting cars and trucks — whose drivers don’t want the no-leftturn restrictions — over to our fragile side streets. And how will an emergency vehicle get through the single lanes?

This plan puts us all at risk.”

Pesin continued, “According to the

mayor, ‘This is an experiment that, if successful, could provide us another tool to move buses faster and save people valuable time for the things that matter.’ The mayor is saying that helping a commuter save 15 minutes travel time is more important than the safety and quality of life issues of those of us who live here.

“We are looking for our electeds to stand up for us and ask these questions before — not after — this pilot starts.”

Pesin noted that after the L-shutdown was scrapped, the M.T.A. and D.O.T. proposed two alternatives for 14th St., including one that allowed for four travel lanes, including two bus-priority lanes and two travel lanes.

“That plan has disappeared,” she said, of so-called “Option No. 2.” “Perhaps it was a sham all along. At least that design comes closer to addressing the real needs of both sides.”

Meanwhile, D.O.T. and Transit Authority officials were set to present updates on plans for M14 Select Bus Service and the 14th St. Truck/Transit Priority lanes pilot project to the Community Board 2 Traffic and Transportation Committee on Thurs., May 2. D.O.T. was also to make presentations on the 12th and 13th Sts. bike lanes, along with the new University Place “shared street,” at the meeting. The committee meets at Meyer Hall / N.Y.U. Center for Neural Sciences, 4 Washington Place (west of Broadway), Room 102.

Supermarket slated for 6th and Waverly

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supermarket is set to fill the vacant space at the northeast corner of Sixth Ave. and Waverly Place, according to an announcement by owner Lee & Associates, a Brooklyn-based gourmet grocer.

The store, at 378 Sixth Ave., will be called Greenwich Gourmet Market, and is expected to open in June of next year. The retail space has sat empty for the past three years after its most recent tenant, Duane Reade, vacated it.

The lease is for 8,200 square feet, and will be divided between 4,000 square feet on the ground floor and 4,200 square feet on the lower level.

The lease is for 21 years. Asking rent was $200 per square foot, according to Lee & Associates.

“Located right off Washington Square Park and in close proximity to the many residents of the Village, Greenwich Gourmet Market couldn’t be better positioned to succeed,”

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said Mark Kapnick, executive vice president and Principal at Lee & Associates. “The store will offer a wide variety of gourmet prepared foods, in addition to more traditional grocery items.”

The company currently owns four stores in Brooklyn, each with a different name, including Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach. The company said it has future plans to expand into underserved residential areas in Manhattan, as well.

This area of the Village has been dealing with a high retail vacancy rate. On the same block, at Sixth Ave. and Eighth St., the former Barnes & Noble bookstore has been vacant five-plus years. But this paper recently reported the Blue Note jazz club may want to open a live-music venue there. However, the Blue Note has repeatedly “laid over” going before Community Board 2’s monthly State Liquor Authority Committee meeting on its application for a liquor license for the space.

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Police Blotter Midtown North ‘Basket case’ A sculpture was stolen last week from Galeries Bartoux, at 104 Central Park South, police said.

On Thurs., April 25, around 4:30 p.m., a man entered the gallery and stole the artwork, valued at $16,000. The sculpture is by the artist Fred Allard and resembles a traditional shopping basket made of crystal resin adorned with gold chains.

Police announced two days later on April 27 that they had arrested Zoltan Genc, 61, a Bronx resident, and charged him with grand larceny.

19th Precinct Phone scam An elderly Upper East Side resident was tricked into giving a stranger $20,000, police said.

In mid-April, a 91-year-old man received a phone call from a stranger saying that his grandson needed bail money.

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The concerned grandfather agreed to give the unknown caller cash.

On April 10, the grandfather sent his “house man” to give the unknown caller $9,000 in the lobby of his apartment building. On April 11, the grandfather met with the unknown caller in the lobby to give him an additional $11,000 in cash.

According to police at the 19th Precinct, after the second payment, the worried granddad eventually found out that his grandson was not in jail. Shortly after speaking with his grandson, he notified police that he had been scammed.

Capital offense At a Capital One bank branch at 249 E. 86th St. a woman named Elizabeth Velasquez tried to fraudulently cash a check for $2,000, police said.

On April 15, Velasquez tried to use a fake Pennsylvania ID and debit card to cash a check made out to Maritza Pineda. According to police, at some point during her time in the bank, Velasquez claimed that she was Pineda’s sister and that the check had been mailed to her.

The teller attending Velasquez called Pineda after noticing the ID was fake and after seeing a notification on the account stating that fraud was being attempted.

Velasquez had tried to cash the same check at another Capital One bank earlier, according to police.

While on the phone with Pineda, the teller was able to confirm that Velasquez was not who she said she was and called the police. Velasquez was arrested.

This ar twork was stolen from a Central Park South galler y but the thief was caught, according to police.

Officers from the 19th Precinct that were close by stopped the thief at the northeast corner of Lexington Ave. and 96th St. and retrieved the iPhone 6, valued at $300.

20th Precinct Social Security scam Another elderly Upper East Side resident fell victim to scammers earlier this month.

On April 10, a 73-year-old woman told police that she received a letter in the mail stating that her Social Security benefits were going to levied.

The woman then received a phone call from someone claiming to be from American Tax Solutions, saying that they could lower the levy amount from $28,949 to $200, if she paid them a total of $3,800 over 23 months.

The victim then told police that she gave American Tax Solutions a down payment of $1,000 and signed a contract giving them power of attorney.

It wasn’t until she spoke on the phone with a representative from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance that she learned it is illegal to levy Social Security benefits and that she had been a victim of a scam.

According to police, the woman said she closed the account that American Tax Solutions was going to take funds from.

Cell-phone snatch On April 11, a 41-year-old woman standing in front of 312 E. 95th St. at 6:12 p.m. was approached by an unknown man who snatched her phone from her hand.

Missing person Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 66-year-old man who went missing two months ago.

Hamilton Pena was last seen on Fri., March 1, at 11 a.m. while leaving his home at 2345 Broadway. Pena is about 5 feet tall and has a thin build.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted on the CrimeStoppers Web site at WWW. NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

Broken window Police are looking for a man wanted for kicking in a glass window.

On April 24, at 4:30 p.m., two men reportedly argued outside of an Epicerie Boulud eatery at 1900 Broadway. At some point during the dispute, one of them kicked the restaurant’s window, causing it to shatter.

Police shared an image of a suspect on social media.

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Fresh take: Beasties name campaign rocks on PHOTOS BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELL-DOMENECH

Ar tist Danielle Mastrion spruced up her Beastie Boys mural as co-naming advocate LeRoy McCar thy held a sign he hopes to see fly there.

Fresh take: Beasties sign campaign rocks on

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woman in paint-splattered overalls grabbed a spray can off the top of a trash bin outside of Wolfnights on Ludlow St. Standing atop the bin, she drew a giant pair of black eyes that stared down from the wall of the sandwich shop to a man on the sidewalk below. The man, LeRoy McCarthy, held a yellow sign reading, “Beastie Boys Square.”

The artist, Danielle Mastrion, is repainting her 2014 mural of the Beastie Boys — again — to help McCarthy rally support for his renewed push to have the intersection of Rivington and Ludlow Sts. named after the legendary New York City hip-hop band.

Fans of the Beastie Boys regularly visit the intersection, which was featured on the cover of their 1989 album “Paul’s Boutique.”

McCarthy first proposed the idea in 2013 and submitted a renaming proposal to Community Board 3 in 2014.

But the East Village community board voted to reject the proposal since its members did not believe the pitch met co-naming guidelines.

“Hopefully, this is a new day,” McCarthy said, optimistically. He told this paper that Deputy Manhattan Borough President Aldrin Bonilla reached out

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The mural took shape under the hand of graffiti ar tist Danielle Mastrion.

Quest. In Staten Island, Vanderbilt Ave. and Targee St., were co-named the WuShe’s a sure shot: Danielle Mastrion working on her Beastie Boys mural.

Tang Clan District. A part of Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx has been co-named Hip Hop Ave. and a block in Brooklyn

co-namings are that the honoree have been dead for at leaset two years and have demonstrated an “extraordinary and consistent long-term commitment to benefit the community.”

Making Beastie Boys Square a reality is the last step on McCarthy’s mission of honoring hip-hop’s New York roots by co-naming a street in every borough for the music’s pioneers and luminaries. In Queens, part of Linden Boulevard, at 192nd St. and St. Albans, has been renamed for Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor, a rapper with A Tribe Called

to help connect him with former local City Councilmember Rosie Mendez to “discuss what can happen.”

According to reporting from DNAinfo in 2014, C.B. 3 co-naming guidelines included that an honoree have been dead at least two years and have been of service within the board community for 15 years. When McCarthy submitted his proposal, Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch had died of cancer two years earlier.

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where the rapper The Notorious B.I.G. grew up is called Christopher Wallace Way. “Even if you are not a fan of hip-hop, hip-hop is such an integral part of life and New York City culture,” Mastrion said.

At the moment, McCarthy said he is trying to rally political support for the mural. He said he did not plan to make another effort to win the approval of C.B. 3.

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New push for two-way Verrazzano toll

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or whom the bridge tolls” has been a thorny issue for the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge for decades, following its change to one-way tolling back in the 1980s.

The result was that Staten Islanders no longer had to pay a toll to return to their home borough and that congestion at toll plazas there was cut. But the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost millions of dollars in annual revenue and congestion was increased in Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn.

But that could all change soon, as congressional Democrats are now, at last, pushing new legislation to restore a two-way toll on the Verrazzano.

Congressmembers Max Rose, Jerrold Nadler and Nydia Velazquez, joined by other local politicians, held a press conference on Staten Island early on the morning of Sun., April 28, with Patrick Foye, the M.T.A. chairperson, to announce federal legislation to reinstate two-way tolling on the Verrazzano, plus increase transportation investments for Staten Island and South Brooklyn.

The proposal is to split the current $19 one-way toll to Staten Island into a $9.50 toll going in each direction.

Existing discounts for Staten Islanders would continue to apply.

In addition, it’s projected a balanced two-way toll would also bring in an additional $10 million to $15 million per year for the M.T.A. from drivers who would otherwise be so-called “toll evaders” — meaning drivers who try to avoid tolls by taking alternate routes to circumvent them.

The current one-way toll on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is the only toll in the United States that is federally mandated. As a result, an act of Congress is required to change it.

A source said the legislation has “a broad base of support from all stakeholders.”

Rose last week wrote an op-ed in the Staten Island Advance saying that a two-way Verrazzano toll would both increase revenue for the M.T.A. — that could be used on projects in Brooklyn and Staten Island — as well as cut traffic congestion.

The one-way Verrazzano toll has been the scourge of Downtown Manhattan, which has been hammered with excessive traffic because of it. A report released last year that was commissioned by the Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District revealed what Downtowners have long known: A two-way toll on the

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Staten Island Congressmember Max Rose led the press conference on a federal effor t to restore the Verrazzano Bridge’s two-way toll. Politicians joining him included, clock wise from bottom left, Councilmember Margaret Chin, state Senator Brian Kavanagh and Conressmembers Nydia Velazaquez and Jerrold Nadler.

Verrazzano would drastically slash traffic congestion in Lower Manhattan.

Sam Schwartz Engineering’s report, headed by the transit expert revealed that up to 137 vehicles per hour could be removed from westbound Canal, Watts and Houston streets with a two-way bridge toll.

These corridors are where vehicles head westbound toward the Holland Tunnel. With Staten Island-bound traffic on the Verrazzano being tolled — but not Manhattan-bound traffic — Schwartz estimated that 70 percent of westbound trips to New Jersey take the route through Manhattan instead of the I-278 route through Staten Island.

“Staten Island and South Brooklyn have been used as a cheap thoroughfare for far too long,” Rose said at the press conference. “The status quo is not working for Staten Islanders and South Brooklynites who are living through nightmare commutes every single day. This plan to bring split tolling to the Verrazzano will help by dramatically decreasing commuter traffic in Staten Island and Brooklyn, while also reinvesting future revenue into the buses and public transit options that Staten Island and South Brooklyn deserve.”

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and Velázquez’s efforts to improve transportation options and reduce congestion on Staten Island, restoring two-way tolling to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge,” Foye said. “Given today’s technology, there is no reason to require tolls only in one direction on this important crossing, and we look forward to rationalizing the collections so they match every other tolled bridge in the nation, helping to fund the next M.T.A. capital plan, including much-needed investments in Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn.”

“After more than two decades working on this issue, I am extremely proud to stand here today with my colleagues in Congress as we announce federal legislation to finally restore two-way tolling on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge,” Nadler said. “The restoration of toll collection in both directions, using electronic tolling that does not require stops at a toll plaza, will greatly improve traffic and congestion in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, while also capturing new vital funding for the M.T.A. from out-of-state trucks, who no longer will avoid a toll entering New York City via Staten Island in order to escape the charges on the Hudson River bridge and tunnel crossings. All New Yorkers, will reap the benefits of the restoration of two-way toll collection, from new additional revenue for the M.T.A. and fewer trucks on the Staten Island Expressway, Gowanus Expressway, Manhattan Bridge and Canal and Broome Sts. in Lower Manhattan.”

“For far too long, the one-way tolling system on the Verrazzano Bridge has resulted in excessive commercial traffic making its way across Staten Island and then through Brooklyn neighborhoods as trucks seek to avoid local tolls,” Velázquez said. “The solution being announced today will mean less congestion, safer streets and better air quality in our communities. It will reduce wear and tear on Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island infrastructure like the B.Q.E., Gowanus Expressway, Manhattan Bridge and Canal St.” “We’ve always understood that it will take federal and state cooperation to change this,” said state Senator Brian Kavanagh. “Fewer cars and trucks circumventing the existing toll will mean less traffic congestion, better air quality and more revenue for public transportation. It’s particularly critical at this moment, as we work to minimize the impact of the B.Q.E. reconstruction project that looms large over communities I represent in Brooklyn.”

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n article on Page One of The Villager on Aug. 19, 1971, was about Mayor John Lindsay’s recent switch to the Democratic Party, and how it would affect his past and future political alliances.

Despite still being in the “Democratic honeymoon� phase, Lindsay’s close associates worried about his connection with Vincent Albano, New York County G.O.P. chief, and “political bosses� and “power brokers� of Lindsay’s previous campaigns.

Lindsay was New York’s mayor from 1966-73. In the article, close associates noted to The Villager that his hero Fiorello LaGuardia also left the Republican Party during his first term as mayor. But LaGuardia did not join the Democrats and maintained an independence, keeping good relationships with local Republican leaders.

Lindsay’s party switch was described by those close to him as “like jumping into a roaring furnace from a comparatively tiny frying pan,� according to the article, by Frank Daniels.

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vessel clinic serviced 500 volunteer patients who had to be at least 18 years old, city residents and heroin addicts for at least two years.

Rachelle Wall, Planning Board 2 chairperson, said local leaders’ main objection was the Village not being notified of the clinic’s move into the area. Possible negative impacts included decreased police protection for the Village, increased drug traffic on the nearby Morton St. Pier, and the clinic’s patients falling prey to addicts and thieves.

Wall said the clinic’s sudden relocation was “another instance of the city’s disregard of neighborhood government.�

Dr. Robert Newman, director of the City Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, said patients had not been robbed at the city’s other 22 similar clinics. And he said that in other clinics, patients left the area immediately after treatment.

Newman said that ending addiction was a major city problem. And he added of the floating facility’s impact on the Village, “The clinic won’t eliminate your problems, but it won’t add to them.�

Also in the same issue, the rock musical “Godspell� received the National Theater Arts Conference’s Dineen Award for its “relevancy of theme and positive statement.� The musical had just moved Uptown from the Cherry Lane Theatre, at 38 Commerce St., to the Promenade Theater.

In its 100th performance, the show was praised for its “positive statement to a world weary of negativism.�

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Thrown under the bus on 14th

BY ELISSA STEIN

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fter the 24/7 L-train shutdown was averted, one might have assumed that the extreme and invasive aboveground mitigation plans for 14th St. and its surrounding neighborhoods would have been avoided, as well.

Without the crush of displaced commuters, it wouldn’t be necessary to take such drastic measures to move people Elissa Stein. across town since the L train would still be running, albeit on a revised night and weekend schedule.

But instead of scrapping their plans, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Department of Transportation continued to push their contingency measures, proposing two options for 14th St. — one a straight-up busway with emergency-vehicle access, the other allowing cars, as well — at community board meetings and L-train open houses.

Despite community pressure that 14th St. be open for two bus lanes and two lanes for other traffic, the mayor announced last week that the city would go with the more-restrictive option — the one originally prepared to deal with the catastrophic shut down that didn’t occur. He stated that they were going to “try an experimental new transit improvement” on 14th St. His cavalier attitude was reflected in his statement, “[W]e have an opportunity to try something new and really get bus riders moving on one of our busiest streets.”

Mr. Mayor, your experiment, to ban vehicles on 14th St. except for buses, trucks and emergency vehicles, means car traffic will be shunted onto side streets, some which have already recently been narrowed to one lane to allow for bike and buffer lanes due to the L-train shutdown that did not happen.

Has anyone spent more than a moment contemplating the negative impact on surrounding neighborhoods? These streets already struggle with backups caused by school buses and Access-A-Rides, gas deliveries and garbage pickups, FedEx and UPS trucks, move-ins/-outs and dumpsters. We’ve recently dealt with transformer fires, water-main breaks, and short- and long-term construction projects.

And where have our local elected officials been in all this?

Last week, they banded together, issuing a statement that they hear our concerns and will be monitoring the situation. We need pushback and action — not waiting and seeing.

In the end, Mr. Mayor, you are choosing commuters over community, prioritizing travel time over quality of life and safety. We’ve often been labeled as NIMBYs, elitist, privileged car owners concerned only with real estate value and personal comfort. But has anyone stood on one of our corners as a truck turns and ends up on the sidewalk because there’s not enough room to maneuver? Have you ever pulled an elderly neighbor to safety as an electric bike whizzes the wrong way down a bike lane, at night, with no lights? Have you ever watched an ambulance stuck in traffic, sirens wailing, because a delivery car is parked in the way, with no driver in sight?

Mr. Mayor, you said you want to “save people valuable time for the things that matter.” News flash: Quality of life and safety matter.

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Letters to the e Ed Editor ditor I’m disappointed to see CoJo, Hoylman et al. hedging their bets on this to demonstrate that they’re listening to those loud voices of the few and not the much greater number of their constituents suffering for lack of adequate bus and subway service. Courage!

The bike lanes are an enormous improvement for our neighborhood. The 14th St. busway will be, too.

Blaz, Byford: Speed freaks To The Editor: Re “Pols voice ‘concern’ on 14th St. traffic pilot plan” (news article, thevillager.com, April 26): The notion that the Department of Transportation needs an 18-month pilot program to test the performance of its 14th St. bus proposal is ludicrous. D.O.T.’s goal is to prove that by eliminating 17 bus stops, buses will move faster.

Of course, they will.

With every bus stop that is removed, there will be an average savings of several minutes.

The mayor hopes this success will be a pattern for other bus routes, so we can “save people valuable time for the things that matter.”

The mayor’s unexpected anti-people attitude is backed

by Andy Byford, president of the New York City Transit Authority, who attacks community groups for opposing the bus stops’ removal, saying this is an important step toward speeding up buses. He said he only wants to remove “just a few stops.”

Speed is not the main function of buses.

Both men are forgetting the unique role buses play in New York. First, they are needed in neighborhoods far from subways. Second, they serve a growing population of people who cannot negotiate steps to use the subways, including the elderly, disabled and many others who have nonvisible conditions, like heart problems.

These people will also find it difficult to walk the extra blocks imposed by the mayor’s plan.

Buses will move faster when the Transit Authority modernizes — not when city officials forget who makes up the ridership. For instance, when are we going to install contactless credit and debit cards to speed boarding? These are used successfully in London and other places. Passengers enter via front or back doors and simply tap their card against a “reader.” Voila! A time saver.

The tepid reaction of our local elected officials to the changes is very disappointing. Now, not in 18 months, is the time to assert their role as

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At a protest last month, Downtowners urged the city not to cut bus stops on the M14 route as par t of adding Select Bus Service.

Council ignores retail crisis

To The Editor: Re “Pols voice ‘concern’ on 14th St. traffic pilot plan” (news article, thevillager.com, April 26): Community Board 2 utterly failed to make sure that Village residents’ voices were heard, so as to have avoided all traffic heading east on 14th St. being diverted south directly onto the Village’s streets.

C.B. 2 has once again shown that it is, simply, asleep at the wheel when it comes to representing our vital interests.

To The Editor: Re “Freeze store evictions until S.B.J.S.A. is O.K.’d” (oped, by Sharon Woolums, April 25): How can any member of our City Council walk down almost any street in New York City without being stricken with shame at this disease of abandoned stores, growing dangerously more numerous every day? Nero fiddled while Rome burned. And our Council’s just twittering, deceptive nonsense, avoiding an absolutely urgent bill — the Small Business Jobs Survival Act — that would enable small businesses to fight off extortion level rents at lease renewal time, which now is so torturing our endangered neighborhoods.

Obviously, Jim Drougas and Marni Halasa have suffered this first-hand, Ms. Halasa losing her Chelsea cafe to a vicious rent increase, and Mr. Drougas, watching the stores around him closing down one after another, while dreading when his lease is up. Just down the block from Mr. Drougas’s bookstore was the Cornelia St. Cafe, which closed when the cafe’s landlord raised the rent.

Richard Klein

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Way to ram it through!

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representatives of their communities: the Lower East side, Stuyvesant Town, Chelsea, Greenwich Village and others.

Marguerite and Carol Greitzer

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Martin and Greitzer are cochairpersons, W. 12th St. Block Association

‘Asleep at the wheel’

To The Editor: Re “Pols voice ‘concern’ on 14th St. traffic pilot plan” (news article, thevillager.com, April 26): Good for de Blasio for pushing this through over the yowls of the car-hugging, bikeand-transit-hating NIMBYs.

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From ďŹ rst phones to cell phones to phonies OTIS KIDWELL BURGER

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n the late 1920s, there was a wall telephone downstairs in my grandmother’s hallway next to the kitchen. You spun a dial and a voice said: “Number, please,� and you got a whole lot of other voices on a party line.

A couple of years later, my parents built a house on the Staten Island heights. It had a whole new kind of telephone shaped rather like a plant with a strong stem and a sort of blossom on the top to speak into and a little appendage like a wilted leaf hanging on one side to listen to.

I was terrified by the disembodied voice.

By the ’40s, we were living in another house with a more modern telephone and we teenagers often spent time listening to each other. Back then in the ’40s and ’50s, there were lots of public telephones. You could lock yourself in a booth and chat away as long as your change held out.

But technology has long swept all of these away.

Then, fast-forward, and we had people walking on the street talking apparently to themselves. They did not have Tourette’s. They had cell phones. Now, even toddlers seem to have cell phones. However, some of us still have landline phones with a long cord and receiver that you can hold to your ear.

I have become more or less used to the telephone — though not to smart phones or computers — as a means of electronic communication, but not to how, nowadays, all phones can be used as a sort of pry bar to separate telephone holders from their bank accounts.

First there were Nigerians. They had gold and diamonds. If you just paid the taxes, they would get it into this country and share it with you.

Next came the announcement that I won $2 million from playing the lottery, and if I’d just send $800 to pay

The writer, who is now 95, as a young ar tist.

taxes, I would receive a cashier’s check. I have never played the lottery. Eventually, it was dropped to $1 million, then $500, and then vanished. Then they resurfaced with a $400 check. If I cashed it and sent them $200 of those dollars, I would receive several hundred thousand.

So I figured if I cashed this, it would somehow give them

access to my bank account, so I asked my bank and they wouldn’t tell me that but if I tried to cash that check, they said they would close my bank account, so I tore up the check.

Then there were the ones who said I’d done something terrible and the cops were on the way. I never did find out what I had to do to get rid of them. Then there were some fairly plausible ones who said they had shipments of fine wine and if I paid them money, they would keep the wine in a cellar and sell it when the market went up and send me the money. They even sent me pretty believable brochures describing this process.

Throughout all this there have been people calling me at all hours to ask me if I have pain in my back, arms, legs. I say, No. I did get into conversation with one who called four times one day and they said they were from MediCare and wanted my MediCare card. So I said I was legally blind, which I am, and so they said they wanted the last four numbers of my Social Security and I said I couldn’t remember. That did not discourage them completely, as I had several calls after that. But one day my finger slipped and I cut off the phone call. I have not heard from them since. I am waiting breathlessly for the next round of entertainment.

I have since heard about other lonely widows who have been entertained by charming men who, after several intimate phone calls, have said that, if the charming widow sent them money for their carfare or plane fare, they could meet.

And now I have also heard that the lonely elderly can have robots, including robot puppies, come and entertain them. This is just humanitarian aid, not a financial swindle, but I do wonder, at 95, what lonely old age in this world is coming to.

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C.B. 5 O.K.’s 52nd, 55th Sts. protected bike lanes and result in slower and safer driving. Streets with protected bike lanes have 15 percent fewer total crashes and 21 percent fewer pedestrian injuries than idtown will soon become easier streets without them, according to D.O.T. terrain for cyclists.

According to C.B. 5, the number of cyAt its April 11 full-board clists currently using both streets withmeeting, Community Board 5 passed out a protected bike lane is more than a resolution in favor of two protected 100 during peak hours, which is an crosstown bike lanes in the 50s — unusually high number of cyclists for one eastbound on 52nd St. and one streets without protected bike lanes. westbound on 55th St. But giving advisory approval for The proposed bike lanes would a bike lane resolution was atypical be 4 to 5 feet wide and protected by for C.B. 5. The board also called on a small buffer zone, plus an 8-footD.O.T. to do a better job educating wide parking lane. Creating the bike the public about and advocating for lanes would require the removal of safer cycling behavior. The efforts 41 commercial parking spaces on must go beyond the agency’s current the south side of 52nd St., plus 25 “Street Ambassadors,” the board on the south side of 55th St. within added.

C.B. 5, which stretches from Eighth “It needs to be more than the curAve. to Lexington Ave. rent plan that happens right now Along with painting new green because what is currently going on bike lanes on the two streets, the doesn’t seem to be effective,” said Department of Transportation board member David Sandler. would improve intersections for C.B. 5 only represents the middle pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists portion — between Eighth and Lexby installing Leading Pedestrian ington Aves. — of each proposed Intervals (giving pedestrians a few bike lane. Community Boards 4 and seconds head start at crosswalks) 6, which represent the other sections and vehicle-separation zones with to the west and east, respectively, delineators (white plastic flexible have both also given their advisory COURTESY D.O.T. posts). approval.

Communit y Board 5 has given its advisor y approval to crosstown protectAccording to studies by D.O.T., According to D.O.T., construction ed bike lanes for 52nd and 55th Sts. They will look similar to this recently narrowing driving lanes and creaton the bike lanes will begin this suminstalled one in the 20s blocks, above, which is protected by a small buffer ing “floating” parking lanes (set at a mer. zone, plus a “floating” parking lane. distance from the curb) calm traffic

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Making the district greener and cleaner

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ake a look around Union Square Park at the first more traditional lot for tots, which USP oversees and mainsigns of spring. Trees are budding, the Greentains. market is filled with daffodils. Local em“The core mission of any BID is to keep the ployees, residents, families and visitors are out district clean and safe, and the Union Square in force to take advantage of this beautiful Partnership’s Clean Team and operations green space in the heart of Manhattan managers have done a phenomenal job complete with benches, bistro tables, a improving this area over the last several playground and dog run. decades,” said William Abramson, diIt’s the start of the park’s high season, rector of sales and leasing at Buchbindwhen thousands of visitors a day come er & Warren Realty Group LLC. “Our to enjoy a pause in their schedule, conboard and community are fortunate nect with friends, pick up fresh bread to have Operations Manager McLawat the Greenmarket and participate in rence Glynn and Director of Operathe close to 200 scheduled events on tions Tom DiRusso leading the charge tap through the fall. and implementing a host of field projThis welcoming locale doesn’t just ects to benefit the neighborhood.” happen by chance. It’s the result of On the park’s west side, USP unround-the-clock work by the Union veiled a new seating area with moveSquare Partnership Business Improveable bistro tables, chairs and the COURTESY UNION SQUARE PARTNERSHIP ment District team and their neighborPartnership’s signature teal-colored In March, the 14th Street Y honored Jennifer Falk, the Union Square umbrellas, which were added last hood partners who strive to keep the Partnership’s executive director, center, and the Partnership with its summer in response to feedback from district looking its best year-round.

Community Builder Award. Joining Falk in accepting the award were, community members.

Visitors leave behind more than from left, William Abramson, of Buchbinder & Warren, and Lynne 178,000 bags of trash in the area each USP has also upgraded the park’s irBrown, N.Y.U. senior vice president and the BID’s president and board rigation system, and worked with the year. The Partnership has made reducco-chairperson. Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, executive director of the New York City Department of Parks ing this waste a top priority and its ef14th Street Y, is at far right. forts are attracting interest from other and Recreation to add new landscaporganizations. ing, including more than 100 planters.

“We are proud to be investing in a lection system and education campaign For the first time, USP implemented a USP’s work in the community is getmore sustainable future through our in Union Square Park.

Zero Waste strategy at its 23rd annual ting noticed. In March, at its annual waste initiatives and as part of our USP is working closely with the local Harvest in the Square, one of New York gala, the 14th Street Y honored USP overall efforts to advocate and improve business community to help companies City’s most celebrated culinary events and Executive Director Falk, with its reduce waste and improve sustainabili- and fundraisers. Guests were given a inaugural Community Builder Award. the Union Square-14th St. district,” ty practices. In October, USP hosted its compostable fork at the door and asked The award “recognizes champions said Jennifer E. Falk, USP’s executive first-ever Zero Waste Forum, featuring to reuse it, and all paper products and who go above and beyond to cultivate director. sustainability experts from across New containers were compostable. These and strengthen their communities and, Last spring, USP spearheaded a pioYork City, who shared their insights on strategies helped to meet the city’s in turn, inspire others — individuals, neering study with Columbia Univerhow to reduce waste in offices, institu- standards for a zero-waste event by di- organizations and local businesses — sity’s Earth Institute and Sustainabiltions and food establishments; how to verting 90 percent of the event’s trash to do the same,” according to the 14th ity Management Program to dig into comply with New York City’s recycling from landfill. The 2018 event raised Street Y. its garbage and determine its makeup. and organic waste regulations; and how $430,000, up from $367,000 in 2017.

“The 14th Street Y could not think A team of graduate students combed to engage customers, staff and vendors Year-round, USP works day in and of a better recipient for our first Comthrough 600 pounds of neighborhood with the efforts. USP has also issued a day out with community members to munity Builder Award than the Union trash and concluded that an impressive “Zero Waste Resource Guide” for busi- maintain this urban oasis and the 14th Square Partnership and Jennifer Falk,” 84 percent or more could be diverted nesses and organizations.

St. neighborhood. The BID’s 22-mem- said Jordan Brackett, associate execufrom landfills through separation of To help reduce food and packaging ber Clean Team sweeps sidewalks, tive director for advancement and planrecyclable, compostable and recoverwaste from the neighborhood’s flourish- power-washes high-traffic corners, ning. “The Union Square Partnership able waste. ing food scene, USP is working closely paints street furniture and removes has led the way in reinvigorating one The findings led USP to take action. with several local businesses, including graffiti. During the winter season, team of the most important public spaces in With support from evian and Danone Breads Bakery, Dig Inn, Think Coffee, members salt and clear sidewalks, bus this city and has helped transform our North America, USP engaged IDEO, a Pret a Manger and Union Square Hos- stops, catch basins and areas around neighborhood. I am proud to serve on global design firm, to design a protopitality Group, to come up with solu- fire hydrants to keep the streets clear USP’s board along with so many inditype for a new waste-collection system, tions that can be used by others. and safe. viduals who are so dedicated to our plus a consumer-awareness campaign.

“Union Square Partnership’s Zero In warmer months, the Clean Team community. Jennifer is a visionary and Last fall, IDEO staffers asked people Waste forum and waste audits are sets up the park’s signature bistro tables, transformative leader who is taking in Union Square Park what would helping us live up to our values by tak- chairs and umbrellas on the park’s west Union Square Partnership to impresmotivate and help them to dispose of ing better care of our environment,” side, the center lawn, the West Plaza, sive heights.” trash properly — be it a coffee cup, said Ben Turndorf, digital marketing at the 138-year-old James Fountain and “We were incredibly humbled by food packaging, newspaper or water manager for Union Square Hospital- throughout the Broadway pedestrian this recognition from one of our combottle — so that it could be recycled ity Group. “We’re grateful for USP’s plaza. As neighborhood parents know munity’s most valued anchors,” said or composted. support in our continued efforts to be very well and visitors with kids quickly Falk. “We’re proud of what we’ve acThe survey’s takeaways included the a conscientious and contributing mem- discover, Union Square Park boasts a complished and are working diligently need for simple instructions, multiple ber of our community.” large playground complete with a shiny with our expanding network of neighlanguages and design that reflects the In Union Square Park, new waste- steel dome, checkerboard rubber floor borhood partners to keep up the moarea. Based on IDEO’s findings, USP reduction efforts are already underway. mats, and three spinning rides, plus a mentum.” plans to pilot a new public waste-col-

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Powerful women reshape the landscape

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t a time when six women have already declared their candidacy for president of the United States in 2020 and Congress boasts a record number of female representatives, it’s undeniably the year of the woman. Locally, nowhere is this more true than in Union Square.

From destination retailers and cutting-edge OffBroadway theaters, to small businesses and large city enterprises, women are in positions of power and are dramatically changing the landscape of the Union Square-14th St. community. One only needs to walk through the bustling neighborhood to experience an urban success story. Thanks to numerous projects spearheaded by women, the future is bright.

“A dynamic group of women is driving the positive change in our community on virtually every level,” said Jennifer E. Falk, executive director of the Union Square Partnership, herself a leading woman in the district.

“Women work together to get things done.”

Since 2007, Falk has led successful efforts to transform and modernize the district, including not only championing the visionary $20 million renovation of Union Square Park’s north end, but also mapping out a sustainable future for the vital commercial, residential and transportation hub. Falk effortlessly recounts the contributions of a long list of women to the growth and dynamism that define the area today.

Lori and Susan Buchbinder, co-principals of Buchbinder & Warren, at 1 Union Square West, a real estate brokerage and management company, took over the business co-founded by their father, Norman Buchbinder, after his death in 2007. An area pioneer who helped found USP, he instilled in his daughters a commitment to the community. Each year they present the Norman Buchbinder Community Leadership Award to someone who exemplifies his passion, community leadership and vision for change.

“Union Square is very much a part of our DNA and the Union Square Partnership is an extended family to us,” Lori Buchbinder said. “It’s made us a destination for New Yorkers and visitors. We have retail tenants and employees and office tenants who want to visit Union Square. That’s why we are very active in the Partnership — we know the importance of collaboration.”

Women are at the forefront of Union Square’s rich cultural scene. Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth has been bringing groundbreaking theater productions to the Off-Broadway Daryl Roth Theatre, at 101 E. 15th St., since 1996. Women’s issues are in the spotlight this year with “Gloria: A Life,” a play about the life of women’s-rights activist Gloria Steinem, which ended in March, and “Accidentally Brave,” a one-woman play now running about a wife’s efforts to cope with stunning news about her husband.

Suzanne Appel, a USP board member, joined the Vineyard Theater, at 108 E. 15th St., in 2017 and is bringing new perspective to the Off-Broadway theater.

Her counterpart, Toni Marie Davis, chief operating officer/general manager of the Classic Stage Company, at 131 E. 13th St., is in the running for a 2019 Drama League Award for the theater’s revival of the musical “Carmen Jones.” This season she’s bringing “Macbeth” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” to the stage.

Another district cultural draw, The Strand Book Store, at Broadway and E. 12th St., is owned by Nancy Bass Wyden, who has run the literary destination since 2017. Visitors spend hours at The Strand browsing through books old and new, people watching and at-

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A s Rosemar y Paparo spoke, Lori Buchbinder, listened, second from right, at the dedication of Norman Buchbinder Way. Lori and her sister Susan are co-principals of the real estate company founded by their father, while Paparo is its director of management. Also at the event was Councilmember Margaret Chin, four th from right.

tending events in the store’s Rare Book Room, featuring conversations with cultural icons and new literary talents.

Women are also adding their culinary passion and expertise to the district’s vibrant food scene. Katherine Moore, general sales manager of USQ Wine & Spirits, at 140 Fourth Ave., and a USP board member, brings years of knowledge to her work selling a wellcurated list of wines in the store’s relaxed atmosphere and has lived in the neighborhood for 30 years. Like The Strand, the store holds special events and tastings that give visitors from around the city another reason to spend time here.

“I’ve watched the transformation from a neighborhood dark and deserted by 6 p.m. to a vibrant destination neighborhood populated by a multigenerational bevy of shoppers, diners and energetic participants in programmed activities,” Moore said. “The evolution of sanitation services and public-safety coordination with law enforcement provided by the Union Square Partnership are the prime reasons for this new status.”

As executive director of the 14th Street Y, Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein has been a leading voice in the district for the past five years. She brings an expansive array of inclusive cultural and educational programming to the community, from preschool classes to fitness programs for seniors, and is leading an effort to develop a new and improved facility for the vital community center to call home.

Jessica Lawrence Quinn, who has more than a decade of management experience in New York’s growing technology sector, joined Civic Hall, a nonprofit focused on advancing the use of technology for public good, in 2017. As chief operating officer, she is on the frontlines of one of Union Square’s most ambitious projects, the cutting-edge Union Square Tech Center a.k.a. “Tech Hub,” coming to 124 E. 14th St. Civic Hall will be the anchor tenant, with a large-scale digital training center, conference space and extensive community programming.

Frances A. Resheske, senior vice president of corporate affairs at Con Edison, headquartered at 4 Irving Place, is continuing the legacy of Charles Luce, founding chairman of USP, and carrying on the tradition of working to bring community and private resources together to maintain and enhance the neighborhood.

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“The neighborhood is welcoming and filled with cultural opportunities and terrific businesses, and much of it is due to the tireless work of the Partnership,” Resheske said. “Con Edison has been proud to call Union Square the home of our headquarters, and we remain very committed to seeing the community grow and flourish.”

With her first year behind her representing District 2 on the New York City Council, Carlina Rivera is constantly out in the Union Square neighborhood and “her energy level hasn’t let up,” said USP’s Falk. Rivera, who is co-chairperson of the Council’s Women’s Caucus, led the district’s first inclusion in the Council’s participatory-budgeting process to determine which community projects the Council would fund with a $1 million allocation for capital spending. She kicked off the effort on Union Square’s South Plaza.

Lynne P. Brown, president and co-chairperson of USP’s board, is senior vice president for university relations and public affairs at New York University, and uses her extensive experience as a nonprofit leader to help drive USP’s community-building activities.

“I first traveled from Washington Square to Union Square in the mid-1990s to learn more about this neighborhood to the north to see if it would be a good location for some of N.Y.U.’s facilities, including dorms and offices,” Brown said. “The rest is history, as they say, and 25 years later, Union Square has transformed into one of the most vibrant, energetic — and delicious — destinations. It is the best place in the city to buy food, eat, exercise, shop and, of course, see young people. N.Y.U. alone now has thousands of students living in and enjoying the neighborhood. Union Square was a game-changer for N.Y.U., and we are excited to be part of its exciting future.”

Rosemary Paparo, Buchbinder & Warren’s director of management, whose team of account executives manage more than 100 Manhattan properties, joined the company in 1977 and lives and works in the neighborhood. She said the fact that women are succeeding in the Union Square community is no surprise.

“Lori and Susan [Buchbinder] and I were brought up the same way,” she said. “We were raised not to question the fact that we could carry on and excel as well as any man. There was never a question that we would be held back.”

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Condos, Tech Hub, hospital to transform area

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ith several important residential, retail and healthcare projects well underway, not to mention plans for a cutting-edge tech center and digital training hub, the Union Square-14th St. district is undergoing a major transformation.

“All this activity on virtually every corner of Union Square-14th St. reflects the diversity and attraction of our community to a wide range of stakeholders and newcomers alike,” said Jennifer E. Falk, executive director of the Union Square Partnership.

Two major residential projects with street-level retail are being built just steps from the PATH train and 14th St. subway stations. At the northwest corner, at 101 W. 14th St., excavation work has begun for a 13-floor, 45-unit condo building led by developer Gemini Rosemont. With a facade of glass boxes, plans for the building, designed

by ODA New York, call for 21 duplexes and two retail spaces with a combined 5,830 square feet.

Directly across Sixth Ave. at the northeast corner of 14th St., Landsea Homes, with partner DNA Development, is leading a 86,145-square-foot project at 530-540 Sixth Ave., which will include retail and 50 residential units, enclosing 57,029 square feet of residential space. There’s work coming underground, too. The M.T.A. is planning to upgrade the subway station at this intersection with a handicap-accessible elevator.

These investments, coupled with mixed-use developments on 14th St. nearing completion on the district’s east side, will bring streetscape improvements and new ground-floor retail options to the entire community, including the neighborhood’s second Trader Joe’s, at 14th St. and Avenue A. The Union Square Tech Training Center, coming to 124 E. 14th St. at Irving Place, is now moving through the government-approval process. It’s ex-

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Union Square’s energy and central location appeal to both the tech sector and residential developers. Union Square East is home to major Mount Sinai health facilities, and a mini Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital is coming to E. 13th St.

pected to generate 600 well-paying jobs and to create what the New York City Economic Development Corporation calls a “multilevel ecosystem for diversifying talent and growing the next generation of companies and industries.”

E.D.C. is developing the project with developer RAL Development Service.

The glass-fronted building, with 240,000 square feet of space, will house a workforce-development center operated by the nonprofit Civic Hall that will span three floors and serve tens of thousands of New Yorkers a year, and pave the way for future tech entrepreneurs and leaders.

“As a central transportation hub for all New Yorkers, the center of New York City’s ever-growing technology ecosystem, and the historical heart of local and national labor movements, Union Square is the ideal location to create a new tech training center dedicated to

making sure all New Yorkers can participate in the 21st-century economy,” said Andrew Rasiej, founder and C.E.O. of Civic Hall. “The new Civic Hall at Union Square is being developed to both help the underserved get the job training they need and also ensure that the technology industry itself becomes more diverse, inclusive, and supportive of the public interest.”

Digital skills training will be offered to the public, as well, at daily and weekly public events, including book talks and hackathons. The building will also feature step-up, affordable office space for growing companies that have graduated from Civic Hall, incubators or coworking spaces. In addition, the center will offer modern, market-rate space to attract established, industry-leading corporations to the ecosystem, according to E.D.C. As plans for the modern glass-front-

ed tech center take shape, one of Union Square’s historic buildings, the iconic Tammany Hall, at 44 Union Square East, is in the midst of a total makeover.

The structure’s interior is being transformed into office and retail space. A glass-and-steel dome will provide a modern contrast to the landmarked edifice, famed as the headquarters of the city’s Democratic political machine of the late 19th century.

Moving on to the core of the district, Union Square’s robust healthcare services are getting even stronger. Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s new 70-bed mini hospital on Second Ave. between 13th and 14th Sts., slated to open in 2022, will include a state-of-the-art emergency department. Neighboring New York Eye and Ear Infirmary will stay open during the work, and is getting its own upgrades.

Meanwhile, Mount Sinai-Union Square, at 10 Union Square East, a healthcare anchor in the district, has added an urgent-care center open to the public 365 days a year.

“As Union Square continues to grow and evolve as one of the city’s leading cultural and business centers, we at Mount Sinai are working hard to transform Mount Sinai Union Square into one of the city’s leading healthcare centers, as well,” said Jeremy Boal, president of Mount Sinai Downtown and executive vice president and chief compliance officer of Mount Sinai Health System.

“In addition to our new state-of-the-art urgent-care center, our newly renovated facility will provide one-stop access to specialty and primary-care doctors, diagnostics, labs and pharmacy services.

“Our goal is to create a destination for excellence in healthcare and wellness that works seamlessly with our larger Downtown network,” Boal added. “The future of healthcare is in Lower Manhattan and we couldn’t be more excited to offer these essential services to the entire Union Square community.”

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events, and conversations with community stakeholders.

“The Partnership is committed to implementing innovative programs to further enhance the district and position the neighborhood for continued growth,” said Jennifer E. Falk, USP’s executive director.

“We have spent six months understanding the subtle interactions of the square and neighborhood,” said Guido Hartray, a founding partner of Marvel

state agencies, Partnership board members and area visitors to create a plan for the community and guide how USP will spend future capital dollars.

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Architects. Some ideas so far include more art, trees, pop-up food kiosks and additional seating for Union Square streets. The community expressed strong interest in a shared pedestrian space from the 17th St. Broadway Plaza down Union Square West, expanding seating and adding more benches to Union Square Park, upgrading the Union Square Dog Run, particularly the drainage, paving and seating, and composting on non-Greenmarket days.

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National Nurses Week 2019

Nurses’ numbers, responsibilities growing

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nter a hospital, doctor’s office, adult-care facility or medical clinic and you are bound to encounter nurses. “Nurse� is a broad term used to describe most individuals who perform patientbased care in a variety of settings. A nurse’s duties and title will vary depending on his or her educational background and the certifications and licenses he or she has received.

The field of nursing is seemingly recessionproof. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are roughly 2.6 million nurses in the United States. No other career choice within the field of healthcare can claim such strength in numbers, both in the United States and Canada.

There are many advantages to becoming a nurse, including growing employment opportunities. Over the next 20 years, the bureau predicts 800,000 vacancies in the field of nursing in the United States alone. Financial gain is to be had as well. Depending on the type

of nurse one is, he or she has the potential to make anywhere between $43,000 and $115,000 a year, according to the bureau’s Occupational Employment Statistics Program. Furthermore, because of the wide breadth of nursing services, there is plenty of room for specialty application and advancement.

Here are the common types of nurses and the type of education required to become a nurse: Nursing aide or orderly: Nursing aides and orderlies help nurses care for patients and perform routine tasks. They spend most of their time with patients, serving meals, keeping patients comfortable, answering call lights, making beds and giving baths. Most nursing aides work in a hospital setting or long-term facilities for the elderly. A high school diploma may be all that’s needed to become a nursing aide.

Licensed practical nurse: A licensed practical nurse studies for a year after earning a high school diploma and

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must be licensed in the state in which he or she will work. He or she typically records medical histories, weighs and measures patients, records symptoms and administers injections.

Registered nurse: A registered nurse typically pursues a two-year associate’s degree in nursing or may receive a bachelor’s degree in the field. Candidates must pass a national exam before they are licensed. The duties of a registered nurse are generally more varied and in-depth than those of a licensed practical nurse and can include helping patients manage treatment plans.

Nurse practitioner: Nurse practitioners are among the most educated hospital employees. In addition to their registered nurse study, they earn a master’s degree and may specialize in one area. Also, they may be able to work outside of the authority of a physician.

In such instances, they can run a medical practice, diagnose, and prescribe medication just as a doctor would.

Although doctors are often thought of as the primary care providers in most healthcare settings, nurses are growing in numbers and have taken on many of the roles once reserved exclusively for doctors.

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Eats

Tandoor Palace: A hidden gem of a find in FiDi

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t’s easy to miss Tandoor Palace, which serves tasty Indian food in the Financial District. Located at 88 Fulton St., between Gold and William Sts., the restaurant is set back from the street and up a flight of stairs, along a walkway that features several stores that are behind the sidewalk’s main row of shops.

The restaurant is almost fully hidden from the street except for two small signs hovering near the sidewalk that call out its existence.

In the typical claustrophobic feel of FiDi, the place is sandwiched closely between a tailor shop, a newsstand, a Russian/Turkish bathhouse and a jewelry buyer. The seemingly never-ending scaffolding and construction on the block also contribute to the cluttered feel.

But Tandoor Palace has been open since 1993, which is a hopeful sign that people will find good food, and keep coming back for more.

Inside, the eatery is modest, with a room to order at the counter and with trays of various dishes that have been freshly prepared. A second connecting area is the dining room with several tables.

Tandoor Palace offers a full menu, with vegetarian and meat options, including chicken, lamb, goat, shrimp and fish. Dish options include curry sauce, tikka masala sauce, saag, which features spinach, vindaloo and more. Dishes range from $10 to $15, with good-sized portions.

There are also salads and kati rolls, in which the

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Amid a cacophony of placards and scaffolding on Fulton St., you can find signs for Tandoor Palace.

ingredients are rolled in a tandoori naan. There is a full range of biryani and tandoori bread options.

All breads are baked at the time of ordering in a clay oven, and the dough is freshly kneaded every morning. All foods are non-GMO, with no artificial flavors and no preservatives.

A particularly good deal is an all-day special, which

includes one meat and one vegetable dish with rice or naan for $8.95.

Tandoor Palace has a comfortable atmosphere and the nice feel of a hidden gem in the middle of bustling, chaotic Lower Manhattan. And the good food at very reasonable prices makes it worthwhile to keep one’s eyes open along Fulton St. for this quality fi nd.

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CBD oil still in studies, but it’s spreading

BY GABE HERMAN

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BD oil has been growing in popularity nationwide, which can be seen locally in the number of stores offering the cannabis-based product.

In Downtown Manhattan, the oil can be found in shops like Dramatics NYC, at Fifth Ave. and E. 16th St., which offers back massages with CBD oil; CBD Oil Bros NYC, an herb shop at 1 Irving Place; and CBD oil New York, a vitamin and supplement store at 99 Battery Place.

There are also over-the-counter products made by a new company called CBDMedic available at many CVS stores, as well as at Sage Fitness, at 139 Fulton St. near City Hall.

CBD stands for “cannabidiol.” It is a chemical compound that naturally occurs in the cannabis plant but won’t get you high.

But people have started to use the oil for many other purposes, with some of the top ones being relaxation, stress relief, improved sleep and relief of joint and muscle pain.

A recent poll found that about 85 percent of Americans have heard of CBD, and about one in five have tried it.

There is little scientific data to show whether or not CBD oil is effective for various types of treatments.

Clinical studies are just starting to be done after many decades of having been prohibited. Studies can take years to get proper results, but that isn’t stopping people from using CBD in edibles, for massage oils and as droplets to put under the tongue. And, yes, people are even giving CBD to their dogs.

CBDMedic, a company that launched this year, just released 10 new over-the-counter products with CBD oil for uses such as pain relief and treating eczema.

This adds to the company’s previously released products, including one called Active Sport and another for arthritis.

The company is the first to offer topical medications that combine pharmaceutical ingredients with CBD oil. Their products include other natural ingredients like oils and moisturizers. They use CBD oil from hemp that contains no THC or other psychoactive ingredients.

CBDMedic was developed and is distributed by Abacus Health Products, which worked on formulas and tested the products for five years before the company’s launch, according to Alex Joseph, their events and partnerships manager.

“The cool thing is there’s a lot of technology behind our products,” said Joseph outside a recent promotional event near Madison Square Park.

Joseph said there are natural ingredients in the products that help one absorb the CBD oil. These include cottonseed oil and jojoba seed oil.

In the Active Sport product, there is also menthol and camphor, which are approved pharmaceutical ingredients for topical pain relief. They also create cooling and warming effects on the skin, which could be felt at the free massages offered at the Madison Square Park event on April 22 and 23 at a “Relaxation Studio” set up in a “Meditation Bus” being used to spread the word about the products. The event featured free chair massages with CBDMedic products.

Joseph said at the pop-up event that the feedback

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from people was very positive, and he wasn’t trying to sell as much as trying to educate people.

“We want people to try the product,” he said. Joseph added about the massages in the bus, which created an atmosphere with cool air and filled with blue LED lights, “we’re also creating an immersive experience. All your senses are completely enveloped.”

Joseph said that CBDMedic has been doing some of its own research into their products’ benefits. The company found that nine out of 10 healthcare practitioners say the CBDMedic products are more effective for patients’ pain relief than other products, and prefer them to other topical pain-relief products by the same margin of nine to one.

“As more Americans become familiar with the benefits of CBD, we anticipate that it will become mainstream,” said Perry Antelman, C.E.O. of Abacus TVG

Health Products. “That said, we know that CBD is not a cure-all for everything. We know, through science, how CBD plays a vital role in the treatment of pain and skincare issues like eczema and acne, and we look forward to the public learning more about this.”

In June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved for the first time a drug using CBD oil. It was Epidiolex, an oral solution that treats seizures from two types of epilepsy. And Joseph noted that CBDMedic’s products are registered with the F.D.A. and are made in an F.D.A.-compliant facility. He said the company has strict quality controls that include testing products after they are made in the lab.

In early April, F.D.A. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb laid out steps for further evaluating CBD health effects and curbing false claims from some companies.

These steps included an upcoming public hearing on May 31, a working group to explore how CBD products can be responsibly marketed, and issuing warning letters to companies making reckless claims. Such claims about CBD have included treatments for cancer, Alzheimer’s, tumors and substance abuse.

“Ultimately, we remain committed to exploring an appropriate, efficient and predictable regulatory framework to allow product developers that meet the requirements under our authorities to lawfully market these types of products,” Gottlieb said in the announcement.

Joseph of CBDMedic said that educating the public with proper information is a big need for the CBD business.

“I think an issue with the industry is there’s a lot of false claims out there, a lot of companies claim it can do a lot of things,” he said.

But with CBDMedic confident in the science and technology behind its products, Joseph said the key is to teach people about the benefits, and then see their positive reactions after trying the products for themselves. He said people were leaving the bus with smiles.

“It’s the ‘wow face,’ ” he said.

“It is a great ingredient,” Joseph said of CBD. “I think overall education is key.”

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In between long hours working in the fashion industry, Hossain set out to achieve her dream. At first, she couldn’t tell different varieties of habanero peppers apart.

“Hot was simply hot, and my taste buds were not accustomed to the differences in flavor and spice,” she recalls.

After months and months of experimentation and research, the budding chef achieved success in 2016 and created three sauces — Habanero (Super Duper Hot), Serrano and Chipotle (Smoky Hot), and Fresh Mango and Sweet Peppers (Mild) — using peppers sourced from farmers in New Jersey. Unlike many other hot sauces on the market, Hossain’s creations avoid the traditional marketing machismo of skulls, flames, and other extreme imagery, instead opting for sketch of a fashionable young woman with a chihuahua and the slogan “Be a Silly Chilly.”

Despite her lighthearted approach to the hot sauce game, Hossain means business: these days, Silly Chilly can be found in 120 stores in New York and New Jersey, including Manhattan’s famous spice merchant Kalustyan’s, Brooklyn’s hipster butcher shop The Meat

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to participate in an event that showcases “the best of the best food vendors coming together and celebrating food and their craft with people who appreciate food and art from all over the world.”

Joe DiStefano 19 is a Queens-based food writer, culinary tour guide, and author of the bestselling guidebook “111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss.”

Stop by Silly Chilly Dumplings at the World’s Fare at Citi Field (123-01 Roosevelt Ave. in Queens, https://theworldsfare.nyc) on May 18 and 19 from 12 to 8 p.m. Tickets from $19 to $199 (children under 10, $5).

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Daniel Efram: Finding images on the edges

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’m not documenting a broad pastiche of America,” said photographer Daniel Efram, perhaps referencing the classic work of Robert Frank.

The images in his first monograph, “Curiosities,” (Tractor Beam Press) are a collection of intriguing, grainy blackand-white photos that invoke some classic work by his predecessors, which he readily acknowledges.

“You can’t do this without Frank, Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, William Klein,” he said. “But this book is a fantasy — a fictional 24 hours of my life.”

The book’s 60 images were shot over a four-year period. Half of them were taken in New York City — many in the East Village, where he resides. The rest were shot “somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere.”

Shooting digitally with vintage, manual-focus lenses, Efram finds odd moments that are open to interpretation.

“I hope that the images invoke a larger story for the people who view them,” Efram said.

Odd moments abound in the collection. Shot consistently in low light, even the daytime images have the feeling of film noir, which was Efram’s goal. Not only are they open to interpretation by the viewer, but the artist gets something from them, as well.

“These photos talk to me — they tell me their secrets,” he said.

After taking the photos over four years, it took a year to edit the book.

With the help of co-editor Nicole Blackman, 750 images were whittled down into the final product.

Shot with a sense of humor as well as purpose, Efram’s photos document moments on the periphery that one might pass by and barely register. Some scenes feel both normal and odd at the

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An untitled image from Daniel Efram’s new photo book “Curiosities.”

same time, invoking a desire to fill in the blanks as to what is going on in the images.

Efram, who previously worked in the music industry, has no training in photography.

“When I left the music business, I threw myself into photography,” he said. “This was my own independent MFA study — the book is my thesis.”

A multimedia book launch for Efram’s “Curiosities” was held at Howl!

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Doc brings former alt-music shop to life over the years. The latter included setting up a shortlived MP3 store in 2007, and having an e-mail newsletter that went out to tens of thousands of he documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Music,â&#x20AC;? about the devoted fans.

Village music store of the same name, The 83-minute film never lags despite its premiered April 26 at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very specific focus on the one shop. And it Tribeca Film Festival and tells the story of does a good job of conveying the changing the legendary shop for alternative music. face of the Village and the loss of local Other Music was at 15 E. Fourth St, shops, without being too heavy-handed. between Broadway and Lafayette St., The changes wrought by the Internet on for 21 years until closing in June 2016. music stores and how people consume Its name referred to its focus on music canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ignored, though, and lesser-known music outside the mainthey arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. stream, which you might not have Tower Records closed in 2006. Othfound at a store like Tower Records, er Music remarkably was able to hang which was just across the street on the on another 10 years. same block. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before the Internet or social meDirectors Puloma Basu and Rob dia,â&#x20AC;? an Other Music staff member Hatch-Miller were able to make says in the film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;people trusted each the documentary thanks to raising other.â&#x20AC;? $75,000 through Kickstarter.

A final public screening as part of The film details the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, PHOTO BY ROB HATCH-MILLER the Tribeca Film Festival is scheduled including how its three co-founders, Josh Madell, left, and Chris Vanderloo, t wo founders of Other Music. for Sun., May 5, at 8:45 p.m., at Village Josh Madell, Chris Vanderloo and Jeff East Cinema, at 181 Second Ave. Gibson, met as employees at Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The staff was full of experts in dif- as well. The first performance was by A second round of funds was raised Underground, the Bleecker St. video ferent genres and subgenres of music, Yo La Tengo, and Mogwai also per- on Kickstarter before the Tribeca prestore where they started a music secwith some even being musicians them- formed in the tiny shop. miere. The additional $25,000 was tion before leaving to launch Other selves.

The doc explores every angle of the used to make final edits and launch the Music.

Many signs in the store were hand- shop, including how staffers could oc- film at the festival and beyond.

But the documentary also effectively written, giving detailed descriptions casionally be snobby or elitist, the love Part of the fundraising page reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afexplores the soul of the shop and what and reviews of albums and CDs that it got from the local music scene and ter the world premiere at Tribeca weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be made it special for so many die-hard went beyond just artist and title. bands like Interpol and the Yeah Yeah taking Other Musicto other film festivals music lovers who were looking for The store also hosted live perfor- Yeahs, its having a refreshingly high across the US and around the world, and something different, and perhaps the mances from indie artists, many of number of female staff members, and looking for distribution partners to bring chance of stumbling upon the next big them unknown but some established, its attempts to adapt to the Internet the movie to an even wider audience.â&#x20AC;? thing.

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Manhattan Happenings writers and artists from around the world, in talks and readings about human rights, at more than 60 events citywide. Many but not all events are free. For a list of programs, visit https://worldvoices.pen.org.

The NEW New York: The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 brought with it a wave of racist violence against Chinese-Americans in the late 1800s. In response, a number of Chinese-Americans in many neighborhoods, including Greenwich Village, began organizing against this discrimination. Dylan Yeats, visiting scholar at the Asian-Pacific-American Institute at N.Y.U., will give a free talk about how Chinese-Americans who lived and worked in The Village fought for social justice more than 130 years ago. The talk is sponsored by the Village Preservation and the Merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Museum and will be on Thurs., May 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Bahaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Center, 53 E. 11th St. To register, visit https://71712.blackbaudhosting.com/71712/The-NEW-New-York-Fighting-AntiAsian-Discrimination-in-19th-Century-GreenwichVillage. Free.

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ARTS The Downtown Urban Arts Festival, which was started to help foster a new generation of American playwrights, returns for a 17th year with 18 new plays.

The festival runs through Sat., May 11. All shows cost $20 and are at the Wild Project, at 195 E. Third St., between Avenues A and B. For tickets and show synopses, visit https://www.duafnyc.com/theater.

Elisa Monte Dance will hold its 38th annual season Thurs., May 9, through Sun., May 12, at The Flea Theater in Tribeca, at 20 Thomas St., between Broadway and Church St. The Harlem-based modern dance company â&#x20AC;&#x201D; founded by Martha Graham protĂŠgĂŠ Elisa Monte, now run by artistic director Tiffany Rea-Fisher â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will present both new and repertory pieces for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. Performances will run from Thurs., May 9, through Sat., May 11, at 7 p.m., and Sun., May 12, at 3 p.m. Tickets to the Sunday show include a free, all-ages and all-levels movement class after the program, plus a champagne and chocolate reception to attendees. Tickets for all shows are from $12 to $27. For tickets and information, visit http://theflea.org/shows/ elisa-monte-dance-38th-nyc-season/.

Elisa Monte Dance will be at The Flea Theater, in Tribeca.

COMMUNITY Reuse of Closed Religious Properties: The Cooper Square Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Councilmembers Carlina Rivera and Margaret Chin host a town hall discussion on the future of the shuttered Nativity Church on Second Ave., between E. Second and Third Sts., and the need for community land trusts. Mon., May 6, at 6 p.m., in the Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union Annex, at 41 Cooper Square, between E. Sixth and Seventh Sts. Free.

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The Children Act: Emma Thompson plays a British judge who must decide whether to overrule the wishes of a teenage cancer patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, who object to him receiving a blood transfusion for religious reasons.

Also starring Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead. 105 minutes. Originally released in 2018. The free screening will be on Thurs., May 9, at 2 p.m., at the Hudson Park Library, at 66 Leroy St. Free.

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Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walk NYC: The Municipal Art Society and nonprofits around the city will hold free walking tours in all five boroughs from Fri., May 3, to Sun., May 5, to commemorate the birthday of the late urbanist Jane Jacobs. Jacobs was a leader in the fight to save Washington Square Park and large portions of Greenwich Village from Robert Mosesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bulldozers in the 1950s.

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f you’ve ever stumbled upon Pomander Walk on the Upper West Side, you might think you’ve found Brigadoon. Tiny Tudor-beamed houses line a cobblestone walk located midblock between 94th and 95th Sts. west of Broadway. But only residents and their guests can enter this magical land. It’s a mews, protected by a locked gate.

Mews are gated outdoor common areas, and Manhattan has just a few. Historically, they were converted stables, but can be purpose-built.

One of the most famous is Patchin Place, home of bohemians and therapists. Legend has it that E.E. Cummings would check on the reclusive writer Djuna Barnes by calling out, “Are you still alive, Djuna?” across the mews each morning.

Sean Khorsandi of Landmark West! explained how Pomander Walk narrowly escaped demolition — twice.

“The 1920s Pomander Walk is an enclave of 27 tiny houses initially conceived as a taxpayer [low-scale building intended to be replaced] while the developer assembled funds for a hotel.”

The Depression put the kibosh on that hotel. Later, in the bleak days of the late 1970s, Pomander W a l k w a s

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threatened with demolition. Luckily, landmarking in 1982 saved the day.

“Through grassroots community organizing, the residents worked with architects to ensure the future of this once-folly as a cherished landmark,” Khorsandi said.

John Barbato is an agent with Stribling.

“It’s the opposite of cookie-cutter,” he said. “The Walk is like a small countryside community. A fairly tale Oz with a Lollipop Guild. Owners leave garbage out on their front steps to be collected.

Children are safe to trick or treat on their own private street. It’s magical.”

Speaking of Pomander Walk, a threebedroom, two-and-a-half-bath co-op there is for sale for $2.15 million. Builtin sound system and kitchen with not one, but two wine fridges. A nice extra is storage space in the attic. How many New Yorkers have an attic.

(Stribling.com/properties/20707223) At Pomander Walk, you’ll find a barn door hanging around in this residence.

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