The Paper of Record for Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Soho, Union Square, Chinatown and Noho, Since 1933
July 6, 2017 • $1.00 Volume 87 • Number 27
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Muslim ban can’t stand, activists cry at Union Sq. protest BY K ARI LINDBERG
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lmost 100 people of all ages rallied on the evening of Thurs., June 29, at the northern end of Union Square after the U.S. Department of State issued new travel guidelines earlier that day. This followed the Supreme Court’s decision to enforce
part of the president’s Jan. 25 executive order that placed a ban on refugees and invalidated visas from specific Muslim countries, including Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. The new travel guidelines implemented by the State Department allow people from the six majority-Muslim BAN continued on p. 6
Last Mass looming for Christopher St.’s St. Veronica’s Church BY TEQUIL A MINSK Y
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he last regular Mass at St. Veronica’s Church was held Sun., June 25, the same day as the Gay Pride March. Responding to lobbying by parishioners, however, a final Mass at the historic Catholic church will be held at noon on Sun., July 23. In part, this church is known
for responding to the AIDS crisis. A memorial with dozens of nameplates of parishioners or family members who died from AIDS is in the balcony of this beautifully maintained Christopher St. house of worship. “I feel that I’ll be lost,” said Nils Rios, a West St. resident who has been attending church CHURCH continued on p. 4
PHOTO BY TEQUILA MINSKY
The amazing, multi-instrumental David Amram, 86 years young, played at the Cornelia Street Café’s 40th anniversar y celebration on the Four th of July. Amram — who used to hang out with the Beats and jam with Bob Dylan — regularly plays at the cafe once a month.
Locals Supremely irked by streetwear Co.’s events BY SCOTT R. A XELROD
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or an internationally renowned streetwear clothing and accessory brand like Supreme, it’s supremely difficult, if not impossible, to get anyone working in the small, sparsely stocked storefront shop at 274 Lafayette St. to talk about its products. Or, for that matter, talk about the fact that area resi-
dents have been venting their aggravation over the circuslike atmosphere that occurs every Thursday during the shop’s operating seasons, which run from February to June, and start up again from August to December. “These product launches have become a scourge for Soho and the Village,” said Joseph Gallagher, chairperson of the Community Board 2 Quality of Life Committee.
“The corporation launches a new product in Soho because they know the launch will attract chaos, hysteria and Instagram posts. It’s a gross exploitation of our neighborhood, and absolutely no benefit for the neighboring residents or businesses. “The Street Activity Permit Office, SAPO, has consistently granted permits for these SUPREME continued on p. 2
Fire smokes out Bleecker’s Atrium....................p. 7 Pre-Moxy Hotel memories of E. 11th St...........p. 11 Hawk has a talon for photos.... p. 5
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