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Our Town APRIL 3, 2014
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS CHECK
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CHARGING BULL SET FREE Back in 2011 the NYPD put up barricades around the Charging Bull, the famous statue by Italian artist Arturo DiModica, out of fear that people associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement might be inclined to deface it. Now, almost three years later, Police Commisioner Bill Bratton has ordered that the barricade be taken down. Arthur Piccolo, chairperson of the Bowling Green Association, said “I am so proud we finally have a mayor in Bill de Blasio that all New Yorkers and especially Italians can be proud.” He added, “What was done to this great work of sculpture by Italian artist Arturo DiModica … by the last administration is a disgrace that cannot be justified.” Downtown Express
DBA CO-FOUNDER PASSES AWAY Bowery Bar DBA co-founder Dennis Zentek passed away last Monday. The bar, which has operated for the last 20 years, announced its owner’s death on Facebook. Zentek co-founded the bar with Ray Deter, who passed away in 2011 due to injuries related to a bicycle accident. “Dennis with his friend Ray was one of the co-founders, co-pioneers, co-visionaries of what has become a huge family,”
read the Facebook post. “We will share more details later on, but for now we ask that you send love and say prayers and raise a glass to a dear friend who will be so very missed.” Bowery Boogie
RABBI YUTER STEPS DOWN FROM STANTON STREET SHUL During Shabbat Services this past weekend, Rabbi Josh Yuter announced that he would be stepping down from leading his Lower East Side congregation after five years of service. Yuter plans to move to Israel in the summer. Yuter posted a message to his popular blog Yutopia explaining his decision. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, my immediate family is all there, and of course it’s a religious obligation.” read the blog post. “But making Aliyah is still a huge step. It’s probably the only time where you can give up a career, family, friends, security, and the entire life you knew for a completely uncertain future and people will still wish you “Mazal Tov” for doing so.” The Lo-Down
EAST VILLAGE CO-OP OFFERS LOTTERY The Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association is accepting applications for a dozen below-market studios and one-bedroom apartments.
This lottery will allow winners to buy into a co-op for “a few thousand dollars,” then a monthly maintenance fee of less than $550. The last time the asscoiation held this lottery more than 8,000 applications flowed in. “It took seven or eight years to get to the end of that waitlist,” said Val Orselli, the association’s director. “The demand is far greater than the supply.” DNAinfo
DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS OFFERED FIRST LOOK AT 9/11 MUSEUM The 9/11 museum announced a short “dedication period” from May 15th to May 20th for people who live or work below Canal Street, as well as victims’ family members and first responders. Those people will be able to visit the museum for free, before the general public. The museum will also be open 24 hours a day during that time period. Joe Danies, president of the September 11th Memorial and Museum, said to a Community Board 1 meeting that the invitation is “in recognition of the impact that the Sept. 11 attacks—as well as the World Trade Center rebuilding—has had on the Lower Manhattan community.” Tribeca Trib
The bronze bull statue at Bowling Green is now open again to the public, after being closed off during the Occupy Wall Street protests.