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After three years, they’re still marching. Hundreds of protesters gathered for the fourth annual Women’s March in New York City Saturday morning, braving temperatures below 30 degrees and gusts of wind and snow. The “Rise and Roar” rally kicked off at two separate
locations — Foley Square and Columbus Circle — before the two groups marched and merged upon their arrival at Times Square later that afternoon. In 2017, the march began as a rebuke of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, and, while speakers did not invoke his name directly at the Columbus Circle rally, Trump was omnipresent. At the feet of the Trump International Hotel, speakers talked about the fight for pay equity, reproductive and equal rights, the #MeToo movement, and
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A new threat is facing the crown jewel of American retailing. But it’s not from Amazon. Nor the explosion of cyber-spending. And it can’t readily be blamed on the seismic shift away from a brickand-mortar universe. In fact, the culprit is much more local: If you listen to Madison Avenue merchants and Upper East Side community leaders, they’ll tell you it isn’t the global retail landscape at all. The villain, they argue, is City Hall. The city’s Dept. of Transportation has been developing tentative plans to install nine covered, stainless steeland-glass bus shelters on the east side of the iconic shopping stretch between East 57th and 78th Streets. Exact design, dimensions and locations will be unveiled later this year, DOT says. The
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addition of shelters will provide benches, relief from the weather and way-finding for all riders, the agency says. “We would add that our bus shelters are designed to fit in well with the New York City-built urban environment,” a DOT spokesperson added. Shopkeepers vehemently disagree. They fear the pro-
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posal would mar the 21-block streetscape, eliminate its uniqueness and undermine the commerce and upscale vibes of Madison Avenue. The corridor has the narrowest sidewalks of any avenue in Manhattan. Just 12 to 13 feet wide, their already limited space would be abridged further if large, intrusive,
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COMMITMENT DAY AT ASPHALT GREEN Sixteen members of the AGUA Swim Team announced their college commitments at a special event at Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side campus on January 16. Many of the athletes will be attending the nation’s most prestigious universities and top collegiate swim programs. The class has excelled at the world, national, and local levels. The team’s accolades include: ■ One FINA World Junior Swimming Championships medalist ■ Two world top-100 performances ■ Eight world 18 and under
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At 9 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, police said, three male teenagers approached a 12-year-old boy in front of 1280 Lexington Ave. at East 87th St. and told him to hand over his phone. According to police, one of the suspects put the victim in a headlock, took his phone, said “Do you want to die?” and asked for the phone’s password as the other two suspects watched and laughed. Police searched the neighborhood later and spotted the suspects, one of whom fled and was caught after a brief foot pursuit. The three, ages 15, 16 and 17, were arrested and charged with robbery.
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TWO ROBBERIES, ONE ARREST One 14-year-old boy was arrested and another is being sought in connection with two violent incidents on the same night, police said. In the first incident, at 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, a 35-yearold man was allegedly punched in the face by two 14-year-old boys in front of 308 East 73rd St. The victim later told police that one of the boys also struck him in the head with a traffic cone. The suspects then fled toward First Ave. Moments later, according to police,
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a 26-year-old delivery man was walking out of 203 East 73rd St. when the same two 14-year-olds walked up to him and asked for money. When the victim said he was working and did not have any money, the suspects punched him in the face with closed fists, causing redness and a laceration, police said. The suspects then fled toward Third Ave. on foot. The victim and other bystanders pursued them, and police officers soon arrived and arrested one of the pair. He was charged with assault and robbery in connection with the two incidents.
$21K CHECK THEFT At 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, a woman living on East 87th St. mailed eight checks, dropping them in the mailbox in the lobby of her building. She told police that on Jan. 7 she discovered that none of the checks had made it to the intended recipients, and three of the eight had been altered and rewritten for different amounts, paid to different recipients than those intended. In all, the three altered checks totaled $21,540.
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Police said that sometime between 1:10 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, a man entered the basement storage area of Sushi of Gari at 402 East 78th St. Surveillance footage showed the man placing property into a black garbage bag before leaving the premises. The items stolen included 57 rolls of Scott toilet paper worth $39, a roll of Bounty towels worth $2 and two bars of soap selling for $15, making a total stolen of $56.
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Who gets to clean up? – When snow leaves its footprint of sleet and slush and black ice on the sidewalks and passersby slip and fall, landlords and property owners are free to wait idly by for networthy tenants to occupy their empty storefronts, while the slippery sidewalks await clean up. It’s not fair and it’s not safe. Sidewalks become
inaccessible to street traffic – pedestrians and splashing cyclists who share the sidewalk with strollers and the gamut of human activity that takes place on the city streets. It’s bad enough to have to navigate curbside puddles and, oftentimes, steep curb inclines (a story for another day), but let those responsible for the clean up, clean up, including the landlord of the offending storefront. Since there’s no business occupant, it’s the building owner’s duty. The
Dept of Sanitation, hopefully, will get there, but the public can’t wait for the landlord to get a big-bucks tenant to pay the rent and assume the duty of getting the street cleaned up. Seems like a no-brainer. Kinder power – Adults, pets, move over. The pediatric set wants in. More and more medical facilities are offering services exclusively for infants, children, and adolescents. The walk-in Urgent Care on 90th and Third, which was mentioned in last
week’s column as having returned, is now a walk-in Pediatric Care facility. And a few blocks away, on East 88th between Third and Lex, is a pediatric dental office. Kids, brace yourself for some growing pains. Too good to go? – The battle between developers and preservationists goes on and on. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation is opposing the demolition of the five-story 20-unit apartment building,
14-16 Fifth Avenue, between Eighth and Ninth Sts., which will be replaced by a 244-foot tall, 18-unit apartment tower. In their newsletter, the GVSHP explains the nature of the matter to be decided by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. The buildings that would be torn down were built in 1848 in what is now the Greenwich Village Historic District. The new building will be four times the height of the existing building and there will be less housing. The exist-
‘THE MAYOR OF STUYVESANT TOWN’ WILL BE MISSED PUBLIC EYE
BY JON FRIEDMAN
Whenever I bumped into John Purcell in our local Starbucks, on First Ave. and East 17th St., I knew that the chance meeting was both a blessing and a curse: a blessing because I was about to engage in a conversation with one of the city’s great raconteurs, and a curse ... for pretty much the same reason. You see, I go to Starbucks when I have to write an article or grade students’ papers or create a syllabus for a course. If I had assigned myself a deadline to finish a writing task at the coffee house, it went right out the window as soon as “Butch,“ as everyone called him, walked through the door.
The time was always well spent. Butch was a friend to anyone who was fortunate enough to meet him. He passed on Jan. 12, a few weeks shy of his 75th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and son, John Jr. “My father was a wonderful man who touched many lives on and off the basketball court,” John Jr. was quoted as saying in The New York Post. “His legacy will live on through me, his loving family and an abundances of friends.”
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Indeed, the man had numerous friends and admirers. Actually, Butch was not his only nickname. We all also knew him as The Mayor of Stuyvesant Town. He earned the title. He was, as Keith Kelly wrote in the Post this week, “a playground basketball leg-
end" who took pride in having coached dozens of young people, including a very young Julius Erving. It was Keith who introduced me to Butch in – where else? – that same Starbucks. We struck up an immediate friendship over our mutual love of basketball. Butch loved talking hoops. I got a kick out of teasing him whenever his favorite current player, LeBron James, suffered a career setback. I delighted in telling patrons and employees of Starbucks, “This fellow Butch here is a great man, for sure – but he doesn’t know ANYTHING about basketball.” He always laughed at the joke. Of course, Butch knew – a lot. He counted former New York Knicks greats like Earl Monroe and Dick Barnett as his friends. Butch was a city
ing building had at least 10 units of affordable rent-stabilized housing. The proposed building is 75 per cent taller than the average building on lower Fifth Avenue and four times the height of the average building on the block. Because the structure is within the historic district, the building can only be demolished and replaced if the Landmarks Preservation Commission determines that 14-16 Fifth Avenue does not have historic or architectural significance, and that the proposed replacement building is “appropriate” for the site and the historic district. In with the old, out with the new? Time will tell.
drug counselor. He got to the heart of one of the biggest problems in this, or any, city. His work depended on strength, patience and wisdom – all of which he had in ample supply. It takes a special breed to do this kind of work. It takes someone like Butch Purcell.
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John Purcell (right) with his Stuyvesant Town neighbor Allan Kreda. Photo: Allan Kreda
guy and basketball has always been the city game.
High Status Butch came honestly to his high status in our neighborhood of Stuyvesant Town. He was a drug counselor for 45 years at Beth Israel Hospital. He became a Stuyvesant Town resident in 1968, “among the first wave of black families to call the then newly desegregated development home,“ the Post pointed out. Playground 9 in Stuyvesant Town was renamed in Pur-
cell’s honor in 2019. It was an honor that fit the man. He respected players who displayed strong fundamentals more than those who made their reps on throwing down showy, made-for-Sports Center slam dunks. “Butch was the best,“ Allan Kreda, a Stuyvesant Town neighbor and New York Times hockey writer, told me after Butch passed. “He was always there for everyone as a friend, confidant and positive life force.” It figures that Butch was a
It’s easy to wax poetic about our city’s unsung heroes, the people who selflessly make others’ lives better just by being good-hearted, caring, kind folks. We all know people who fit this description. They could be teachers, bodega proprietors, pharmacists or baristas. They could even be politicians. They don’t have to donate millions in televised ceremonies or appear in splashy press releases to make their impact felt. They simply convey a spirit of generosity and giving. They quietly go about their lives. They do the unheralded work because they want to. We will miss our friend, “John “Butch” Purcell, the Mayor of Stuyvesant Town.
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What: Art on the High Line Where: The High Line, Gansevoort St. to Hudson Yards, West of Tenth Ave. When: Year round. See story for some viewing dates.
BY MARY GREGORY
This season, there’s no telling when it might snow, when the temperature might hit 70, or when the first bits of spring growth will start to break through the cold flower beds on the High Line. But there are already splendors to behold, thanks to extraordinary art installations. The High Line’s artworks rival those of the city’s museums and the galleries on the streets of Chelsea, below. It’s always worth a trip to see new work, or works you may have seen before, but in a new season, at a different time of day with different light, or surrounded by visitors bundled with scarves and hats if you last saw them in flip-flops and shorts. Art isn’t stable; it changes with the world around it and with the viewer.
Sculpture, Murals, Activism Simone Leigh’s monumental sculpture “Brick House” is the first commissioned installation for The Plinth, a recently opened section of the High Line dedicated to visual art. Her 16-foot tall bronze bust of a woman towers over Tenth Avenue at West 30th St. Leigh has recently been awarded the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Wein Artist Prize as well as the Hugo Boss prize, which led to her recent solo show at the Guggenheim. Her distinctive figurative works are an exploration, she has stated, of the concept of “black female subjectivity.” Her women read as vessels, as architectural spaces, as faceless icons and powerful totemic evocations of feminine power that is both protective and immutable. “Brick
Jordan Casteel, “The Baayfalls,“ 2017/2019. A High Line Commission. On view December 2019 – December 2020. Photos: Timothy Schenck, courtesy the High Line
Ruth Ewan, “Silent Agitator,“ 2019. A High Line Commission. On view April 2019 – March 2020.
House,“ gazing down on the streets below in a way that seems to exist outside of time, will be on view through September, 2020. Figurative painter Jordan Casteel often depicts her New York neighbors and friends in portraits. In December, near 22nd St., her first public artwork and first piece for the High Line, “The Baayfalls,“ was completed. It’s a building-sized mural, hand painted, that recreates a 2017 double portrait. Her thoughtful, frank response to her subjects recalls the work of Alice Neel and Faith Ringgold, who, like Casteel, found inspiration in the people of Harlem. Finding a complex, sensitive portrait on the side of the building also offers reflections on advertising, mass media, and the meaning or relative meaninglessness of the countless, sometimes larger than life, images we encounter every day. Ruth Ewan’s clock, “Silent Agitator” visible from 24th St., isn’t a recording of hours, but a call to action. The piece reads “Time to Organize” reflecting Ewan’s longtime activist practice of lending her creative voice to workers, communities and social causes. Ewan stated, when it was installed, that she hoped the public might use it as a meeting place – a starting point for marching towards change.
Banners, Doors, Surprises Throughout the High Line, a group show “En Plein Air” is on view through March 20. In the area of the Western Rail Yards, you’ll find Daniel Buren banners fluttering in the wind. They’re bold, bright, kinetic, shapes with graphic colors and simple forms, recalling Op Art and Pop, but Buren adds a sound element, with words in several languages. Suddenly, innocent banners taken on attributes of national flags and bring up all kinds of questions for today’s world, though they’re the continuation of work he began decades ago. Lubaina Himid utilizes doors, with all their implicit readings – passages, openings, and barriers – to serve as her “canvases.” “Five Conversations” presents female figures, painted in flat, bright, ebullient colors on doors placed amidst a small stand of birch trees. The Tanzanian artist creates works that are at once both two- and three-dimensional, with subjects that communicate both with each other and with the viewer. Specially commissioned new works by Ei Arakawa, Firelei Báez, Sam Falls, Lara Schnitger, Ryan Sullivan, and Vivian Suter are also included in “En Plein Air.” Sometimes a surprise engagement with a work of art is a pure gift, when out for a
walk. But it’s also worth it to make the High Line’s art a destination. The millions of people who visit the park annually often make for crowded paths. In winter, even if the pace is quicker, the mood is quieter offering a museum-like experience. And it’s all free for the taking.
Simone Leigh, Brick House, 2019. A High Line Plinth commission. On view June 2019 – September 2020.
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SCHOOLS IN OUR AGE OF INTOLERANCE IDEAS
It takes more than a new curriculum to help students feel safe and respected in public and private classrooms BY DAVID C. BLOOMFIELD
This moment of racial and religious tensions in New York City and its surrounding communities presents a test for the city’s schools to rise above what divides us to produce unity and sense of safety. That even physical safety seems tenuous shows how far we are from the emotional security all students need in their schools. Students must feel that their educational institutions are not alienating but supportive of their identities, providing nurture and order. Anti-Semitic attacks in Jersey City, Monsey, and Crown Heights bring home the horrors of Pittsburgh and pogroms. That is the history New York City’s Jewish population experiences when such violence is perpetrated against us. No less is the history of Black, Latinx, and other racial and ethnic groups who, in this country, have been so often violated physically and socially, deprived of full citizenship, even humanity. Within our schools, public and private, disruptive issues of race and religion surface with regularity. Anti-Semitic and racial tensions on the two campuses of the elite, progressive Ethical Culture Fieldston School have been well-documented. Criticisms of some ultra-Orthodox yeshivas’ curricula for lacking secular studies continue to roil relations among those institutions, the City Department of Education, the State Education Department and within the Jewish community itself, as independent schools like Brearley side with the yeshivas to avoid their own regulation. Public schools are experiencing boycotts by Teens Take Charge supporting integration, aided by political and community leaders. On the
We’ve got it backwards if we think schools will change society. Schools are society.”
Prompted by a series of racist incidents, students at The Beacon School participated in a school sit-in in December. Photo: Jeremy Weine
opposite side, demonstrations against integration efforts in the Upper West Side’s District 3 and Queens’ Forest Hills and Jamaica communities in District 28 have stunned onlookers with their echoes of segregationist Southern opposition in the mid-20th Century. How much this affects individual students is unclear. But adults are certainly unsettled and their anxiety can percolate through schools’ social fabric.
The Search for Solutions How can administrators and teachers best address actual incidents like the Monsey attack as well as the more subtle, long-term effects that such incidents can have on young people? Solutions must go beyond one-off lessons to include broad curricular re-examination, structural reforms that “walk the walk,” and civil conversations across and within racial, religious, and ethnic communities. A
good first step, perhaps more symbolic than of wide-spread importance, is the Schools Chancellor’s announcement last week that public school students will gain free admission to the New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, beginning with all eighth and tenth grade public school children from the volatile precincts of Borough Park and Crown Heights and extending to free admission for all children over age 12 across the city No doubt a one-shot visit can change lives, but more extensive curricular interventions, like that designed by Lisa Berke, are more worthwhile. Writing in the Daily News on January 7th, Berke, a teacher at Brooklyn’s Edward R. Murrow High School, describes her carefully crafted lessons that we can only hope are emulated by the entire system as it rolls out a promised new, broadly defined diversity curriculum in the coming months.
And that’s a good thing, too. Though the Hanukkah attack in Monsey and less violent but still troubling incidents in Brooklyn prompted the DOE initiative, this is not only about anti-Semitism. It is about intolerance against any and all groups seen as “other”. A curriculum based on defending one group is bound to alienate others who, themselves, are historically and currently oppressed here or, indeed, elsewhere in the world.
Walking the Walk But New York State has long required such curricula, and where has it gotten us? Education Law § 801 requires “courses of instruction in patriotism, citizenship, and human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery (including the freedom trail and underground railroad), the Holocaust, and the mass starvation in Ireland from 1845 to 1850.” Add whatever other topics
you want. Without external social validation and reinforcement, it’s just another day in school that might include (yahoo!) a field trip. If we’re going to talk the talk, we’ve got to walk the walk. We’ve got it backwards if we think schools will change society. Schools are society. A racially segregated system teaches that segregation is okay. A city where Chasidim can be roughed up or worse without across-theboard outrage teaches that anti-Semitism is okay. Where immigrant families are subjected to ICE raids or separated at the border, xenophobia becomes okay. If LGBTQ students fear for their lives, sexual and gender paranoia become okay. It’s not okay. But don’t expect our schools to fix it if we’re unwilling to fix it ourselves. David C. Bloomfield is Professor of Education Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College and The City University of New York Graduate Center.
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BRIDGING THE GENERATION Z GAP TEACHING
A professor’s classroom case histories BY JON FRIEDMAN
A few years ago, I was leading a group discussion in my college class about a subject that made the ears of my freshman students perk up: the decriminalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington State. I was thrilled to have their attention. Now, college student are a rough crowd to keep interested largely because all college kids have one thing in common, regardless of their age, major, skin color, religious beliefs, political instincts, hometown, ethnicity, gender identification and ability: They are ALL always hungry! But I had broken the code, for 53 minutes anyway. Then I blew it. I committed the cardinal sin of an educator: I showed my age. I did this by talking about my undergraduate days on that very Stony Brook campus when so many of my friends smoked “pot.” Some of the students tried not to laugh at the antiquated term. Others looked at me with undisguised scorn. Some simply had no idea what I was referring to. Finally, one student said, squeezing out every condescending bone in his body: “Uh professor, we call marijuana ‘weed’ today.” Another kid chimed in: “Or ‘buds.’” I put on a game face but I felt chastened, all right.
Empowering Students That’s an extreme case of a time when I stood squarely on the wrong side of the genera-
You have two choices, if you refuse to show respect to your colleagues in my classroom. First, I’ll agree to flunk you RIGHT NOW. Or, you can get out of here and come back next week, ready to be a nice person. tion gap in my college classroom – or, should I say, the wrong side of the Generation Z gap. But it neatly underscores the fragile hold a professor can have on a classroom full of world-weary students who fall somewhere between know-nothings and know-italls. Looking back, I am pleased with how I comported myself. I did not get all defensive and remind them who gave out the G-R-A-D-E-S at the end of the semester. Nor did I dismiss them as smart alecks. I listened. I really listened. And I showed that I appreciated being corrected. I empowered my students. In turn, they respected me more. On another occasion, I had a very young Asian-American student in my classroom who did not speak English confidently. Nevertheless, I encouraged her to talk in class, as I do with all of my students. Amazingly, as she struggled to speak up – and instantly won my respect – one of her classmates, also an immigrant, made a point of laughing at her discomfort. I swung around and unleashed my “angry face” on the miscreant. “Do you think you’re being funny?” I chal-
lenged him, employing a bluntness I had not yet spoken with during the semester. He stammered. I nodded and said: “You have two choices, if you refuse to show respect to your colleagues in my classroom. First, I’ll agree to flunk you RIGHT NOW. Or, you can get out of here and come back next week, ready to be a nice person.” As expected, he said instantly that he did not want to fail the class. I nodded again and said, “Fine – but for now, get out. And come back when you have thought this over. I will not tolerate bullying or hazing in my classroom. Or, I’ll bully and haze you – and, trust me, you won’t like it.”
The Importance of Civility What can an educator glean from these slices of campus life? A professor must always remain in control of a classroom. When appropriate, be a disciplinarian. Or, when you’re on the defensive, show a willingness to learn from your students. When a student acts out, show her or him why the behavior is disruptive and, clearly, not acceptable. Use good judgment – make sure the crime is appropriate. I could have flunked that intimidating, pint size Don Rickles on the spot. But he wouldn’t have learned anything. I gave him an option to correct his error and move on. I suspect that he never, again, tried to be so funny in a classroom. He understood the importance of civility, which means more than any lesson in calculus or political science or organic chemistry or Shakespeare. And I taught him!
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THE CASE FOR MUSIC EDUCATION VIEWPOINT
It improves academic performance in all subjects, helps teachers and students connect and strengthens a school’s sense of community. BY TIFFANY KERNS
Research continues to show that children who participate in quality music programs go on to earn higher test scores and have a greater likelihood of post-secondary success than their peers who don’t — yet music programs across the country lack support, commitment and funding. That’s why it is time to change the conversation around music education. With funding cuts across all sectors of education, not just in the arts, it’s vital that we take a different approach to showcase the value of music
and focus on the greater impact it could have across an entire school community. If we saw each classroom partnering and utilizing their music program within their own curriculum, our students would excel across the board.
classrooms are not. It’s essential to overall student success for districts to partner with music educators and collaborate on ways to better understand and engage with students.
Driving Creativity
Among the programs, organizations and school districts across the country that are helping to shape our next generation through music is Turnaround Arts, a program of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that focuses on using the arts to create success in struggling schools.
When music is integrated in ways that are beneficial to each subject, but also is complemented by the work of the music teacher, you see positive impacts and value in student learning overall. With music education as a catalyst for student success, why don’t we see these teaching philosophies being integrated across all classrooms? If classrooms better utilized their school’s music educators and their teaching philosophies, students would be encouraged to be creative in every subject. We all know the arts — and music specifically — can enhance and drive
A Whole-School Approach
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creativity in students, yet we aren’t leveraging that skill outside of arts programs. Take problem-solving, for example. Problem-solving is a life skill that we champion to help build a well-rounded student. Well, problem-solving is simply an extension of creativity, and when viewed that way — as a skill that is needed, instead of as a skill that not everyone has because it’s considered “artis-
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Connect and Engage Let’s take a look at how high-quality music programs can create lasting student connections and help address behavioral issues. Teachers enter the field to have an impact on student learning. But because of circumstances beyond a teacher’s control, reaching every student can be a challenge. Our young people face more hurdles than ever — hardships at home, societal stressors and violence. It is vital for educators to connect and engage with students and meet them where they are. When educators are working with students who are facing some sort of trauma — violence, addiction, poverty — at home, putting a book on a student’s desk and teaching from the front of the room won’t work. That’s not how you reach students. That’s not how they’re going to thrive. Our music educators are trained to interact with students on a different level. They’re meeting our kids where they are: developing trust, engaging in productive communication and channeling their stressors into something positive. Something beautiful. To reach students is to build community. This approach can drive success in the classroom, regardless of curriculum, because this is the foundation of a music classroom. This is exactly why music teachers are reaching and connecting with students in ways that other
If a student can use music as a coping mechanism and an outlet for his or her struggles, that student will go on to show success in core academic classes. As part of a whole-school approach to improvement, Turnaround Arts uses artsbased strategies to address a variety of school reform priorities, including attendance, discipline, family engagement and academic achievement. The program’s approach focuses on developing a school’s capacity and resources to deliver arts education and arts-integrated instruction, strategically leveraging resources to achieve broader school improvement goals. While nothing can replace a quality music teacher, it’s organizations like Turnaround Arts that are cultivating new paths for success. We can’t forget about our educators. Teachers have to be equipped, and it’s up to us to equip them with resources and support. The music education community is trying to do everything it can to ensure students are successful. Each day music educators face the question: How can I meet the needs of every student in my classroom, no matter the behavioral issues or situation?
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Sustainable Programs At the Country Music Association Foundation, we knew that we needed to develop a new approach to our grantmaking philosophy that would not just impact music classrooms but also the entire school. Big checks and instrument donations are important. However, these investments only work if they’re complemented by a sustainable, long-term strategy and support throughout a school district. If a student can use music as a coping mechanism and an outlet for his or her struggles, that student will go on to show success in core academic classes. Our model of giving is focused on how music strengthens a school community and student outcomes rather than merely funding a program because it is in danger of being cut. Our investments drive advocacy and build strong programs that are sustainable and ultimately showcase the value that music provides to students across a district. To reach students is to build community. Sitting down, listening and making intentional decisions about how we can supplement a solution through music is increasingly necessary to see student success. I challenge you to utilize your arts teachers, ask them to help you pull out your students’ stories and shape them into something positive. Welcome music into your classroom and watch your students begin to thrive. Tiffany Kerns is executive director of the Country Music Association Foundation. This story was produced and originally published by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The Hechinger Report provides indepth, fact-based, unbiased reporting on education that is free to all readers. But that doesn’t mean it’s free to produce. Our work keeps educators and the public informed about pressing issues at schools and on campuses throughout the country. We tell the whole story, even when the details are inconvenient. Help us keep doing that. Sign up for our newsletter.
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Pace University’s lifelong learning program started in the early 1970s, created by a staffer who believed that older New Yorkers should have access to academic and intellectual stimulation. The program’s original title was Pace Adult Resource Center, but, says program director Joy Yagman, “over the years it morphed” into what is now PARC - Pace’s Active Retirement Community. Yagman says that in the program’s earliest days, the membership was robust, with more than 200 participants for a “Lunch and Learn” series (now called “Coffee and Culture Lectures”) where seniors could hear faculty members speak. “After 9/11, everything went belly-up,“ says Yagman, referring to Pace’s downtown location. “We lost a lot of members.” But in the past six years, “it’s come back to life, so to speak.” There were 39 members when Yagman became program director three years ago, and that number has risen to 70 to 75 participants now. “The program is getting to be more well-known,“ says Yagman. “It’s a real potpourri
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of different lectures,“ most taught by Pace faculty. Yagman notes that the age of the PARC members has dropped over the years. “Many of the members before were in their 70’s and 80’s,“ she said, “but now it’s more of a mix. There are people in their late 50’s and early 60’s some still work.” Participants have access to more than lectures: they can use the Pace library and computer lab, and have access to the campus art gallery and in-
tergenerational technology assistance. “Some members want to be among college students,“ Yagman says. “Some people just use the library.” PARC draws members from all five boroughs of NYC, and Yagman says there are participants from New Jersey and Nassau County. The Spring Coffee and Culture Lectures begin on Feb. 25. For more information or to register for PARC membership: 1-888-561-7223 or 212-3461244 www.pace.edu/PARC
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GETTING INTO PRIVATE ADMISSIONS
Is the struggle to get accepted at the city’s elite schools still real? BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL
So, you’re thinking about applying to Manhattan independent schools, known for academic excellence, college prep and small classes. You’re feeling trepidatious, not only because it’s a big step for your child, but because you’ve heard stories, and seen the media’s skewering of the process dating back to “Baby Boom,“ when Diane Keaton is told her toddler will never get in anywhere because she’s starting too late. (The other moms’ kids were pre-registered while in the Schools are more womb.) accessible Perhaps because of you read websites and “The Ivy social media.” Chronicles,“ or “Small AdAdriana Payne, m i s s i o n s,“ of Smart City where the Kids (SCK) admissions season is referred to as “the dark time.” Or maybe you watched “Odd Mom Out,“ when Amy Elliot’s character hires Mario Testino to shoot her kid’s application photo. The independent world used to be a handful of impressive UES schools, with a mountain of applicants; now, with so many more choices of Manhattan schools, it can’t possibly be that same nerve-racking drama. Or can it? “Parents are still anxious, of course, but the process is definitely less stressful,” says Gina Malin, Ex-
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Our Town|Eastsider ourtownny.com ecutive Director of the Parents League of New York. She cites the main reasons: the aforementioned more options; standardized aptitude testing (aka the ERBs) is no longer a requirement; and the availability of online applications, which put an end to the notorious finger-on-redial-starting-9a.m.-the-day-afterLabor-Day ritual. The basic procedure though hasn’t changed, for kindergarten, in particular. There is the tour, then perhaps invitations to events, a play visit for the child, and parent interview. There is also an essay that Malin advises parents write themselves. “If it’s not in your voice, it’ll show.” Same can be said for postvisit thank-you notes, and your firstchoice letter.
Families and Values As far as getting in, each school is looking for families who have genuine interest. Like everyone, schools want to be loved. Although Malin admits, “diversity is important,” she’s quick to point out that diversity is more than race, color or creed. “It also can refer to a family’s make up, financial situation, or even the personality of the child.” According to Malin, what is very important is, “How the family and its values fit in with that of the school.” So, if the place is a proponent of community service, make sure they know of your pro bono work. If, however, you’d rather write a check to charity than don a hair net to serve lunch at a shelter, then probably that school is not for you. Adriana Payne, K through 12 Advisor at Smart City Kids (SCK), adds, “The process is not a barrier to entry, but about matchmaking. It’s about whether a school aligns with who the child is and what the family’s priorities are for the child.” But how do you know which schools are right for your student? Malin says, “Iff d you’re organized and u do the research, you can most likely do it yourself.” rt A good place to start to with that is the go-to an book: “The Manhattan ate Family Guide to Private ve Schools and Selective Public Schools,“ by Victoria Goldman. uidFor even more guidance, you can hire an admissions coach, such as SCK, and of course, become a member of the Parents League of New York, about which Malin offers: “Our mission is to help parents with information, the proc-
ess, and to open their minds to expand their list of schools that are a good match beyond just the ones that are well-known.” Another subject that always has been ripe for ridicule is bribery. You know, those parents rumored to offer admissions personnel their ski chalets in Gstaad, and the like. For anyone even thinking about being the Lori Loughlin of the lower school set, Malin gave a polite, but firm, “No.”
Tips for Parents As most parents have the same basic questions regarding this academic journey, here are some answers to the most common concerns:
Parents are still anxious, of course, but the process is definitely less stressful.” Gina Malin, Executive Director of the Parents League of New York
1terview. . Prepare for the tour and the in“Schools are more accessible because of websites and social media,” says Payne. So, before you visit one, familiarize yourself. She adds that during the tour, “be an active listener and really observe,” to get a feel
for the school’s personality. Also, be respectful of the space—don’t wander off and, “stay off digital devices.”
2.
Rehearse talking about your child. “They want to know who your child is as a whole person,” says Payne. Instead of a laundry list of admirable traits, “He’s kind; she’s happy, etc.,” show these qualities via current anecdotes.
3 . Dress for success.
Business or business casual for parents. Keep it simple for kids: clean, neat, comfortable clothes, with no distracting jewelry/accessories. “Party outfits” are unnecessary.
4members . Remember all admissions staff are trained professionals. Being on the tour with the Admissions Director will not increase your chances, so don’t be (visibly) disappointed if you are with one of his/her associates.
5 . Prepare for your child’s visit.
Expect that he/she will be asked to write their name, draw a person, do a puzzle or block design, participate in language skills exercises, such as retelling a story that was just read to them. If it’s a group visit, the child will be observed for politeness, sharing, and following directions. Payne stresses: “If you’re anxious, your child will pick up on that.” Lorraine Duffy Merkl is the author of the mom-centric novel “Back to Work She Goes.”
HIRING AN ADMISSIONS COACH Paying to get guidance could be construed as adding to the process’s over-the-top reputation, but it can help level the playing field. “We have a diverse clientele,” says Adriana Payne, K through 12 Advisor at Smart City Kids (SCK). The firm, founded in 2001 by social worker, educational advisor, lawyer, and parent Roxana Reid, works with everyone from newcomers to NYC to native New Yorkers who haven’t kept up with the everchanging academic landscape. Companies like SCK work oneon-one, whether you want direction on a few specific issues or need start-to-signed contract support. Payne reminds those she counsels: “You’re not trying to win a race, you’re looking to make a match. We give families a strong sense of what their matches look like.”
A COACH CAN ALSO HELP WITH:
■ Reminding you what you need to do at each stage of the process ■ Assessing your child’s test readiness ■ Offering tutoring support/referrals ■ Advising on financial assistance procedures, and form completion ■ Connecting you to parents of children attending schools of interest, and introducing you to parents whose children will be attending school with your child
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RESTAURANT INSPECTION RATINGS JANUARY 9 - 15, 2020 The following listings were collected from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s website and include the most recent inspection and grade reports listed. We have included every restaurant listed during this time within the zip codes 10021, 10022, 10028, 10128, 10029. Some reports list numbers with their explanations; these are the number of violation points a restaurant has received. Bareburger
1370 1 Ave
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Cafe Evergreen
1367 1st Ave
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Corner Cafe And Bakery
1645-1651 3rd Ave
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Island Bites
2107 1st Ave
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Jj Brown Cup
1707 2nd Ave
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Juan Valdez Cafe
140 E 57th Str
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Juice Generation
599 Lexington Ave
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Le Pain Quotidien
1592 1st Ave
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Lloyd’s Carrot Cake
1553 Lexington Ave
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Mission Ceviche
1400 2nd Ave
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Nespresso
935 Madison Ave
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Silo Cafe
805 3rd Ave
Not Yet Graded (48) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies. Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Signs at the rally. Photo: Emily Higginbotham
Starbucks
245 E 93rd St
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Suki Ichiro Sushi
1694 2nd Ave
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Yoan Ming Garden
1407 Madison Ave
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RISE AND ROAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the importance of voting at every level. Dianne Morales, a former CEO of a social services nonprofit who is running for mayor in 2021, spoke about the need for the movement to be intersectional and fight for women of color. “The American dream has been more elusive for some of us than others. A significant portion of us are being left behind,” said Morales, who cited statistics claiming that African American women are two times more likely to be discriminated against in the workplace than white women and that the suicide rate for young Latina women is more than double that of non-Hispanic youth. “These facts can be discouraging. They can be daunting and they can be divisive, but it has been said that our most significant opportunity can be found in times of our greatest difficulties.” She said it was time to recognize and reward women for the roles they’ve served as educators, healers and caretakers by putting them in positions of power. “We need to disrupt the status quo and refuse to accept the norms of poverty and inequality,” said Morales. “We must build one movement for all of us.”
Heavy Coats and Pink Hats Comptroller Scott Stringer offered brief remarks at the rally — saying he understood the importance of raising his two sons to respect women. “When they become adult men, they have to respect and work for adult women,” said Stringer. “That is why today is so important. We have to do more to invest in women and minority owned businesses.” The scale of Saturday’s march was smaller than in years past — and particularly its inaugural event, which attracted tens of thousands of people in the city and hundreds or thousands more around the world; but those who participated Saturday did not lack enthusiasm. The crowd — mostly women of all ages — was bundled in heavy coats with many wearing what has become the march’s signature pink knitted hat. They were energized, engaging speakers and chanting back to them: “Today we rise! Today we roar!” They erupted when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer emerged and joined the marchers, greeting them with handshakes as he made his way through the dense crowd. The marchers held homemade signs ranging from straightforward and earnest (“Let America love again” and “Stop the war on women’s rights, vote them out”) to a bit
Today, we are united. Tell that bully in Washington that we are united!” Gale Brewer, Borough President more colorful (“No country for orange men” and “Keep your filthy laws off my silky drawers”). Some signs evoked powerful females icons of this era, including Greta Thunberg, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Megan Rapinoe and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Before the marchers made their way down Sixth Avenue and toward Times Square to meet their sister group, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer capped off the rally with passionate speech. “Today, we are united. Tell that bully in Washington that we are united!” Brewer said, listing off the issues she will fight for, such as wages, antidiscrimination, reproductive health, housing, education and to support women running for office. “We’re gonna fight in 2020 for what’s right,” said Brewer. “We’re going to vote in 2020 and we’re gonna vote those assholes out!”
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MADISON AVENUE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 blocky shelters were shoehorned into the pavement, critics say. DOT guidelines require a minimum of three feet between curb and shelter. Since the structure itself would be about three-feet wide, a bottleneck would be created, and a tiny clearance path of barely seven feet would be left to funnel pedestrians.
Sabotaging the City’s Poshest Boutiques Storefronts would be blocked, sightlines through plate-glass windows into a world of jewelry, Swiss watches and fine French fashion, would literally vanish. The characteristic rhythms of the avenue could be fatally compromised, proprietors fear. That’s because a shelter – ranging in length from 10 feet to 14 feet, standing almost nine-feet tall – would effectively blot out from 50 to 70 percent of an average 20foot-wide, ground-floor shop display. “They pay so much in rent to be able to be on that street, to attract the shoppers that can afford their goods – and now, the bus shelters could block off those shoppers, distracting or diverting them from entering the stores,” said Alida Camp, chair of Community Board 8, which represents the area and is fighting the proposal. The economics are fairly simple: Anything that deters customers is bad business. “If you’re a pedestrian, it will really feel like you’re walking through a tunnel,” said Matt Bauer, president of the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District since 1999. That won’t help the avenue’s vacancy rate, which is hovering above nine percent in the BID’s territory, between 57th and 86th Streets. While the back glass of the shelters will be clear and transparent, it will still feel like a long wall barricading the storefronts, interrupting the street’s reflection and ambiance, Bauer added. “Anything that blocks a storefront makes that storefront 10 times less attractive for a retailer,” he said.
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Billboard Near Bally, Chanel and Baccarat As one of the world’s leading shopping destinations, Madison Avenue has the distinction of falling within three separate landmarked districts, the Upper East Side, Carnegie Hill and Metropolitan Museum Historic Districts. Those designations mean that any time a merchant wants to put up an awning, alter a sign or change a window display, a green light is needed from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. It also bars stores from posting illuminated ads, digital signage, neon or pulsating ad platforms. None of those restrictions apply to the city, and DOT is planning seven-foot-tall digital advertising screens on the shelters, facing both north and south. Theoretically, a competitor, say, of Jimmy Choo, La Perla, Brunello Cucinelli or Christian Louboutin could advertise its goods directly in front of or adjacent to a rival. “Competitor advertising could take customers away from the shops – and place a bright, flashing, moving, eyecatching, attention-grabbing
We have existential concerns for the historic character, physical character and human scale of the street.” Matt Bauer, president of the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District graphic billboard at eye level right in the middle of Madison Avenue!” Camp said. That puts native stores at a huge competitive disadvantage: “Our retailers are demurely presenting their products to the public,” Bauer said. Overnight, they’d be overshadowed by illuminated signs that would damage the corridor’s physical appeal and sap attention from its storefronts. “We have existential concerns for the historic character, physical character and human scale of the street,” he added. “In support of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Better Buses Action Plan, we plan to bring new bus shelters to busy stops citywide, including on Madison Avenue,” a DOT spokesperson said. They’ll be “slightly narrower” than standard-size shelters, the agency said. Details will be unveiled in a presentation later this year. CB 8, FRIENDS and the Madison Avenue BID are all requesting a public hearing on the proposal before the city’s landmarks agency, which determines the appropriateness of sidewalk usage. But DOT said only that it would “consult” with the LPC.
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West Siders gather with their best friends in Central Park for good company, coffee and bonding BY JANET DAVIS
At nearly 7 a.m. daily, hundreds of West Siders head out of their apartments with their dogs for the first walk of the day in Central Park, often in pajamas or sweatpants that they had slept in. Some have thermal coffee mugs in hand as many need to be at their jobs by 9 o’clock, either in an office or at home. When entering the park, their dogs look around and sniff “Hellos” to welcome other dogs of every size. It is not easy to go out so early, especially when it is freezing or hot and humid,
but when you know you will be joining others for coffee, good conversation, humor and making friends, it breaks the loneliness of solitary apartment life. The members of these Central Park breakfast clubs give the dogs treats as allowed by their owners. Our own breakfasts, straight from the takeout counter, may include plain croissants or scrambled egg sandwiches and, of course, coffee while our dogs sit beneath the table or mellow out in our laps. (Even though our dogs are well socialized, the owners are watchful for any rough behavior.) My first dog group included a beautiful, energetic couple who lived an international life between New York, Italy and Brazil. They had three adorable small poodles. Business took them away to San Francisco several years ago, but they have now re-
turned. That group also included a talented hair stylist with two small poodles, a magical makeup artist, and an international conflict photographer and his journalist girlfriend, who stressed over her partner’s assignments in Afghanistan. These days, there are two groups that I frequent. The first includes Larry, a retired actor who goes into Central Park by 8:00 a.m. and heads to a table beside the pathway of a café. Larry takes out a freshly cooked chicken breast and within seconds dogs are pulling their owners towards his table for their treat. Usually about eight people wind up at the table, buzzing about the latest Broadway shows, best movies, vacation plans, restaurants, or where to locate anything. It has been said that this group is better than the internet for finding things.
Human regulars gather with their pets. Photos: Janet Davis
This is an eclectic group with people from many fields - financial, artistic and the tech world. There is a former professor from Carnegie Mellon who is now at Bloomberg. She and her husband have a large mushy mastiff and a newly acquired white pit bull. They usually stay for only a moment and head off to work. Health issues often come up in conversation. One beloved woman, Lori, was taking time off as a financial consultant during her cancer treatment when she suddenly took a turn for the worse. She still managed to make the five-block walk into the park with her small white dog until almost the very end.
Finding Support Another café regular with her bichon frise had planned a cruise to Africa with Michael, her significant other of 25 years. One week into the Treats for all.
trip, friends received messages that Michael had become seriously ill, and she was trying to get him somewhere for better medical care. The boat left them off in Namibia where he continued to decline. Unfortunately, he passed away shortly after arriving home. The woman was heartbroken and came to the breakfast club every day with her dog to get support and share her saga. A second, devoted group gathers around a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who holds a proper salon in the park. There is nothing that his majestic mind has forgotten. His friend and dog walker Gabrielle is always by his side at breakfast with both of their dogs. He regales us with his memories of theater, opera, performers, play writing, society and of course, politics. Included in this group from time to time is a
judge, an attorney and other professionals who mostly come with their dogs. The playwright and a prominent Broadway actor give a Glugwein treat to the human regulars during the Christmas holiday. My present adorable dog is one I adopted after my sweet little Shih Tzu passed away at the tender age of 12. Our dogs in this group are serious beggars, as they receive lots of treats, both chicken and other delicacies. By the time I have had coffee with enough lively conversation, my neighbor Carmen and her golden retriever are returning from their 7:30 walk around the reservoir and we can return to our building together. All of this takes place under the sweeping branches of London plane trees, oak and maple trees, a perfect setting for a New York City morning.
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PHOTOS BY JEREMY WEINE
Climate change, school shootings, highschool integration: these are issues that have
drawn New York City high school students out of the classroom and into the streets for the past several years. Jeremy Weine, a senior at The Beacon School, has chronicled the walkouts, sit-ins and strikes that student activists have led and participated in.
Teens Take Charge, a coalition led by NYC students advocating for more equitable high school admissions, held a protest at the Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan. Students of color wearing black sat on the left side of the steps, while white students wearing white sat on the right, visually representing school segregation. On Dec. 6, 2019, several thousand students participated in the third major climate change strike of the year. Protestors circled City Hall before ďŹ ling into Foley Square where speakers, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, called for stronger local and federal environmental legislation.
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WheelsForWishes.org Call:(917)336-1254 * Car Donation Foundation d/b/a Wheels For Wishes. To learn more about our programs or financial information, call (213) 948-2000 or visit www.wheelsforwishes.org.
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EXPERIENCE LUXURY LIVING IN MANHATTAN
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