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Meat Market tower

should be trimmed,
Planning czar says
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
The Meat Market prop-
erty owners planning a
12-story glass office tower
on a site partially beneath
the High Line went to the
Board of Standards and
Appeals on April 28 for
approval of a project larger
than currently permitted at
the location.
But in a letter to the
B.S.A., City Planning
Commissioner Amanda
Burden asked the appeals
agency to deny variances
to existing zoning sought
by the owner of 437 W.
13th St. in the Meatpacking
District.
The B.S.A. has rarely
disregarded direct requests
from the City Planning
Commission.
Preservation advocates at
the April 28 B.S.A. meet-
ing also testified against the
variances, saying the size of
the proposed project is far
out of scale with the sur-
rounding area, and noting
that that the project calls
for demolition of an exist-
ing Art Deco meatpacking
building listed on the State
and National Register of
Historic Places.
The B.S.A. said it would
continue hearings on the
issue, and set June 16 as the
next date on the application
by the Romanoffs, a fam-
ily of property owners in
the Meat Market for three
generations. The Romanoffs
are seeking the variance on
grounds of hardship because
the High Line, currently
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Villager photo by J.B. Nicholas

Lisa Donlan, president of the District 1 Community Education Council, took her turn speaking with the bullhorn in
front of P.S. 63 last Wednesday morning at a rally to save pre-kindergarten classes.
Overcrowding outrage erupts;
Hundreds decry lack of seats
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
The Department of Education last
week addressed the lack of space for
incoming students by proposing to elim-
inate existing pre-kindergarten classes
and devoting those seats to new kinder-
garten students.
It was a move that angered many par-
ents, provoked at least two protest rallies,
including one that attracted 300 people
to the steps of City Hall, and fanned
the opposition to mayoral control of the
school system, which comes up for state
legislative renewal at the end of June.
“It’s like stepping on a 4-year-old
to pick up a 5-year-old,” said Rebecca
Daniels, a Village resident and president
N.Y.U. says it can
take four classes
of pre-K children
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
New York University
President John Sexton told
whom the Department of
Education wants to displace
in September to make room
of the District 2 Community Education D.O.E. last weekend promised elected elected officials in a let- for incoming kindergarten
Council, referring to the elimination of officials and parents in District 2, which ter on Tuesday that he had children.
pre-K classes. encompasses Greenwich Village, Lower good news for the parents Sexton said the univer-
Daniels was among the protesters that Manhattan, Chelsea and the Upper East of pre-kindergarten stu-
crowded the City Hall steps on May 6 along Side, that the department would present a dents in the neighborhood Continued on page 8
with elected officials, including Council detailed response to the problem at a 6:30
Speaker Christine Quinn, who repre- p.m. meeting Thurs., May 14, at the Lab
sents the Village, and Councilmembers School, 333 W. 17th St.
A SALUTE TO
Alan Gerson, Rosie Mendez and Jessica Meanwhile, in breaking news, on
Lappin, as well as Manhattan Borough Tuesday, New York University President
President Scott Stringer. John Sexton in a letter to local elected
They criticized Mayor Bloomberg officials, said N.Y.U. is willing to make
and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein for 5,500 square feet of space available to A SPECIAL
not listening to parents and failing to accommodate four pre-K classes from VILLAGER
plan for more school space while the P.S. 41 and P.S. 3, opening up kindergar-
administration has encouraged residen-
SUPPLEMENT
tial development. Continued on page 31 PAGES 13 - 24

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hit the roof — she didn’t even know about this.” Barrett and
Mouquinho said Pier 76 in Chelsea may also be a possibility for

NOTEBOOK District 5’s trucks, since the Friends are now amenable to it; in
a best-case scenario, they said, Pier 76, which already has a tow
pound, would also be home to District 5’s trucks, as well as
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Council Speaker Christine Quinn at a power lunch on the meeting at City Hall, everyone was smiling and in good spirits,
Hudson Square megagarage, as Scoopy first reported last week, Mouquinho said, except Klein, who looked “depressed.”
the possibility that the embattled project could be downsized
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Sanitation Steering Committee, which has been battling the
overly large project for two years. Also present were John Continued on page 34
Doherty, Department of Sanitation commissioner; Dan Klein,
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Planning chief: Meat Market tower should be trimmed
Continued from page 1
being converted into an elevated park, cov-
ers about 27 percent of their property. They
claim the construction expense in that situa-
tion prevents their realizing a fair return on
the property.
Darryl Romanoff, one of the partners in
the 437 W. 13th St. project, said last week,
“Having had a presence in the Meatpacking
District for 80 years, our family is commit-
ted to making sure our community grows
in the right way. After many hours meeting
with community stakeholders, we responded
by creating a world-class design that reduces
the number of floors, co-exists and remains
sensitive to the High Line, and respects the
character of the Meatpacking District.”
Commissioner Burden said
the building shouldn’t have
an F.A.R. variance or a
cantilever, either.
Romanoff said he and his brother, Stuart,
look forward to the B.S.A. continued hear-
ing on June 16 to present other positive
aspects of the project.
The Romanoff proposal is for a
215-foot-tall offi ce tower designed by
James Carpenter, with retail spaces exceed-
ing 10,000 square feet on the first three
floors. Currently, the M1-5 manufactur-
ing zone in which the property is located
allows a maximum floor area ratio (F.A.R.)
of 5 and does not allow retail-use spaces of
more than 10,000 square feet.
F.A.R. is a multiple of ground-floor square
footage and indicates how much floor space
is allowed for a site. The Romanoff project as
put forth would result in a 7.73 F.A.R. — a
54.6 percent increase above the maximum
F.A.R. allowed in the zone. The Romanoffs
are seeking variances in setback and rear-yard
regulations as well as retail space limits.
The City Planning commissioner’s let-
ter points out that new construction in the
Meatpacking District has been developed at
the allowable 5 F.A.R., including the Hotel
Gansevoort at 10 Ninth Ave. completed in
2003; the Theory building at 831 Greenwich
St. built in 2005; the Standard Hotel, 848
Washington St., nearing completion; and
May 13 - 19, 2009 3
the High Line Building, 450 W. 14th St.,
currently under construction and due for
completion next year.
The tallest building in the district was
built to a 6.6 F.A.R. before the 1961 zoning
regulations went into effect.
However, Darryl Romanoff noted last
week that their project, despite the higher
F.A.R., is lower than the Standard Hotel and
the High Line Building.
The Romanoff property is on the north-
west corner of W. 13th and Washington Sts.
and the High Line traverses the property’s
western edge. The bottom of the High Line
is about 20 feet above street level, permitting
ground-level and sub-ground-level devel-
opment on the portion of the Romanoffs’
property underneath it.
The Romanoffs’ plan also calls for the
building to cantilever slightly over the High
Line, a feature that Commissioner Burden
said should not be allowed. “The cantilever
currently proposed adds very little square
footage to the floor-plate size and adds noth-
ing to the overall design of the building, yet
significantly reduces the amount of light and
air that reaches the High Line,” Burden’s let-
ter said. “The building should set back from
the High Line 5 feet and then rise to the maxi-
mum height without setback or cantilever.”
Regarding the Romanoffs’ High Line
hardship issue, the City Planning letter noted
that other projects along the High Line right A rendering of the Romanoff family’s planned building for 437-451 W. 13th St.,
of way “responded in creative ways to the with the new Standard Hotel in the left foreground.
unique opportunities afforded by the High
Line structure.”
The letter also said the retail-use vari- Life’s a beach.
ance of about 32,000 square feet on the site
“would alter the essential character of the
Meatpacking District neighborhood.” The
district is known mostly for smaller bou-
tiques of 2,000 to 3,000 square feet.
“Larger stores in the neighborhood
include Jeffrey, which is a 12,000-square-foot
department store on W. 14th St., and Theory,
which is an approximately 10,000-square-
foot clothing store on Ninth Ave. Both of
these stores are on wide streets,” Burden’s
letter said.
Stuart Romanoff told people at a
Community Board 2 meeting in January that
the project would not have garish displays or
big-box retail.
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‘Crusty’ woman dies after clash
Police responded to a call from 202 E. Sixth St. near the
Bowery at 11:56 a.m. Sat., May 9, and found a young woman
in apartment No. 5 unconscious. She was declared dead by
emergency medical technicians at 12:06 p.m. and the case
was referred to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Police identi-
fied her as Lesia Pupshaw, 26.
According to police, “Five to six men had been throwing
bottles at her earlier Friday night.”
Local photographer and blogger Bob Arihood on his
Neither More Nor Less blog, gives a more detailed account of
an ongoing feud between a group of local Hispanic youths and
the Tompkins Square Park “crusties.” According to Arihood,
there were at least three or four separate, increasingly violent
run-ins between the two groups over the past week.
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resulted in the injury and hospitalization of a male crusty and
a young woman being brutally battered on the head and face,”
Arihood wrote. “The Friday night confrontation, which began
with taunts and threats, evolved into serious physical violence.
This ultimately violent confrontation was perhaps respon-
sible for the death of a young woman, who with brutal head
injuries, returned to an apartment on Sixth St. and sometime
later Saturday morning died. … Another witness, not a crusty,
whom the police did not believe, claimed that she had seen
the young males responsible for the young woman’s injuries
late Saturday afternoon in Tompkins Square Park near the
Seventh St. and Avenue A entrance.”
According to Arihood, the suspects and crusties clashed
again on Sunday night. Witnesses identified the suspects
as “three light-skinned Hispanic males in their mid-to-late
teens, one wearing a Chicago Cubs baseball cap.” The local
males threw water balloons, hurled taunts and ran. The
crusties chased them to Avenue D and Fourth St., where a
box cutter, a pipe and bottles emerged. Outnumbered and
on “hostile turf,” the crusties retreated to Tompkins Square,
where Arihood said he held a flashlight as glass was picked
out of one crusty’s bloody scalp.
L.E.S. shooting
Police arrested David Sahimi, 17, at 5:50 p.m. Wed., May 6,
in his home at 13 Clinton St. and charged him with attempted
murder, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mis-
chief in connection with a shooting earlier at East Houston
and Clinton Sts. The suspect fired three shots at three young
men with whom he had a dispute, and then fled to his Clinton
St. home between Houston and Stanton Sts., police said. One
of the shots hit a car but no one was injured.
Bouncer murder trial
The trial of Darryl Littlejohn, 44, for the Feb. 24, 2006,
rape and murder of Imette St. Guillen, 24, a John Jay College
student kidnapped from The Falls, formerly at 218 Lafayette
St., where Littlejohn was a bouncer, began Mon., May 11.
The day after St. Guillen’s kidnapping, her naked and bound
body was found near the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. Littlejohn
is currently serving a 25-year-to-life prison sentence for the
kidnapping of a York College co-ed four months before the
St. Guillen murder. The defense intends to implicate Dan
Dorrian, former owner of the now defunct bar, as a possible
suspect, according to daily newspaper reports.
‘Wine bandit’ is corked
Police arrested Matheson Babbin, 18, of 527 E. 12th
St., at the corner of Bedford and Barrow Sts. shortly before
7 a.m. Sun., May 3, and charged him with smashing the
window of the Little Owl, 90 Bedford St. near Grove St.,
two hours earlier and making off with eight bottles of red
wine. He was also charged with breaking into an apartment
on E. 12th St. and Avenue B during the early hours of Feb.
19, taking bottles of wine and fleeing when the resident
confronted him. Police are also investigating the suspect’s
possible connection to an April 20 break-in of a restaurant
at 122 Christopher St. where several bottles of booze were
taken. On April 17 a suspect answering a different descrip-
tion stole several bottles of liquor from the Riviera Cafe on
Seventh Ave. South at West Fourth St. but dropped them
when he fled.
Domestic punch-up
A man was charged with punching his domestic partner
and mother of their child in the face around 2 a.m. Wed.,
May 6, during a dispute on the northeast corner of West
Houston and West Sts. Jason Cruz, 21, was charged with
assault and failure to abide by an order of protection secured
by the victim, also 21, who lives in New Rochelle.
‘He did The Monster slash...’
Police arrested a man, 40, in front of The Monster bar,
80 Grove St., for slashing a victim in the head with a knife
during an argument shortly before 4 a.m. Sat., May 9,
leaving the victim, 38, with scalp lacerations. The suspect,
Shaun Handy, was charged with assault and also possession
of a controlled substance when a plastic bag of cocaine was
found on him at his arrest, police said.
Bread-line bristle
An argument between two women patrons waiting on
line at Bread Factory, a bakery at 330 Bleecker St., at 5 a.m.
Sat., May 9, ended with one of them picking up a broom and
smashing her adversary in the head with the handle, police
said. The suspect, Jerkeida Grant, 35, was charged with two
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Continued from page 4
POLICE BLOTTER
counts of felony assault, and the victim, 28,
of Brooklyn, went to St. Vincent’s Hospital,
where she got eight stitches in her scalp.
Volume rage
A resident of the men’s shelter at 321 E.
Fifth St. became angry about the TV volume
in the shelter’s common room around 7 a.m.
Sat., May 2, and threw water at another man
and punched him, police said. The suspect,
Jorge Santiago, 42, was being held in lieu
of $4,000 bail pending a May 29 court
date, according to the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
Delivery robbery
Police arrested Darrious Perez, 18, a resi-
dent of the Jacob Riis Houses at 132 Avenue
D, for holding a gun to a delivery man from
a Chinese restaurant and taking his food and
a cell phone at about 3 p.m. Thurs., April
30, and then fleeing from the lobby of 466
E. 10th St. in the Riis Houses. Perez was
arrested on Sat., May 2, when police and the
victim spotted him in the neighborhood. He
May 13 - 19, 2009 5
was freed on $2,000 bail pending an Aug. 11
court appearance.
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thing, according to the charges filed by the
Manhattan district attorney. Police were
called and the suspect was arrested nearby.
Wanted mosque money
The caretaker on the basement level of
Masjid Medina mosque on First Ave. at E.
11th St. heard a noise on the main level at
about 3:15 a.m. Tues., May 5. When he went
up to investigate, he saw a man fleeing from
a side door, according to police. The dona-
tion box was damaged but not opened and
nothing was missing, according to reports.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MOMS

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Bleecker and Carmine Sts. should be the
model, and others suggested the model
should be the Abingdon Square Park tri-
angle on Eighth Ave. at Hudson and W.
12th Sts.
The ideas were developed at the May
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City Planning Commission approval.
“This is the first phase of a wide public
process for the St. Vincent’s Triangle,”
said Brad Hoylman, Community Board 2
chairperson. It was also the first time the
community board has worked directly with
Project for Public Spaces, he said, adding
that C.B. 2 member Shirley Secunda is a
former P.P.S. staff member.
The triangle, formerly the site of a
movie theater, has been hospital property
for more than 30 years. The site’s west-
ern half currently accommodates loading
docks and oxygen-tank storage for the
hospital, and will continue in that func-
tion after the new hospital is built.
The park is planned for the eastern half
of the triangle, which measures 133 feet
by 156 feet by 120 feet and is currently
elevated and planted with trees. However,
the proposed park could be developed at
grade level, said Ethan Kent, P.P.S. vice
president.
The May 7 session was divided into
five working groups of five or six mem-
bers each led by a C.B. 2 member. It was
assumed many of the park users would
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residential project proposed for the cur-
rent hospital location on Seventh Ave.’s
east side.
The consensus was that the site is too
small to have a park building or a food
kiosk. One member, however, suggested
that a mobile coffee cart would be a wel-
come amenity and easy to accommodate.
Most people felt the site was also too
small for a children’s playground.
Shade trees were important for most
people, but some said they preferred
trees, flowers and shrubs to be in planters
located among benches and tables. Others
called for bike racks to be included in the
park.
Many participants said there should
be no formal programming for the park.
Several said it should be closed at night.
Others called for Wi-Fi to allow visitors
with laptops to go online in the park.
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OBITUARIES
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
Frank A. Russo, a lifelong resident of Thompson St. in
the South Village who retired about 30 years ago as Port
Authority police officer assigned to the Holland Tunnel,
died in St. Vincent’s Hospital Wed., May 6, a week after his
90th birthday.
Taken to the hospital with an abdominal blockage on Fri.,
May 1, he had improved by Sunday and expected to return
home the following day, according to Jeffrey Rowland, a friend
and neighbor. But he took a turn for the worse last Monday and
was on a respirator until shortly before he died.
Frank Russo served as head usher at St. Anthony of
Padua Church on Sullivan St. and was a devoted member of
the Holy Name Society at St. Anthony’s. He was a member
of the McBurney YMCA for more than 40 years and swam
there regularly until earlier this year.
Born the son of Antoinette and Dominic Russo on
Thompson St., he shared the house across the street with a
younger sister, Victoria, who died three years ago.
“Frank lived on the fourth floor and would walk up and
down 49 steps at least three times a day,” Rowland said. “He
told me once that back in late ’20s when horse-drawn wagons
were common in the neighborhood, kids on the block would
the only one responsible enough to see that no one got hurt,”
Rowland said. “He had a neighborhood nickname, Frankie
Reed. I don’t know where that came from, maybe because he
was physically lean like a reed or a weed,” said Rowland.
Frank Russo was in the Army during World War II,
serving in the Pacific from 1942 to 1946. He became a Port
Authority patrolman after his discharge from the Army. He
received a Port Authority commendation for his participa-
tion in the rescue efforts on the morning of May 13, 1949,
when a drum of carbon disulfide fell from a westbound truck
and caught fire in the tunnel. No one died at the scene, but
66 people suffered smoke injury and a firefighter died three
months later of smoke inhalation.
“Frank was the kind of man who was always willing to
help a neighbor,” Rowland said.
He was also a friend and benefactor to the Franciscan
nuns at the convent on Sullivan and Prince Sts.
“He was like a guardian angel for the sisters,” said Sister
Eileen Lambert, a longtime friend. “We’ll never see the likes
of Frank Russo again.”
Three nephews, Domenic, Julius and Joseph Russo, and a
niece, Lucianne Gildea, all of New Jersey, survive.
Perazzo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The funeral Mass was at St. Anthony’s on Saturday morning
May 9 and burial will be in St. Raymond’s Cemetery in the
Frank Russo Bronx.

‘Barnacle Bill,’ the last sailor

of Tompkins Square, dies at 44
BY LORCAN OTWAY
William “Barnacle Bill” Scott died of an
infection after suffering a stroke, last Saturday,
May 2. He had been in a coma at Lincoln
Hospital, in the Bronx, since March 8.
Born on July 8, 1965, “Barnacle” was
well known in the East Village as a gentle-
man and a gentle man, in spite of his hard-
scrabble looks. Bill wore a nose ring, and
had a large, upturned scar on the left side of
his mouth, giving him the look of a pirate,
but that was the farthest from the reality of
this man.
He went from the Navy, where he was a
petty officer, a bosun commanding small craft,
to the Navy Reserve, and then honorably dis-
charged became a merchant mariner, spending
a good part of most years sailing American-
flag vessels.
When not at sea, Bill spent a good deal of
time in Tompkins Square Park, where he was
as at home with the “crusties” as he was with
the Village intelligentsia. His stories, whether
of life at sea or East Village adventures, were
punctuated with his trademark Homeric line,
“It was not for nothing that...,” and on the
story would wind.
Bill was not too proud to borrow money
from a friend. To loan him any sum was to
know that as soon as Bill returned from his
next voyage, he would repay the loan, over
dinner, paid for by Bill, and at the table would
be a collection of others who would not other-
wise have eaten as well that day.
One need not look far to find where Bill got
his sense of responsibility or his kindness. His
mother, Dorothy Scott, was a foster mother to
other children.
“He was kind of like a Lower East Side leg-
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N.Y.U. offers space for 4 pre-kindergarten classes

Continued from page 1
sity has identified ground-floor space at the
east end of Washington Square Village’s
Building 2 at Mercer and W. Third Sts.
that could accommodate four pre-K class-
rooms and two offices — about 5,500
gross square feet.
“We are prepared to begin work immedi-
ately on leasing the space to the Department
of Education and to work with the School
Construction Authority in the transforma-
tion of this space from apartments and a
blood-donation facility into a pre-K facility,”
Sexton said.
The letter was addressed to City Council
Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember
Alan Gerson and Manhattan Borough
President Scott Stringer, with copies to
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein; Sharon
Greenberger, president of the School
Construction Authority; Assemblymember
Deborah Glick; State Senator Tom Duane,
and the Public School Advocacy Committee,
an advocacy group of Village parents.
Sexton said the time is short if the space
is to be ready by September.
N.Y.U. would have to relocate residential
spaces and the blood-donation center. The
university would also have to find alterna-
tive space for a planned project to make the
space available, Sexton said. Furthermore,
there are special architectural and occupan-
cy requirements that D.O.E., S.C.A. and the
city would have to address. Sexton also said
there may be zoning or special permit rules
for superblocks to be addressed.
But the space is adjacent to the Mercer
St. playground and lends itself to a dedicated
Mercer St. entrance, Sexton said.
Manhattan Borough President Scott
Stringer welcomed the offer.
“This is a temporary solution for parents
who have to know where to send their kids
in September,” he said on Tuesday evening.
school in our long-term plans,” Sexton said
in his letter. “So please know that you have
a full and willing partner in trying to ensure
that neighborhood parents can have their
children go to pre-K close to home.”
Last week, D.O.E. said it was consider-
ing moving pre-K classes out of the Village
schools to open space for up to 75 of the
90 wait-listed kindergarten students in the
Village area. Stringer said his understand-
ing was that N.Y.U. might be able to take
“70 or 80” pre-K students.
Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters exec-
utive director, said, “There are two half-day
pre-K programs at P.S. 3, two half-day pro-
grams at P.S. 41 and one full-day pre-K at
P.S. 3. There are 90 pre-K students total, 18
in each class, requiring three classrooms.”

Do you use uppers? “We’re not going to stop here, but this offer
is a real shot in the arm.”
Stringer noted that he and local elected
officials, including Quinn and Gerson, have
been part of a task force exploring possible
The Substance Use Research Center at Columbia University District 2 kindergarten locations.
“We reached out to N.Y.U. about the
needs non-treatment seeking STIMULANT USERS (includes Meth, problem and I spoke to John Sexton by
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exploring the inclusion of space for a public
A call to N.Y.U. seeking clarification on
exactly how many pre-K students it would
accept was not returned by press time.
Shino Tanikawa, a P.S. 3 parent and Public
School Political Action Committee member,
added, “It would be great if N.Y.U. could take
a kindergarten class as well. Taking 65 addi-
tional kindergartners creates a serious safety
concern at P.S. 3. Students must negotiate
two flights of stairs to go to lunch, then two
flights again to the yard. Moving close to 250
kindergartners and first graders in 45 minutes
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EDITORIAL
On notification
and designation
On Tuesday night, Landmarks Preservation Com-
mission officials were giving an information meeting to
hear concerns of property owners in what L.P.C. is calling
an extension of the Greenwich Village Historic District.
However, to the preservationists and advocates who
have been pushing for this area’s designation, it’s not an
extension but a district in its own right — the South Village
Historic District. Although a larger district was initially
proposed by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic
Preservation, L.P.C. is starting with one-third of the study
area — likely bounded by roughly Sixth Ave., W. Houston
St., Hudson St., Leroy St., Seventh Ave. South and West
Fourth St. This area features the beautiful Our Lady of
Pompei Church and Father Demo Square.
This district is indeed distinct from Greenwich Village
and, in fact, unique as a potential historic district, because
of its rich Italian-immigrant history, tenement buildings
and historically working-class character. To lump it in with
the Greenwich Village district seemingly would make it
less likely that the other two-thirds of the proposed district
— east of Sixth Ave. and south of Washington Square Park
— would ever achieve landmark status.
There’s also the issue of notification of property own-
ers. By law, L.P.C. only has to give five business days’
notice that it has scheduled a vote on whether to calendar
a hearing on a potential historic district. Afterward, there
is a 40-day stay on issuing building permits during which
L.P.C. can block any building alterations. But in recent
years under its chairperson, Robert Tierney, Landmarks
has given landlords notice well in advance of this man-
dated period — in some cases weeks, even months.
Of course, property owners have rights. But this
particular historic district designation has been in the
works since 2002 when G.V.S.H.P. first proposed it.
Two years ago, the society presented Landmarks with
a detailed report on all the buildings in the proposed
district. The Villager has frequently written articles on
the effort. In short, this landmarking really should not
be taking anyone by surprise.
The worry is that so-called “bad actor” landlords will,
once formally apprised of the pending designation, move to
demolish or significantly alter their buildings.
Last week, at a radio-show taping on the topic of pre-
serving neighborhoods at WNYC’s new Jerome L. Greene
Performance Space on Varick St., hosted by Rosie Perez,
Tierney was a panelist. A Village resident in the audience,
saying she was concerned about demolitions in the South
Village before its landmarking, asked Tierney for reas-
surance. Tierney said Landmarks will “do everything we
can” to prevent demolitions from happening. “There are
relativity few” cases where it is a possibility, “but any one
is a problem,” he said. That doesn’t exactly sound like a
rock-solid guarantee, however.
A few weeks earlier, Tierney told The Villager, “It’s
important for the commission to build strong productive
partnerships with the owners of these historic buildings
and to encourage community participation in government
actions. It’s bad government and worse, bad judgment, to
take an action concerning hundreds of buildings without
notifying the people who own them.”
Clearly, projects are moving forward, notably
N.Y.U.’s rebuilding of most of the Provincetown
Playhouse and Apartments on MacDougal St., though
the iconic theater is being saved. A building at 178
Bleecker St. is also to be razed.
In the end, an appropriate balance between rapid
designation and owner notification must be struck. But,
above all, we urge Landmarks to move quickly on the
South Village.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mayoral control gets an ‘F’
To The Editor:
Re “Village tots in a tough spot: Kindergarten seats
scarce” (news article, April 22):
There are hundreds of kindergarten students who are now
on waiting lists for their neighborhood zoned schools. Under
his watch, the mayor has allowed overcrowding and class
size to worsen, with no action taken to address the crisis. No
less than three reports were issued in 2008 — from the City
Comptroller’s Office, the Manhattan borough president and
the Campaign for a Better Capital Plan (a coalition of parents,
unions and advocacy groups) — showing how the planning
process for schools is utterly broken, out of sync with the
rapid pace of development and the projected growth in enroll-
ment in neighborhoods throughout the city.
The Campaign for a Better Capital Plan released a letter in
October from more than 80 elected officials and community
and parent groups, urging the mayor to expand the capital
plan so that overcrowding could be eliminated and class sizes
could be reduced, as the state has required. Instead, the mayor
cut the number of seats in the new five-year plan by 60 percent
— and the share of city capital spending on school construc-
tion has now fallen to at least a 10-year low.
Kindergarten enrollment has risen for the last two years,
and City Planning projects a substantial increase in the num-
ber of 5-to-9-year-olds between 2010 and 2020. At the same
time, the Department of Education refuses to release total
enrollment figures for students in each public school building,
which would allow us to analyze just how fast enrollment is
growing and in what areas.
The mayor and the chancellor talk endlessly about expand-
ing parent “choice” — mostly in their relentless push to expand
the number of charter schools, and give them space inside our
public school buildings. But they have denied parents the most
basic choice of all — the right to send their children to their
neighborhood public schools. Instead, D.O.E. has said that, in
the future, it will deal with the overcrowding crisis by placing
elementary students in middle schools and high schools, or by
bussing them to schools outside their districts.
Under the current governance system, in which he yields
absolute power, the mayor asked to be accountable for the
results. The results are clear: Mayoral control has been an
abject failure and must be fundamentally reformed, so that
parents once again have a voice in the system, and our
children can be provided with the education they need and
deserve.
Leonie Haimson
Haimson is executive director, Class Size Matters
IRA BLUTREICH
Governor Paterson throws Elliot Sander under the train.
Joel Klein’s fuzzy math
To The Editor:
Re “A new equity and transparency in school admis-
sions” (talking point, by Joel Klein, May 6):
As a lawyer, Chancellor Klein is trained to deal in the
facts. So when his talking point misrepresents the facts con-
cerning the number of District 2 schools with waiting lists
and the number of students on these waiting lists, I must
object.
Currently, at least 14 District 2 elementary schools have
wait lists for their zoned students, including P.S. 89/234, P.S.
1, P.S. 2, P.S. 41, P.S. 3, P.S. 116, P.S. 290, P.S. 6, P.S. 59, P.S.
183, P.S. 51, P.S. 158 and P.S. 151. In all of District 2, a total
of more than 400 students are on a wait list at the school for
which they are zoned. This is a much greater number than
what Chancellor Klein chose to include in his calculations,
which reflect only schools with waiting lists in Greenwich
Village and on the Upper East Side, and does not account for
the more than 90 parents of P.S. 151 whose children have not
been given a school, much less a kindergarten seat.
These parents have been divided up between all the other
Upper East Side schools, which are clearly overcrowded.
This year, there is no room at these schools. P.S. 290, P.S.
6, P.S. 59, P.S. 183 and P.S. 158 (if I am not mistaken, con-
cerning the latter), all have waiting lists. The parents have
asked for a school for years. How can the chancellor explain
promising a school and not giving these children one as
“transparent?”
It is insensitive and wrong for Chancellor Klein to attempt
to spin the numbers to his advantage and to the disadvantage
of those more than 400 students on waiting lists districtwide.
Indeed, Chancellor Klein told the facts, he just did not tell
all of the facts.
Rebecca Daniels
Daniels is president, District 2 Community Education
Council
Logic is lacking
To The Editor:
Re “A new equity and transparency in school admis-
sions” (talking point, by Joel Klein, May 6):
Hmmmm... So if we had space to accommodate addi-
tional kindergartners, why were they put on the wait list in
Continued on page 12
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Obama’s trifecta: Supreme Court, Specter and AIPAC

against the Obama budget, he has said he would not support AIPAC gathering what it wanted to hear. AIPAC’s program
TALKING POINT a health plan that included a government insurance option,
and he has come out against labor’s “free choice” legislation
can be summed up as follows:
• Support tougher sanctions against Iran.
BY ED GOLD that would permit union recognition if the majority of work- • Support peace principles, suggesting the U.S. help get
Headaches keep popping up for President Obama, includ- ers at a company signed pro-union cards. additional Arab recognition, similar to relationships with
ing issues that irritate, or seem like a crapshoot, or worse, Obama, Vice President Biden and Governor Ed Rendell are Egypt and Jordan.
appear intractable. committed to supporting Specter in next year’s Pennsylvania • Continue security aid to Israel.
First, the retirement of Justice David Souter has kicked primary, while Specter continues to insist he cannot be con- • Support divestment from Iran.
up a storm from the right wing, which is taking issue with sidered a “loyal” Democrat. The Israelis are understandably concerned about Iran’s
Obama’s support of “the quality of empathy” in choosing a He also must have temporarily lost his memory when nuclear threat, particularly in light of the continuing diatribe
Souter replacement. chided by the fact that he might be the last Republican sena- from that country suggesting Israel’s demise.
At the same time, the president is trying to toss a seven by tor of Jewish faith unless Norm Coleman won in Minnesota. Joe Biden explained the two-state solution and a freeze on
wooing Senator Arlen Specter, who, as a practical matter of Specter promptly said he supported Coleman but recanted settlements — positions supported by the so-called Quartet
political self-preservation, has turned Democrat. The switch the next day when reminded he was now a Democrat. of the U.S., Russia, the European Union and the United
could give the party a 60th vote against filibuster if the Minnesota One other hurdle may face the Obama-Specter engage- Nations. Apart from Biden, however, no American of note
race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is ever settled. ment. A popular liberal representative, Joe Sestak is still suggested there might be something wrong with a Likud
Then comes the Washington gathering of the American considering running against Specter in the Democratic pri- policy that currently opposes the creation of a Palestinian
Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby mary. He is close to labor, an important factor in Democratic state and actually supports settlement expansion.
that leans to the right on Middle East policy. The group’s politics, and labor is, frankly, unhappy with Specter’s stand Benjamin Netanyahu, the rightest Israeli prime minster,
program conspicuously leaves out any mention of a two-state on impending labor legislation. will visit Obama shortly. The president will have to put aside
solution between Israel and the Palestinians, and also ignores On the international front, the muscle shown by AIPAC his Supreme Court and Specter folders, and concentrate
any reference to Israeli settlements on the West Bank, adding may dwarf the Specter and Supreme Court issues. on getting the Israeli to understand American policy in the
to pessimism about the ability to bring peace and security to A string of leading Republicans and Democrats told the Middle East.
both Israel and the Palestinians.
On the Supreme Court issue, Obama can hardly lose but
it must gall him to hear conservatives condemn an appoint-
ment not yet made.
He is charged in advance with undoing the Constitution
by suggesting he will seek a person who cares about “how
our laws affect the daily realities of people’s lives, whether
they can make a living and care for their families, whether
they feel safe in their homes and welcome in their nation.”
The Republicans continue to attack “activist” judges,
when in fact the most activist court action in memory took
place when the Republicans on the court in 2000 handed
George Bush the presidency, overruling a decision by the
Florida Supreme Court favoring a recount.
As the rightist Free Republic blog concludes: “Obama’s
Supreme Court selection will be a disgrace to the Constitution.”
In addition, the Republicans have named Senator
Jeff Sessions of the hard right to replace Specter as
ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a
guarantee that the nominee will have rough sledding.
Of course, the president also has to consider race and ethnic-
ity, and is expected to choose a woman to join Justice Ruth
Ginsburg, who has expressed loneliness on the bench.
On this issue, Obama will maintain the 5-4 conservative
majority, since Souter has generally sided with the so-called
liberal wing of the court. Actually, today’s court liberals
are of the moderate stripe when compared to Thurgood
Marshall and William Brennan.
In the Senate, the addition of Specter to the Democratic
majority could prove illusory despite Obama’s confidence
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Hudson River Pageant along the Lower West Side waterfront last Saturday.
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Continued from page 10
the first place? They were put on the wait
list because we do not have anymore room in
these schools! We eliminate the pre-K pro-
gram and our class sizes go up to 25 students
per class in kindergarten? I would consider
eliminating a valuable program only if it
reduces class sizes.
Shino Tanikawa
The twilight zone
To The Editor:
Re “A new equity and transparency in
school admissions” (talking point, by Joel
Klein, May 6):
Between Mayor Bloomberg’s comment
last week that he saw his administration’s
failure to provide seats for 300 5-year-olds in
District 2 (not to mention uncounted others
in Districts 1 and 3, and in Queens and the
Bronx) as a sign of a successful policy and
this column by Chancellor Klein, I’m begin-
ning to feel I’ve entered an alternate reality.
Are people really going to buy this?
For the record, in the old days, when you
saw your kid was approaching kindergarten
age, you called the local school and found
out how to sign her up. It wasn’t exactly
Masonic lore. And every zoned kid got in, at
least in District 2.
Ann Kjellberg
Build the schools
To The Editor:
Re “A new equity and transparency in
school admissions” (talking point, by Joel
Klein, May 6):
I was shocked and disappointed to read
this bizarre explanation of the wait-list deba-
cle. Worse only was Mike Bloomberg’s even
more bizarre statement last week that he was
pleased at the wait lists, since it meant that
“families wanted to stay in New York to raise
their families.
This is not like any other year, clearly, and
as Mr. Klein knows, the wait lists are not
the result of the change in the Department
of Education’s kindergarten admissions
process. The change in their kindergarten
admissions process, rather, is a result of their
panic upon realizing that the repeated warn-
ings about the population increases from
unprecedented building — that have been
consistently provided to them since 2003 —
had come to fruition.
To say that public school parents were
“well connected” in a public school system
is outrageous; they called and got the reg-
istration dates and stood in line. Hardly
an “advantage.” And now parents have to
try and decipher Orwellian communication
and wait until all their other backup options
have expired to then hear where they are to
be assigned, if anywhere — at D.O.E.’s will.
In the name of equity and transparency?
It’s deeply disrespectful. And the comment
disgraceful.
Relocating preschool seats is no way to
handle a kindergarten wait-list crisis. Shuffling
children from one empty seat here to another
there, applying temporary band-aids where
freestanding schools should be planned in
advance is not equity, progress or success: It’s
a disaster. Tell people the truth. Listen to the
data. Build the schools.
Tricia Joyce
Joyce is a member, P.S. 234 Overcrowding
Committee, and a public member,
Community Board 1
Rival views don’t compute
To The Editor:
Re “The battle of .nyc... and also .sucks,
.chat, .weather, .art...” (news article, May
6):
Thank you to The Villager for taking the
time to understand the complexity of this
issue, and for treating all views fairly as you
did. Several people have come up to me and
said that it is one of the best articles they
have seen in The Villager on any topic, and
that they learned a lot from it. Coming from
people who are not technically adept, it’s a
clear indication that you communicated this
obscure topic in a very accessable way.
The next step is hopefully some face-to-
face with Speaker Quinn, possibly Mayor
Bloomberg, and see where it goes.
However, the antitrust case was actually
not “tossed out.” The defendants were not
able to get the case dismissed. They had to liti-
gate. The court reached a decision on the suit,
where N.S.I. was given immunity. Regarding
Tom Lowenhaupt’s assertion about NAME.
SPACE that “they lost,” somehow blurring
our antitrust case against Network Solutions
and the ICANN process — implying that
either affected our rights to our T.L.D.’s —
he obviously does not understand that the
two are totally unrelated. NAME.SPACE
never abandoned our right to our marks
(T.L.D.’s), and not being cleared by ICANN
in 2000 was in no way a waiver of our rights
by any means. Losing the antitrust case also
has no bearing on whether we have rights to
our T.L.D.’s or not, since that was never an
issue in the suit, which was about our right
to be included in the root.
With respect to our application in 2000,
Lowenhaupt also got that wrong. ICANN
accepted our application of 118 T.L.D.’s
for one fee of $50,000, and it was not
turned down because of the number that
we applied for, but for “subjective” reasons.
(That translates to “only friends of ICANN
got any T.L.D.’s recognized.”) The cost was
not $50,000 per T.L.D. If some applicants
interpreted the application process that way,
that was their call.
The NAME.SPACE application in 2000
met all the criteria of the application process.
The entire lot of 118 T.L.D.’s went through
the process all the way to the board vote, at his cohorts and his occupation of Columbia
which time I was asked to “take less” — actu-
ally to pick just three T.L.D.’s out of our list.
I declined to do that because it was unfair
University 40 years ago, opines again, as
so many do, on the specious and falla-
cious justification of that occupation. As
to our other constituents who had registered he readily admits, he was a child of privi-
under the rest of the T.L.D.’s in our applica- lege. Meanwhile, the poor, underprivileged,
tion; also, it was an indication that ICANN working stiffs, deprived of such an august
wanted to create a scenario wherein NAME. education, like me and so many of us, were
SPACE would waive its rights to the rest of our working our asses off making 60 bucks a
T.L.D.’s, which I was and am unwilling to do. week in 1968. We were living from week to
week, and wondered what the hell did these
Paul Garrin rich kids want from the “system.”
As far as I was concerned, they had it and
I did not, and the way I saw it, they were
fouling their own nests, or, better yet, blow-
Get yer .nyc’s! ing them up. They might have romanticized
the poor souls they claimed they were trying
To The Editor: to help. But they were so far away from us,
Re “The battle of .nyc... and also.sucks, even if some did come down to the Lower
.chat, .weather, .art...” (news article, May East Side to live with us. They had no idea
6): what it’s like to be poor — and I am white,
Whether names ending in .nyc will be and a Jew — and yes, we were poor, and
valuable or not is a product of the market’s we damn well resented the rich kids who
demand. Right now that demand is being romanticized poverty and sought to “save”
tested by a company taking pre-orders for us. They did not, not then, not now.
names from all the new extensions likely to And I see Mr. Schwartz is with ACORN,
be requested. Visit www.quintaris.pool.com and he is still the spoiled kid, though a law-
to participate. yer, and still he thinks the progressive left
helps the poor. The smug left, taking the high
John Berard ground, cannot do a damned thing. It is the
working stiff who carries the very poor, and
not the rich, who live well and pretend to
give a rat’s ass, as does Mr. Schwartz. And
Worked-up ‘working stiff’ my anger is that nothing changes for the
poor: lousy medical care, lousy housing, lousy
To The Editor: jobs and the common belief that all these pro-
Re “Seize the day, but I’m not so sure gressive organizations mean something.
about the building” (talking point, by Arthur The homeless, the mentally ill that
Z. Schwartz, May 6):
Arthur Schwartz in his essay justifying Continued on page 33
‘Little Mish’ ’s big honor for ‘Dr. Dave’
Dr. David Ores a.k.a. “Dr. Dave” accepted the Sara Curry Award at the Little
Missionary’s Day Nursery’s annual benefit dinner on April 23 at the Angel Orensanz
Foundation on Norfolk St. In August 2008, The Villager first reported on Ores’s
new Restaurant Workers’ Health Care Cooperative, an affordable healthcare plan for
uninsured East Village and Lower East Side restaurant workers. The other honorees
at the Little Misssionary’s benefit were Natacha Weiss of Refugees International and
Nilaja Sun, creator of the one-woman, smash-hit show “No Child.”
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14 May 13 - 19, 2009 A Salute to Union Square

Park and plaza renovations start to take final form

BY ALBERT AMATEAU
The $20 million Union Square Park
north-end renovation project is right on
schedule for its intended completion and
opening this fall.
The project, being built by the Parks
Department and sponsored by the Union
Square Partnership business improvement
district, will include a new playground
three times larger than the current one
and a restored pavilion. The pavilion will
serve as a seasonal restaurant during the
six warmer months of the year and as a
community facility the other six months.

‘The transformation taking

place in Union Square
Park is exciting to watch.’
Jennifer Falk,
Union Square Partnership

The newly resurfaced north and west

plazas were nearly complete this week,
and the Greenmarket farmers, who had
been temporarily relocated to the park’s
southern end, have returned to their per-
Villager file photo
manent north and west plaza locations.
The seven trees that will mark the The Union Square pavilion, pictured above in early April, is on track to open this fall as a seasonal restaurant operating half the year.

northern plaza boundary at 17th St. are Parks spokesperson.

being planted this week, and the trees on The new pavilion will have three bath-
the western edge of the plaza are to be rooms — a men’s room and a women’s room
planted in the coming two weeks. and a separate restroom for children and their
“The transformation taking place in families accessible from the playground.
Union Square Park is exciting to watch as Electrical work will take place this
we witness firsthand the dramatic changes week on the park’s western side at the
to the plaza and the expansion of the new “Mother and Child” statue area, and next
children’s play area,” said Jennifer Falk, week work takes place in the sandbox
executive director of the Partnership. “We area in the playground’s western side. A
are on schedule to finish the project by marble table with a water source will be
fall, and we expect to welcome back the installed in the middle of the sandbox,
countless children and their families who allowing children to build sand castles.
will enjoy this spectacular new play space The city is contributing $12 million to
once it is completed.” the cost of the project and the Partnership is
By the end of this week, the project, making an $8 million contribution. Part of
designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh the city contribution came from former City
Associates, which began a year ago, will Councilmember Margarita Lopez’s Council
be 60 percent complete, according to a discretionary funds.
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THE UNION SQUARE PARTNERSHIP PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE

IS PROUD TO PRESENT NEIGHBORHOOD’S LARGEST NETWORKING EVENT
2009 SUMMER IN THE SQUARE The Union Square Partnership
SOUTH PLAZA, UNION SQUARE PARK Annual Meeting & Networking Reception
KIDS IN THE SQUARE - THURSDAYS AT 12:00 PM
Calling all Kids: Head over to Union Square at noon for family fun, music and Monday, May 18, 2009
dance, caricature artists, face painting, puppeteers and more! 5:00 - 6:00 PM ANNUAL MEETING
June 18th – Baby Loves Disco 6:00 - 7:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
June 25th – Baby Loves Disco
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July 9th – Princess Katie & Racer Steve 201 Park Avenue South at 17th Street
July 16th – Kids Parties New York
July 23rd – Hot Peas ‘N Butter RSVP required to info@unionsquarenyc.org
July 30th – City Parks Foundation Marionette Show or call 212-460-1208 for more details.
August 6th – City Parks Foundation Marionette Show
August 13th – Kids Parties New York
This annual event brings together area residents, business leaders, employees
FITNESS IN THE SQUARE - THURSDAYS AT 8:00 AM and many other stakeholders to celebrate our community and the Union Square
Reenergize your body and mind with weekly yoga sponsored by lululemon Partnership’s many successes over the past year.
athletica, and cardio and low–impact cardio classes are accessible to all ages
and abilities.
June 18th – 8:00 AM OM Yoga Yoga Volunteer with the Union Square Partnership
9:00 AM Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp Cardio
10:00 AM McBurney YMCA Low-impact Cardio
June 25th – 8:00 AM OM Yoga Yoga It’s My Park! Day
9:00 AM Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp Cardio Saturday, May 16, 2009 | 10:00 AM – 2:00PM
10:00 AM McBurney YMCA Low-impact Cardio A perfect project for all ages! Spend the day beautifying Union Square
July 2nd – 8:00 AM OM Yoga Yoga
9:00 AM Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp Cardio Park by mulching, cleaning park grounds, and painting benches. No
10:00 AM McBurney YMCA Low-impact Cardio equipment or experience is necessary.
July 9th – 8:00 AM OM Yoga Yoga
9:00 AM Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp Cardio
10:00 AM McBurney YMCA Low-impact Cardio USP Day at God’s Love We Deliver
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MUSIC IN THE SQUARE - THURSDAYS AT 6:00 PM To register for any of these volunteer opportunities, email info@unionsquarenyc.org
Beat the summer heat and enjoy short programming selections or call 212 460-1208.
after work from talented musicians from New York City and beyond.
June 18th – Greenwich Village Orchestra
June 25th –
July 2nd –
July 9th –
The Nashville Attitude
Elisa Peimer
Rock of Ages
We’re here to serve you.
July 16th – Buzzuniverse
Proudly serving the neighborhood for
July 23rd – Jukebox the Ghost
July 30th – The Lightyears 30 years, the Union Square Partnership
August 6th – Daryl Roth Theatre Presents is the leading advocate for the Union
August 13th – Don Adolfo Orquesta Organizacion Square-14th Street community, working
collaboratively with area residents,
The Union Square Partnership thanks the following event sponsors. businesses, and cultural and academic
institutions to ensure the district’s
continued growth and success. Our
mission is to enhance the neighborhood’s
quality-of-life by creating a safer, cleaner
and more enjoyable environment.
16 May 13 - 19, 2009 A Salute to Union Square

Tommy Hilfiger said to have designs on Union Square

BY WILLIAM SPROUSE
Tommy Hilfiger is the latest retailer rumored to be
interested in moving to Union Square. The clothier is said to
have explored a possible deal for the space formerly occu-
pied by Circuit City or for the space soon to be vacated by
the Virgin Megastore. Both spaces, on Union Square South,
are controlled by The Related Companies.
One source who is active in the Union Square
real estate market said Hilfiger was considering open-
ing a “concept store.” Joanna Rose, a spokeswom-
an for Related, said the company had no comment.
Spokespeople for Tommy Hilfiger were not immediately
available for comment.
Circuit City closed as part of a companywide liquidation
following its bankruptcy. Virgin Megastores has closed many
of its U.S. locations in recent years.
The site has been the focus of speculation for more
than a year since Winick Realty Group began marketing
it for Related.
In February, The Villager reported that Wal-Mart was
exploring a possible move to the location. Other retailers
said to have expressed interest in the past include Best
Buy and Nordstrom.

Villager file photo

The Virgin Megastore on Union Square South is slated to close at the end of this month.
According to another source, Filene’s Basement could be out are Tisserie coffee shop at 17th St. and Broadway and
out on 14th St., after the department-store chain recently Au Bon Pain at at 15th St. and Fifth Ave.
filed for bankruptcy. However, there’s speculation another Reportedly in is “premium denim” retailer 7 For All
chain like T.J. Maxx might buy the troubled Filene’s. Also Mankind at Fifth Ave. and 15th St.

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Interacting with friendly local farmers is part of the ambience of the Union Square
Greenmarket.
Migrating Greenmarket has
moved back to the north end
BY WILLIAM SPROUSE
William Kelley, director of economic
development for the Union Square
Partnership, confirmed that construction
on the north end of the park and its adja-
cent plaza is nearly complete and that the
Greenmarket farmers are back in the loca-
tions they will occupy until construction is
completed.
Three farmers interviewed said they esti-
mated that business is down — 20 percent,
30 percent or 40 percent, depending on the
farmer — over the last year due both to the
recession and the disruption caused by the
park’s renovation.
Stewart Borowsky, who sells wheatgrass
on the park’s west side, said he was happy
with the work the Union Square Partnership
and the construction crews did to minimize
the disruptions to the Greenmarket.
“I think it’s fair to say they worked very
hard on making them minimal,” Borowsky
said. “But it’s very hard to do all this con-
struction and for it to have no impact. So
that’s why ‘minimal’ is a really good word,
because it’s a nice subjective word, and it
indicates more effort than actual effect. But
there were days when the inevitable jack-
hammering makes it really hard to sell, and
I’m not upset about that, but I’m glad we’re
through it. We’re mostly through it.”
Borowsky said he used an e-mail list to
inform regular customers of where he was
May 13 - 19, 2009 17
New York University
celebrates the
Villager photo by Isaac Rosenthal
vitality and diversity
of Union Square
and supports the work of
relocated, but his sales were down 20 per- Union Square
the
cent, by his estimate.
Kelley said the Partnership pushed the
Parks Department to complete the construc-
Partnership.
tion quickly and upped its marketing of the
Greenmarket to help mitigate the construc-
tion’s negative effects.
Sarasun Cangelosi, who sells flowers and
herbs from a stand on the park’s east side,
said her estimated sales are down 30 percent
for the year because of the combination of
The University is
the recession and the construction.
“I mean, us personally, I think we’ve been proud to be a part
taken care of as well as we possibly could,”
Cangelosi said. “We were shuffled com-
pletely to the opposite end, which I think
of the historic past
made us lose a few customers, only because
they didn’t know where we were. And by the and flourishing future
time they realized where we were, we were
moved somewhere else. I think that quite a
few stands had that problem.”
of the Union Square
Another farmer said his sales were off 40
percent because a cramped aisle caused by community.
the construction and a poor redesign of the
park chased off customers. He declined to NYU’s Office of Government and Community Affairs
give his name.
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Borowsky, the wheatgrass farmer, said
the resurfaced north-end plaza, with fewer
cracks and bumps, seemed safer.
“It was really painful to stand here for years
and see people trip,” he said, “especially the
people that can’t fall, because it’s always the
old people that go over. So that’s awesome.”
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High-end yoga shop stretches way beyond sweatpants

BY RITA WU
Chip Wilson opened his first lululemon athletica store
nine years ago in Vancouver, British Columbia. One hundred
outlets later, lululemon athletica has come to Union Square
to sell its high-end athletic wear to men and women. The
store’s concept is fit and function, but not at bargain-base-
ment prices. Tops average around $60 and pants $100.
However, to lululemon athletica — usually called just
lululemon, for short — the price of a $100 pair of pants
includes “the research, the functionality, the versatility that
creates great value.”
Most of the brand’s clothes are made with some lycra
and nylon, so they’re form-fitting, yet have a stretch to them.
The garments include features like emergency hair ties, com-
passes on zippers, removable tags and flat seams to prevent
chafing. Some are made of silverescent, a fabric that uses sil-
ver’s antibacterial qualities to prevent odor; seaweed, which
adds moisture to the wearer’s skin; and lululemon’s staple,
luon, which wicks away moisture. The yoga-inspired apparel
is so specific and detailed, the store has salespersons called
“educators” to school customers on their products. Villager photo by Rita Wu

If lululemon seems to have thought of everything it’s because
of how receptive the company is to input from its customers and
its own research and design team — “really active people that can
really test our product, and what they do is give their feedback,”
a representative explained. The R&D group is comprised of
instructors and teachers, who in exchange for their reports three
to four times a year, are given a 15 percent discount on products.
Designs are constantly changing and developing, but there are
core styles that are staples every season.
Each lululemon store is different. The company tries to cater
to the community and tailor each store to the neighborhood, or
as lululemon puts it, “Try to basically be the hub of fitness and
health.” Lululemon “ambassadors” are local yoga instructors who
the company feels live the lululemon way of life and reflect its cul-
lululemon athletica offers stylish athletic wear in various cutting-edge fabrics.
ture. There is also a community board with information on all the
local yoga studios and event listings. The store offers complimen-
tary classes from local yoga studios. Everything is built on rollers
so floors can be cleared to fit 30 to 40 people and their mats. To
further this sense of community, there are personal goals posted
by “educators” on the staff wall, such as “Do one thing a day that
scares you” and “Friends are more important than money.”
lululemon athletica is selling more than clothes — it’s
selling a lifestyle.
Last summer lululemon got involved in “SITS,” or
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 A Salute to Union Square
Using a hand-held ComNET computer to track conditions in the Union Square area,
like a lamppost base in need of repair.
Surveys, solar bins, Wi-Fi
and, but of course, flowers
BY RITA WU
Expect a few changes in Union Square
in the coming months. The Union Square
Partnership, the area’s local business
improvement district, or BID, has been busy
packing in as many amenities as it can before
the start of the summer.
The Partnership spent two weeks comb-
ing the district between First and Sixth Aves.
and 13th and 15th Sts., including Union
Square Park and the area around it, with
ComNET, hand-held computers designed
to track and record street-level problems.
Teams of two walk predetermined routes
and record conditions, ranging from the
hazardous, such as missing utility covers
and obscured traffic signs, to the superficial,
like scratchiti and paint peeling off garbage
cans.
Using the hand-held devices, the teams are
able to upload survey information and send
organized reports to the appropriate govern-
ment agencies or organizations. A follow-up
assessment is done to ensure the conditions
have been taken care of and to identity any
new problems.
ComNET was first put to use last summer.
So far city agencies have been receptive and
have responded promptly. The Partnership
reported 770 conditions and within three
months 500 of these were cleared. The
remaining were conditions that needed to be
worked on with city agencies, which at this
point have been resolved, save for a few that
involve property-owner situations.
“We’re dedicated to making sure the dis-
trict is clean and safe and making sure that
government agencies are doing their job in
their district” said William Kelley, the Union
Square Partnership’s director of economic
development.
In addition, in the park, the Partnership is
adding more bistro tables and reinforcing
the stone paving. By summer the park will be
bursting with perennials and new additions
of bleeding hearts, hydrangeas, and coral
bells. Improvements are also being made to
the dog run and park walkways.
The Partnership is greening and clean-
ing the park with more BigBelly Solar
Compactor, sun-powered trash compactors.
Garbage is reduced about 70 percent — a
ratio of roughly four regular garbage bags to
one bag of compacted garbage.
Union Square Park also has new and
improved free Wi-Fi. The service can accom-
modate up to 250 people simultaneously
using wireless devices, from laptop comput-
ers to iPhones and other P.D.A.’s. Two Altai
A8 antennas are situated on rooftops at
the park’s north and south ends, providing
coverage to users in the park, as well as the
surrounding area There’s also a local com-
munity portal Web page with event listings
and recommendations on places to dine and
shop.
Next month, the west toddler playground
will open. By fall, a 15,000-square-foot play-
ground for kids of all ages will open.
On Sat., May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
the Union Square Partnership, along with
the Partnership for Parks, will be hosting
“It’s My Park Day,” a spring-cleaning event
in the park. Volunteers can get involved by
raking the lawn, planting annuals and clean-
ing out plant beds.
“It’s a really nice event and a way for peo-
ple from the neighborhood to get involved
with our efforts and also give back to the
park,” said Carin Cardone, the BID’s deputy
director. “People can come back and see
their handiwork.”
Volunteers can sign up to participate
at info@unionsquarenyc.org.
May 13 - 19, 2009 21
THANK YOU.
Working daily to foster the best possible metropolitan
neighborhood for our residents, businesses and visitors,
the Union Square Partnership develops and implements a
wide range of services, programs and events to enhance the
neighborhood. The Partnership serves the neighborhood by
providing sanitation, public safety, economic development, and
marketing services.
Our Clean Team scours the district seven days a week, removing
trash and graffiti, repainting street furniture, and power washing
where needed, ensuring Union Square remains vibrant. Those
efforts have consistently earned our neighborhood a 100%
cleanliness rating on the City’s Sanitation Scorecard. Our Public
Safety Team monitors the district to address quality of life
offenses as they occur, and works with local law enforcement
so that our district remains inviting.
Our list of collective accomplishments this past year is long
– the North End Project, the third and final phase of Union
Square Park’s renovation, is over 60% complete with the west
and north plazas reopened for pedestrian and Greenmarket use.
We’ve installed a new, state-of-the-art public Wi-Fi network,
which allows thousands of users over the course of a day to use
this free service while relaxing in the park. And in an effort to
draw more shoppers and visitors to the district, 100,000 copies
of the new Union Square Visitor Map & Guide were distributed
at hotels and tourist destinations, to students, and at various
Partnership events.
This is just a sampling of our efforts, and working hand-in-hand
with our partners in the residential and business community, and
government, the Partnership continues to support Union Square’s
renaissance as a center for business, culture and education. We
thank our partners for their exceptional contributions over the
past year – we could not do it without you.
We salute you and look forward to many more
successes in the coming year.
To learn more, visit us at
unionsquarenyc.org.
22 May 13 - 19, 2009 A Salute to Union Square

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 A Salute to Union Square
Action at Daryl Roth Theatre is like money in bank
BY RITA WU
“Fuerza Bruta” is the follow-up to the widely success-
ful Off Broadway show “De La Guarda,” which ran for six
years. Just like its predecessor, “Fuerza Bruta” — which
means “brute force” in Spanish — is built on action, space
and sensory pleasures. It’s part Euro techno dance club and
part acrobatic theater, but also a pure visual extravaganza
you can’t deny.
Be prepared for wind, bits of
cardboard, water, confetti
and loud techno beats.
Upon entering the Daryl Roth Theatre — a handsome,
classical-styled former bank building on Union Square West
— one is ushered into the main room along with the rest
of the audience. The audience will remain standing for the
whole show.
Techno music pumps through the sound system and one
feels the anticipation as people look up and around waiting
for the start of the show. No one knows where the show will
begin or really what to expect.
Stagehands push a treadmill to the middle of the floor. A
man in a suit and tie starts a leisurely walk on the machine.
The pace builds as it goes from jog to sprint. As he runs
through walls, passes “pedestrians” and withstands two
“bullet shots,” the show has begun.
The plotless production is viscerally linked together. It’s
all sensation here. Directed by stagehands the crowd is kept
mobile, shuffling around to accommodate the performance.
May 13 - 19, 2009 23
slam and hurl their bodies across the pool’s surface. They
laugh and tease as they slip and slide. It’s hard for audience
members not to wince the first time one of the women throws
herself down over their heads. But once assured that nothing
is going to break or rip, one joins in with their laughter.
Besides the sight of the performers’ ridiculously fit bod-
ies, “Fuerza Bruta”-goers should be prepared for wind,
bits of cardboard, water, confetti and loud techno beats to
shower down upon them. This show is for the young at heart
and people who like fun.
The Daryl Roth Theatre box office is located at 101 E.
15th St. just off Union Square West. Tickets are $75, but two
hours before showtime, a limited number of tickets go on
sale at the box office for $25. Tickets can also be purchased
through Telecharge. For more information check the “Fuerza
Bruta” site, http://www.fuerzabrutanyc.com/index.html.
Audience members get a view from beneath “the pool”
at “Fuerza Bruta.”
Plastic curtains drop from the ceiling and wrap the walls
of the small theater. Two women decked out in dresses and
harnesses start a dizzying horizontal chase along the walls,
which are manipulated to rise and fall like waves. They reach
and run and tumble. Spectators, necks craned upward, fol-
low their pursuit.
Hands go up as a transparent pool is lowered just above
the heads of the audience, surely the highlight of the show.
The pool is partially filled and lit from above, casting dreamy
shadows on the theatergoers. Women clad in barely anything
at all create small whirlpools, splashes and jolts as they dive,
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VILLAGER ARTS & LIFESTYLES
‘Supreme’ romance blooms, amidst politics and law
Playwright Thiessen takes his time, gets it right
BY JERRY TALLMER
We the People of the United States, in
Order to form a more perfect Union, estab-
lish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defence, promote
the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings
of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for
the United States of America.
As Hollywood would say, they meet
cute — in the library of the United States
Supreme Court. At 10 o’clock at night. The
joint is empty, except for these two, there
to study up on case histories to feed to the
two very different justices for whom they
separately clerk.
As Hollywood would say,
they meet cute — in the
library of the United States
Supreme Court.
Law clerks, in their 30s. James and
Maddie. He is black and male. She is white
and Jewish. They start out abrasively, snap-
pishly — his chomping of sandwiches, her
icy demands for silence — and end up…
well, that’s what this night’s work is all
about. A good script for Tracy and Hepburn
if Tracy and Hepburn were in their early
30s.
Of course it’s about something else too
— something called The Law, and Justice,
and Democracy, and Equality, of the sexes
and otherwise.
He and she. Not Tracy and Hepburn, but
actors Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., and Melissa
Friedman, in Vern Thiessen’s “A More
Perfect Union” by way of an Epic Ensemble
production (billed as the “World Premiere
Off-Broadway”).
If, back in the fall of 2005, you saw a
play called “Einstein’s Gift” on Theater
Row’s 42nd Street, you know who Vern
Thiessen is. His “Einstein’s Gift” was about
the genius-strokes for good and evil of
German Jewish Nobel laureates Albert
Einstein and Fritz Haber, and in 2003 it
had won the Governor General Award (a
Canadian equivalent to our Pulitzer).
“Einstein’s Gift” had taken the then
39-year-old Thiessen (born March 27,
1964, Winnipeg, Canada) seven years to
finish, somewhat more than his usual two
to five years.
“I take my time,” says playwright
Thiessen, who in 2007 moved from Canada
Melissa Friedman and Godfrey L. Simmons as law clerks in love
to New York City — to Astoria, Queens,
where at the moment he lives alone, argu-
ing politics with a stepdaughter, whom he
describes as somewhere between a Reagan
Republican and a Goldwater conservative.
The 2005 American premiere of
“Einstein’s Gift” had been an Epic Theatre
Ensemble production, and following its
2005 Off-Broadway run, Epic commis-
sioned its author to write something new
for them.
Says Thiessen: “We sat down and talked
about what such a play might be. Decided
on U.S. politics and a romantic comedy. I
started scouting around. I’d read in Vanity
Fair about Supreme Court law clerks dis-
cussing Bush v. Gore and strongly disagree-
ing with it. And there’d been a lot of books
about law clerks” [and their input on their
Justices].
Mr. Thiessen, were you ever a law stu-
dent yourself?
“Oh God, no,” the playwright replied,
breaking up.
How about the black and white thing?
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Where’d that idea come from?
“I wanted to write for two specific actors
who had been in ‘Einstein’s Gift’ — Melissa
Friedman, who played Einstein’s wife, and
Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., who did several
roles.”
So the very colors of these two actors’
skins determined part of the course of “A
More Perfect Union”?
“That’s right. They became very influen-
tial in how I shaped it.”
Ron Russell, the director of “Einstein’s
Gift,” is also the director of “A More
Perfect Union.”
From the play. After James and Maddie
have stopped snooting one another. Quite
the opposite. Distinctly the opposite. They
are now discussing one particular case:
MADDIE: Wrong? Nothing is
WRONG, James. We all have the
same crayons, and when we’re fin-
ished drawing, we each hold up
our picture to the Justices and say:
Mine’s prettier. And at the end of
May 13 - 19, 2009 25
THEATER
A MORE PERFECT UNION
Written by Vern Thiessen
Directed by Ron Russell
An Epic Theatre Ensemble production
Through June 7th
East 13th Street Theater, 136 East 13th Street
(212) 352-3101
the day, the Justices decide which is
better and shake hands. But neither
picture is WRONG.
JAMES: Not only has your pic-
ture been PAINTED, Maddie. It’s
already been FRAMED — it’s called
PRECEDENT.
MADDIE: Suddenly he’s Mr.
Precedent!
JAMES: There’s case law up the
ass on this.
MAGGIE: And if precedents were
sacred, Brown v. Board of Education
would never have been heard.
JAMES: Tell me, how is it a
FEMALE JEWISH lawyer is arguing
against thirty years of discrimination
laws — laws that have made it pos-
sible for YOU AND ME to be here.
Winnipeg, where Vern Thiessen was
born, is near Fargo, he said.
“But most of my life was spent in
Edmonton, near the Rocky Mountains.
I’m from an immigrant family of Russian
Mennonites who came to Canada after
World War II. My father’s a sheet-met-
al worker; my mother’s a cleaning lady.
They’re both still alive.
“Growing up, I went to theater all the
time. My sister took me. I saw ‘Godspell’
when I was seven. My parents spoke
German and loved to tell stories, and there
was a German theater in Winnipeg that did
everything.”
So, Mr. Thiessen, now we have an
American president named Barack Obama,
lending a certain relevance —
“Yes! And after the election, things took
on a very different life and tone.”
And now, we have Mr. Justice David H,
Souter announcing his impending retirement.
“Yes!” With something resembling a
chuckle: “I’d love to be able to say I called
him up and asked him to quit in order to
help the play.”
Certiorari, Mr. Justice, Certiorari! You
could look it up, right here in this law library.
26 May 13 - 19, 2009

Truly, deeply mad — or merely performing?

Surreal life and work leave many questions unanswered
BY ELENA MANCINI
“Dark Spring” is the title of Unica
Zürn’s first major North American exhibi-
ART
tion of her drawing work. In addition to
presenting ink and watercolor works on
paper by the late — and largely unknown
— German artist and writer (1916-1970),
the gallery has also hosted talks and a
panel to introduce the life and work of
Zürn.
The title of the exhibition is drawn
from the name of an autobiographical
novel Zürn published a year before her
tragic suicide. That novel has been trans-
lated into English by Caroline Rupprecht,
Professor of Comparative Literature at
Queens College.
Upon encountering the menacing yet
playful forms entrapped within the sinewy
curves that dominate Unica Zürn’s can-
vass, one is immediately captivated by the
visual overload. On the one hand, there
is the mystery evoked by the nightmarish
figures depicted: chimeras, serpents, and
the plethora of disembodied unpaired
eyes that inhabit most of her latter works.
On the other hand, there are the repeti-
tive and fastidious hypnotic patterns of
undulated motifs filling in those primitiv-
istic forms — drawn with a density that
seemed to suggest these patterns were of
equal importance to the larger represen-
tational figures. In fact, the absence of a
gravitational center is one of the defining
features of most of Zürn’s drawings and
paintings.
Zürn’s art was concerned with freeing
itself from rational control and tapping
in to the unconscious. She achieved this
through automatic drawing, a technique
that was popular with artists like André
Mason and others of the Surrealist move-
ment. Zürn’s use of automatic drawing,
however, was quite personal and unique.
In an essay on Zürn, exhibition curator
João Ribas highlights the stark contrast
between Masson’s approach to automatic
drawing and Zürn’s.
While Masson sought to access the
repressed unconscious by plunging into
his work, Zürn’s approach suggests an
almost anthropomorphic relationship to
her work. Ribas elucidates Zürn’s process
with the artist’s own words: “The pen
‘floats’ tentatively above the white paper,
until she discovers the spot for the first
eye. Only once she is ‘being looked at’
from the paper does she start to find her
bearings and effortlessly add one motif to
the next.”
Born in Berlin, Germany in 1916, Nora
Berta Unika Ruth Zürn was the daughter
of military officer with unfulfilled writ-
ing ambitions and an emotionally distant
UNICA ZÜRN: DARK SPRING
Through July 23
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street
(212) 219-2166 or www.drawingcenter.org
mother. Zürn’s unrequited yearning for
maternal affection, her adoration of her
frequently absent father and their dys-
functional marriage made for an unhappy
childhood.
Zürn spent her young adult years in
her native city working for the German
national film production company as an
editor and an archivist before embark-
ing upon a writing career. She managed
to attain some modest success in this
arena, publishing 120 short stories in
Berlin newspapers. In 1942, she mar-
ried into bourgeois wealth to a man that
sympathized with the Nazi party and had
two children by him. Deeply incompat-
ible, Zürn ended her marriage in 1949
— ceding custody of her children to her
ex-husband. It was a decision she would Courtesy, Ubu Gallery & Galerie Berinson, Berlin
regret for the rest of her life. After her
Untitled, 1966 (ink on paper)
divorce, Zürn remained in Berlin and led
the life of the Bohemian artist.

WESTBETH
During this period, she became
acquainted with influential painters and
was encouraged to paint. In 1953, Zürn
met the Surrealist photographer and
painter Hans Bellmer — dramatically
changing her life and her art. They fell in
cussion. As in certain Romantic currents,
Surrealists hailed madness to be one of
the hallmarks of genius.
While there is a general consensus that
Zürn’s mental disorder was real, Ribas
argues that there is also an element of

HOME TO THE ARTS love and Zürn moved with him to Paris.
Although their relationship was stormy
and was said to have sadomasochistic
overtones, it was a fruitful period for
Zürn’s art.
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE PRESENTS Ribas reports that between 1956
RIFKA MILDER New Paintings and 1964, Zürn had four exhibitions of
her drawings and was included in the
Milder’s art work is fully inspired by nature in New York City. Thinking of the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme
hectic scenes in the city, these stunning abstract paintings from nature give in Paris in 1960. As prolific as this period
an ironic twist. However, she still has a powerful and dynamic city’s spirit in
was for Zürn, it was also characterized
her fauvistic use of strong and pure colors. The depth of the dark color of the
tree’s body is as deep as the aroma of an old oak tree, and the thick touch of by a series of stays in asylums ( the first
dense green color of the leaves resembles a healthy and dynamic city’s life. of which occurred in 1960). There, she
Art criƟc Robert C. Morgan says, “I am enthralled by the splendorous variety of
struggled with the demons of her German
color... regardless of what season she paints. ...the sinuous lines that comprise identity and postwar guilt.
the branches of the trees seem more wet than stark, more ferƟle than dolor- In Paris, she was diagnosed with sev-
ous. I sense a celebratory mood in these painƟngs, a reaching inward for the eral mental disorders. The drawing tests
present moment.” administered to Zürn precluded an under-
“performed” madness that needs to be
borne in mind with Zürn. “The goal of
the Surrealist automatist technique, to
which Zürn aligned herself, is a kind of
‘performed’ or ‘encountered’ madness, so
courted because it is deemed antithetical
to the social order.” Bellmar contended
that she exaggerated her illness so she
could write about it. Ribes argues that she
embraced the poetic force of madness.
While a certain degree of abandon-
ment to her suffering is undoubtedly the
case with Zürn, the inability to bridge her
longings for unity within herself and with
those she loved shaped many aspects of
this troubled artist’s life and work. The
abandonment she suffered from Bellmer,
when he informed her that his own illness

THU-SUN, MAY 7-31, 1-6 PM

standing of her artistic expression and
served to brand her a schizophrenic.
WESTBETH GALLERY According to Rupprecht, Zürn was most
likely to have been bipolar.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
The topic of her illness occupied a
prominent role in the various panel pre-
SPONSORED BY sentations hosted by the Drawing Center.
would no longer allow him to take care of
her, led her to her take her life by hurl-
ing herself from the sixth floor balcony
of Bellmer’s Paris apartment (in a man-
ner hauntingly similar to what she had
described for her autobiographical third
person protagonist in “Dark Spring”).

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Westbeth Artists Residents’ Council with
generous support from NYC Council Speaker In a presentation by Mary Ann Caws, the The exhibition is not only an arrange-
Christine Quinn and NYS Senator Tom Duane. motif of the eyes was seen as suggestive of ment of drawings and paintings that are
This program is supported, in part,

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the condition of a paranoid-schizophrenic
(a thesis ably supported by drawing on
worth seeing for their intense powerful
imagery, energetic artistic allure, intrigu-
Zürn’s late writings). Just how deeply ing technique and the emotional gravitas
Zürn was afflicted by her mental disorder that they evoke; it is but a tribute to an
is a question of potentially ceaseless dis- artist who deserves her due.

1970s British satire ages poorly
Lifeless revival rambles, goes nowhere fast
BY SCOTT HARRAH
Matthew Broderick is horribly miscast in
this lifeless revival of Christopher Hampton’s
1970 British satire that puts a new spin on
17th century French playwright Moliere’s
“The Misanthrope.”
“The Philanthropist” is a quintessentially
British play — and a mediocre one at best
— and there’s nothing more frustrating than
watching all-American actors like Broderick
dismally trying to act like Brits.
Christopher Hampton’s supposed intent
was to write a play that was the opposite of
“The Misanthrope,” a classic about a man
who deplores humanity and conventional
society. Broderick plays Philip, a university
professor who teaches philology, the study
of words. Philip is purportedly a man who
sees the good in everything, but Broderick’s
performance is so wooden that he almost
seems like a supporting character in the first
act. He spends most of that act speaking in
a monotone voice, draining Hampton’s dia-
logue of any zest or humor.
The only true standout here is Jonathan
Cake as Braham, a velvet-suited, oversexed,
sarcastic novelist who delivers bon mots in
rapid-fire succession. He adds badly needed
life to the thematically hollow, sleep-induc-
ing first act — which consists of a stultifying,
tedious cocktail party. Characters sit around,
sip drinks and indulge in pseudo-intellectual
It rocks; but will it roll
away with a Tony?
Thematically hollow musical amuses
BY SCOTT HARRAH
If your fondest memories of the 1980s are
of getting drunk while listening to heavy metal
and rock, “Rock of Ages” is the show for you.
This flashy but thematically hollow jukebox
musical, a hit when it premiered off-Broadway
last year, celebrates the music of Foreigner,
Bon Jovi, Journey, Styx, and others. Anyone
expecting an ironic twist on the 80s — like the
Broadway adaptation of “Xanadu” — may be
disappointed; but “Rock of Ages” delivers fun
on a mindless nostalgic level with its string of
rock oldies played by a live onstage band.
Everything about the musical is a gimmick
— from the in-seat cocktails (buy a “drink
chip” and a waiter will serve you booze dur-
ing the show) to the kitschy “Rock of Ages”
flashlights handed out at the door (to recre-
ate those moments back in the day when you
flicked a cigarette lighter during a Quiet Riot
concert). Those expecting a thought-provoking
look back at the 80s won’t find it here, but the
show never tries to be anything but a formu-
laic excuse to weave a medley of such songs
as REO Speedwagon’s “I Can’t Fight This
Feeling” and Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your
Best Shot” into a narrative.
Director Kristin Hanggi keeps everything
THEATER
THE PHILANTHROPIST
Written by Christopher Hampton
Directed by David Grindley
Through June 28th
American Airlines Theatre
227 West 42nd St.
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bantering. There’s plenty of chatter about
literature and a make believe, tragic assas-
sination of the British prime minister and
members of Parliament at the House of
Commons. This may have seemed like tren-
chant political satire in early 1970s Britain,
but it’s pointless and dull when performed
for a 21st century American audience.
Most of the cast members give serviceable
performances. Steven Weber is appropri-
ately world-weary as Don, Philip’s colleague,
and Jennifer Mudge is pleasantly bubbly
as man-crazy Araminta. Samantha Soule
plays Elizabeth, a mousy woman who barely
utters a word throughout the entire play.
The only other actor besides Cake who has
THEATER
ROCK OF AGES
Book by Chris D’Arienzo
Directed by Kristin Hanggi
Open run
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre
256 W. 47th Street
212-307-4100; www.RockofAgesMusical.com
moving along at an energetic pace, and makes
Chris D’Arienzo’s semi-satirical book work
in the all the right places. Beowulf Boritt’s
exceptional sets, depicting everything from the
Chateau Marmont to the infamous Angelyne
billboard, make audiences feel like they are
truly seeing Los Angeles in all its garish glory.
Former “American Idol” finalist
Constantine Maroulis gives a serviceable
performance as wanna-be rocker Drew, a
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May 13 - 19, 2009 27
Photo by Joan Marcus
Broderick (left) and Weber: bad Britcom boys
any concept of true characterization is Anna woman — which unravels like something
Madeley as Celia, Philip’s fiancée. Madeley from a bad sitcom in act two — not much
has been imported from the show’s recent happens. Hampton’s overly talky script has
revival at London’s Donmare Warehouse, very little action, but it could work with
and she has all of the right nuances and emo- actors who would give some meaning and
tional intensity required for the character. verve to the material. Under David Grindley’s
Other than a silly subplot about Philip’s misguided direction, however, this revival
fiancée Celia finding him with another just rambles and goes nowhere.
WESTBETH HOME TO THE ARTS
LITERARY ARTS COMMITTEE PRESENTS
BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE REVISITED
Featuring, by popular request, screenings of the films Fully Awake: Black
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M.C. Richards: The Fire Within Us by Richard Kane. A panel Discussion will
take place between the screenings and will include Mary Emma Harris (Dir. of
the Black Mountain Project), David Vaughan (Archivist for Merce Cunningham
Dance Company), Hannelore Hahn, Martha & Basil King, Elizabeth Pollet,
Michael Rumaker, Vera Williams & Cathryn Davis Zommer.
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 6:00PM
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“THE MERRY GENTLEMAN” (+)
Despite its title, this is not a merry movie. It is a well-done
film noir, but too much subject matter is left to conjecture for it to
be a totally satisfying picture. Nevertheless, if you are a Michael
Keaton fan, and I am, you should see it. Keaton both directs and
acts in the film and does an excellent job in both roles.
Frank Logan (Michael Keaton) is revealed as a paid assassin at
the beginning of the film. His shooting of a victim is witnessed by
a young woman, Kate Frazier (Kelly Macdonald), who describes
what she saw to a cop, Dave Murcheson (Tom Bastounes). Both
Frank and Dave are attracted to Kate, the abused wife of Michael
(Bobby Cannavale), who is seeking to woo her back.
The movie is bleak and creates a constant mood of sadness
and mystery. The mystery pertains more to which of the three
men will ultimately win Kate’s heart than to the murders. I was
unsure about a few details when the picture ended, but overall I
thought the film was very thought provoking.
“STAR TREK” (-)
Three television programs that I particularly enjoyed over the
years are “I, Claudius,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Star Trek.”
I’m not a Trekkie, but I enjoyed the series, which provided far
more pleasure than this current film. For me, this picture was
a total bore.
The movie contains special effects, which are not particularly
original but are certainly noisy. The characters, including the two
principals who are younger versions of Captain James Tiberius
Kirk (Chris Pine) and Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), are nothing
like William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, who were the first “to
boldly go where no man has gone before.”
One bright spot in the picture was Anton Yelchin in the role
of Chekov. He was both charming and humorous. The tame
romance is provided by Uhura (Zoe Saldana) — who gets the
half-human, half-Vulcan Spock to show some emotion. Leonard
Nimoy does well in his role of the aged Spock. Although old,
he is still able to come to the rescue of young Captain Kirk. I
wonder why William Shatner, now a television pitchman, wasn’t
brought back in some role. He would have been hilarious.
KOCH
ON FILM
At the end of the film, which was sold out, there was a smat-
tering of applause from the audience. Most of those present
were men in their 30s along with a few women of similar age.
If the Trekkies derive pleasure from seeing the movie, that’s all
that matters.
For those of you who will be angry with me for rain-
ing on your parade, you should know that for me the HBO
film “Rome” did not hold a candle to the television series “I,
Claudius,” and I didn’t see the 1983 “Twilight Zone” film pro-
duced by Steven Spielberg. For me, the 156 episodes of “The
Twilight Zone” could not in any way be encompassed in one
film. In fact, Spielberg dealt with only four episodes.
HS said: “Surprisingly, this was Starquest’s (HS’s nom de
plume) first exposure to the webs woven in Star Trek. I really
liked the movie. It was more fiction than science, but who
knows what we could invent in the future if we do not destroy
our own planet first. The good guys overcome their differences
and become best buddies, and the bad guys are incinerated.
What more can one ask?”
“RUDO Y CURSI” (-)
Written and directed by Carlos Cuaron, the movie tells its
story haphazardly but with a winning measure of swagger and
style. It mixes soap-opera sentimentality with playful, jumpy
aggression and dresses a bittersweet, rags-to-riches fable in
the bright clothes of pop satire.”
The names Rudo and Cursi are nicknames given to Beto
and Tato — which The New York Times’ A.O. Scott trans-
lates as “tough” and “corny.” Having seen the film, I would
say “ruthless” and “pansy” (as in sexual innuendo ) are closer
to the argot. The latter word is actually used by Tato when
he objects to the nickname, as translated in the subtitles.
The story is of two half-brothers discovered by a charm-
ing scoundrel, Batuta (Guillermo Francella), who scours the
back areas of Mexico looking for possible soccer stars. The
boys are hired by different teams and a rivalry takes place
when they play against one another. Also exhibited is the
skullduggery of their mutual agent Batuta, their love of their
mother, and the poverty of Mexico.
All in all, the film is too schmaltzy, much too long and
often boring. I see Bernal as another Johnny Depp capable of
playing the widest range of characters. This movie was a poor
choice for his career. (In Spanish, with English subtitles.)
Rock of Ages
Continued from page 27
guy who hangs out in the clubs on L.A.’s Sunset Strip
and falls for aspiring actress Sherrie (the marvelous Amy
Spanger). There’s little chemistry between Maroulis and
Spanger, but it doesn’t matter because it’s all about the
music. Nonetheless, Spanger, with her winning sense of
innocence and lush, powerful voice, manages to overshadow
the primarily male cast of mullet-haired rocker dudes.
The show’s true standout, besides Spanger, is Michelle Mais
as Justice, the honey-voiced den mother of a trashy strip club.
Somehow, Mais makes Poison’s forgettable “Every Rose Has Its
Thorn” sound touching when she sings it like a torch ballad.
Kelly Devine’s sexually suggestive choreography makes
this, easily, one of Broadway’s most lurid shows ever. Scenes
in Justice’s strip club (featuring scantily clad dancers bumping
and grinding in thongs) are far more graphic than what one
sees today in hip-hop videos. It’s this sense of outrageousness,
however, that makes the show truly capture the excesses of the
decade it depicts.

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Photo by Jeremy Carr
Kevin Maher: flashing a sign of peace or surrender?
ROBOT NIGHT!
If the Terminator movies have taught us anything, it’s
that mankind is destined to be ruled by robot overlords.
Kevin Maher and Victor Varnado hammer home that fine
point as hosts of the Sci Fi Screening Room. It’s a rowdy,
bawdy, monthly showcase of obscure and offbeat videos
(nicely augmented by cheap beer, free snacks and trivia
prizes). This month’s theme, ROBOT Night!, reveals the
dark side of man-made, man-like machines. Get a sneak
peek at inevitable things to come, with clips from 1976’s
“Futureworld” and a Gilligan’s Island movie in which
the Harlem Globetrotters square off against a team of
athletic androids — plus, a selection of scenes where
robots battle apes. Why aren’t you on your way already?
Go! $7; Wednesday, May 20, 7:00p.m. at UNDER St.
Marks, 94 St. Marks Place (btwn. 1st Ave & Ave. A). Visit
www.horsetrade.info and www.ThisKevin.Blogspot.com.
KEYS TO THE FUTURE
That this is the city’s only
contemporary solo piano fes-
tival makes Keys to the Future
a rare event indeed; that it
runs only three nights makes
it a time-sensitive must-see
happening. Village mainstay
and festival programmer Joe
Rubenstein presents an amaz- Photo by Nina Roberts
ingly dense one-hour, no-inter- Festival programmer
mission roster of selections Joe Rubenstein
encompassing composers from
uptown, downtown, and points beyond the con-
tinental United States. The nine featured pia-
MUSIC
nists include Amy Briggs and Manon Hutton-
DeWys (winner of the 2nd Annual Keys to the
Future Young Artists Competition). May 19th,
20th, 21st, 8:00p.m. at Renee Weiler Concert
Hall, 46 Barrow Street. Tickets are $15 ($10 for
seniors/students ). Call 212-242-4770 or visit
www.keystothefuture.org.
May 13 - 19, 2009 29
NIGHT PAINTINGS
For nearly twenty years, NYC resident Tom Keough has
focused on painting urban and country landscapes set in
the hours after sundown. “Tom Keough: Night Paintings”
is an exhibition of his recent works. Focusing on quiet NYC
settings, Keough’s ominous yet melancholy vision of urban
alienation will seem both familiar and strange to anyone
who calls this densely populated city home. Mysteriously
empty streets, dark alleys and overlooked corners are
transformed by the effects of man-made light and heaven-
sent snow. Frozen in time and devoid of activity, they
convey a sense of solitude normally achieved only in empty
movie backlot visions of Gotham. Through July 31, at Hal
Bromm Gallery; 90 West Broadway (at Chambers Street);
Photo by Steve Bates
212-732-6196.
16th St. and 6th Ave., 2001 (oil on canvas)
MULTIMEDIA
Photo courtesy of SVA Theatre
From left: Florin Penisoara, Francis Oberle, Antholy Laforgia
HUSBANDS
Developed by the School of Visual Arts with the cooperation of Gena Rowlands, this multimedia comedy about life,
death and freedom is an adaptation of John Cassavetes’ 1970 film “Husbands.” The ensemble piece, which charts the
lives of three middle class men in the throes of a midlife crisis, tells that tale through a series of laughing, drinking,
smoking and revelations of deep, inner pain. Let’s hope they stay true to the core of Cassavetes’ work — which man-
aged to shed rays of hope and wonder upon such dismal subject matter. May 19th through 22nd, 7:30p.m. at the SVA
Theater (333 W. 23rd St., btwn. 8th & 9th Aves). Tickets, $10 (students & seniors $5). Call (212) 724-5004.
AVI WISNIA
From the late 1950s through the early 1960s, bossa nova music
was wildly popular here in the states. Return to those thrilling days
of yesteryear and find out what you’ve been missing — namely,
the cool fusion of samba and jazz. Singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia is
your guide on this free musical tour. His singular style combines
MUSIC
classic Brazilian Bossa Nova with bossa originals and “bossa
bastards” which put a unique spin on pop tunes from the likes of
Bjork and the Cure. Wisnia is joined in this acoustic set by four
equally forward-thinking musicians on guitar, bass, cello and vio-
lin. Free; Thursday, May 14, 8:00p.m., at The Cafe at 92Y Tribeca,
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formed in DE on 3/25/09. NY
Sec. of State designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal business
addr.: 10 E. 53rd St., 29th
Fl., NY, NY 10022, Attn: Gen-
eral Counsel. DE addr. of LLC:
1209 Orange St., Wilming-
ton, DE 19801. Arts. of Org.
filed with DE Sec. of State,
Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 4/15-5/20/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF DEAM TALF
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
I L.P.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 3/27/09. Office
location: NY County. LP
formed in DE on 3/06/09.
NY Sec. of State designated
as agent of LP upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal business
addr.: c/o DB Advisors Hedge
Fund Group, 345 Park Ave.,
24th Fl., NY, NY 10154. DE
addr. of LP: c/o The Corpora-
tion Trust Co., 1209 Orange
St., Wilmington, DE 19801.
Name/addr. of genl. ptr. avail-
able from NY Sec. of State.
Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec.
of State, P.O. Box 898, Dover,
DE 19903. Purpose: all lawful
purposes.
Vil 4/15-5/20/09
CHSA1 LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 2/20/08. Office
in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent
of LLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to 8976
Echo Ridge Dr., Las Vegas,
NV 89117. Purpose: Any law-
ful purpose. Principal busi-
ness location: 1760 2nd Ave.,
#2., NY, NY 10128.
Vil 4/22/09 – 5/27/09
NAME: DG HANOVER
11, L.L.C.
Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State
of NY 03/10/09. Off. Loc.: New
York Co. SSNY designated as
agent upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY to mail copy of pro-
cess to THE LLC, 22 Beaver
Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY
10004. Purpose: Any lawful
act or activity.
Vil 4/22/09 – 5/27/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF KDW RESTRUC-
TURING & LIQUIDATION
SERVICES LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
04/02/09. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 03/30/09. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to c/o Kelley Drye
& Warren LLP, 101 Park Ave.,
NY, NY 10178. DE address of
LLC: Corporation Service Co.,
2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400,
Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts.
of Org. filed with State of DE,
Secy. Of State, Div. Of Corps.,
P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF DFR MSTOWER
DEVELOPER, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
03/30/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal office of
LLC: c/o The Durst Organiza-
tion Inc., One Bryant Park,
NY, NY 10036. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to the LLC at the
address of its principal office.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
58TH & 8TH NOTES, LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/22/2008.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to C/O Julie Silcox
328 West 86TH Street APT
6B New York, NY 10024. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
PRESCIENCE CAPITAL,
LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY
Sec. of State (SSNY)
3/24/2009. Office in NY Co.
SSNY design. Agent of
LLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to Mr
Eiad S Asbahi Prescience
Investment Group 228 Park
Avenue South #28130 New
York, NY 10003. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
PRESCIENCE PARTNERS,
L.P.
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/25/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to Mr.
Eiad S. Asbahi 228 Park
Avenue South #28130 New
York, NY 10003. Purpose:
Any lawful activity. Last date
for dissolution: 12/31/2039.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
PHM SECURITY LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/2/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to Alexander
Sotirov 200 E 33RD ST. #9J
New York, NY 10016. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
GOOD CATCH PRODUC-
TIONS LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/3/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Stephanie F.
Scott 520 E 72ND ST 4C New
York, NY 10021. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
RYAN CONSULTING
ENGINEER PLLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY)1/16/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Legal Solutions
For The Digital Age Martha
Chemas, Esq. 3423 Steinway
Street, #333 Long Island City,
NY 11101. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity. Last date for dis-
solution: 12/31/2109.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFI-
CATION OF WILLIAM
WEBER GROUP, L.L.C.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
3/20/2009. Office location: NY
Co. LLC formed in Michigan
(MI) on 9/12/2006. SSNY des-
ignated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to The LLC 42690
Woodward Ave Ste 325
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.
MI address of LLC: 42690
Woodward Ave Ste 325
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.
Arts. Of Org. filed with MI
Secy. of State, PO Box 30054
Lansing, MI 48909. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF VALLUGA CON-
SULTING LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
2/20/2009. Office location: NY
Co. LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 2/3/2009. SSNY des-
ignated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to The LLC 155 W
68th St. Apt. 1531 NY, NY
10023. DE address of LLC:
16192 Coastal Highway
Lewes, DE 19958. Arts. Of
Org. filed with DE Secy. of
State, PO Box 898 Dover, DE
19903. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF HAPPY MONKEY
PRODUCTIONS LLC
Art. of Org. filed w/ Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
9/12/08. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC for service
of process. SSNY shall mail
process to: 50 Murray St.
#1210, NY, NY 10007. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF B&M REALTY OF
NEW YORK I, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/2/09. Office location: NY
Co. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: The LLC, 68 Bri-
arbrook Dr., Briarcliff Manor,
NY 10510. Registered agent:
Bobby Wang, 68 Briarbrook
Dr., Briarcliff Manor, NY
10510 Purpose: any lawful
activities.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF AMICA, LLC
Authority filed with NY
Dept. of State on 12/30/08.
NYS fictitious name: Amica
Studios, LLC. Office loca-
tion: NY County. Princ. bus.
addr.: 124 Greene St., NY, NY
10012. LLC formed in DE on
12/17/08. NY Sec. of State
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served and shall
mail process to: c/o CT Cor-
poration System, 111 8th
Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agt.
upon whom process may be
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Arts. of Org. filed with
DE Sec. of State, Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF GOLDPERL, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
3/25/09. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: c/o Leslie Perlman,
200 E. 62nd St., Apt. 19D,
NY, NY 10065. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 4/22-5/27/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF CLIMATEONE, LLC
Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 02/18/09.
Office location: NY County.
SSNY has been designated
as an agent upon whom pro-
cess against the LLC may be
served. The address to which
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC
is to: ClimateOne, 307 east
18th st. Suite 3-B, New York,
New York, 10003. Purpose:
To engage in any lawful act
or activity.
Vil 4/29 – 6/3/09
LIMA SKY LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/11/2008.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Igor Pusenjak
447 W. 22ND ST. #3 New
York, NY 10011. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
EVEN CONCEPTS LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/25/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to The LLC
2297 7TH Avenue Apartment
2 New York, NY 10030. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
BUHLER LAW PLLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 2/27/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to The PLLC
11 Broadway, Suite 615 New
York, NY 10004. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF W & E SEAFOOD
WHOLESALE LLC
Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec.
Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
03/18/09. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: Jeung Hing Lam, 47
Essex St., NY, NY 10002. Pur-
pose: any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFI-
CATION OF GRAND
CENTRAL CAPITAL MAN-
AGEMENT, LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
06/12/08. LLC formed in DE
on 06/03/08. Office location:
NY County. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: The LLC, 230
Park Ave., Ste., 539, NY, NY
10169. DE address of LLC:
NRAI, 160 Greentree Dr., Ste.
101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts
of Org. filed with DE Secy of
State, 401 Federal St, Dover
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF RZ RESTAURANT
GROUP LLC
Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of
State (SSNY) 3/11/09. Office
location: NY County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to c/o
Michael Russell, 401 E. 34th
St., Apt. 20A, NY, NY 10016.
Purpose: any lawful activi-
ties.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF NEW YORK INVES-
TORS COUNCIL, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
04/09/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal office of
LLC: 317 Madison Ave., Ste.
1400, NY, NY 10017. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to Corporation
Service Co., 80 State St.,
Albany, NY 12207-2543. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF AMANDA ROSS LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
04/13/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal office of
LLC: 833 Madison Ave., NY,
NY 10021. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to Attn: Amanda Ross
at the principal office of the
LLC. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF STONE KEY
GROUP LLC
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 4/7/09. Office loca-
tion: NY County. LLC formed
in DE on 9/23/08. NY Sec.
of State designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served
and shall mail process to: CT
Corporation System, 111 8th
Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agt.
upon whom process may be
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Arts. of Form. filed
with DE Sec. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
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Hundreds decry overcrowding, lack of K, pre-K seats

Continued from page 1
ten space in the two Village schools. (See article
on Page 1.)
In District 1, covering the East Village and
Lower East Side, concern over elimination of
pre-K classes reached a fever pitch last week.
Earlier on the same day as the massive City Hall
demonstration, parents at a rally in front of P.S.
63 on E. Third St. chanted, “Mayoral control
has got to go,” and “No seats no vote,” referring
to Bloomberg’s campaign next year for a third
term. The crowd at the P.S. 63 rally also faulted
Klein, a former private-sector corporate leader,
for not having a background as an educator.
Margaret Chin, a candidate for City
Council who was a student teacher 35 years
ago at P.S. 63, told parents at the E. Third
St. school, “If the mayor wants control of the
schools, he better listen to parents.”
“Pitting 5-year-olds against 4-year-olds is
not a solution,” said Quinn at the City Hall
steps rally. “We have to find the number of
school seats that we need and we have to
come up with them now.”
“Residential buildings have gone up, but
schools have not,” said Lappin, who represents
the Upper East Side, where kindergarten classes
are full and incoming children are on waiting
lists. “We’ve been told the problem will sort
itself out, but that’s not true.”
The Village-zoned schools, P.S. 41 and P.S.
3, last month assigned all their kindergarten
seats and have placed 90 zoned students on
a waiting list. Upper East Side and Lower
Manhattan schools also have waiting lists for
entering kindergarten students.
Quinn and other elected officials sent a let-
ter to D.O.E. on May 5, noting that District 2
parents have identified several potential sites for
kindergartens — although few could be ready
for students by September.
On May 8, D.O.E. responded to elected
officials in a letter acknowledging that P.S. 3
and P.S. 41, as well as P.S. 11 on W. 21st St.,
have 91 kindergarteners on a wait list. But the
department noted that 63 kindergarten children
in the district have qualified for gifted and tal-
ented programs. The department believes some
parents may choose those programs and free up
space in P.S. 3, P.S. 41 and P.S. 11.
“But we also know we must be proactive
both in solving the short-term issue as soon as
possible and in planning…for the repercussions
of this scenario in the long run,” said the letter
signed by Deputy Chancellor Kathleen Grim.
The letter added that D.O.E. would soon
secure a lease that could serve the Greenwich
Village Middle School, currently in the P.S. 3
building, beginning in September 2010.
In addition to the state-owned building at
75 Morton St., Quinn’s letter cited a vacant
lot at the corner of Broome and Hudson Sts.,
as well as the City-As-School building on
Clarkson St.; 245 W. 14th St.; 30 Vandam
St.; Pier 40 at W. Houston St.; Pier 57 at W.
16th St.; 437 W. 13th St.; 31 W. 15th St.;
417 Canal St.; 304 Hudson St.; 114 Varick
St.; 555 Greenwich St.; 550 Washington St.;
325 Spring St.; 28 Greenwich Ave., and vari-
ous vacant storefronts, including the former
Barnes & Noble bookstore at Sixth Ave. and
W. 22nd St., the former Circuit City at 52 E.
14th St. and the adjacent Virgin Megastore,
which has posted signs that it will close.
At the District 2 parents’ meeting last
weekend, Quinn told parents that she and
other elected officials have organized a task
force that will visit potential school spaces.
In a questionnaire distributed to parents,
Quinn said, “The D.O.E. has committed
to explore all feasible sites we find. Please,
if you know of a building that’s for sale or
lease, an empty lot or any facility that might
house a school, let us know about it.”
Nicky Perry, a Village mother whose child is
on the P.S.3/41 waiting list, said this week that
she was glad Quinn was working on the case.
“But that work should have been done two
years ago,” Perry said. Perry told The Villager
that she has scouted a potential kindergarten
location at Greenwich House, 67 Barrow St.,
which has recently discontinued a private non-
profit daycare center, as a possible public-school
kindergarten site.
“It sounds ridiculous that parents have to
look for school space, but this is a serious situ-
ation,” Perry said.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on
Fri., May 8, that he wanted parents to be heard
on education, but he didn’t want to take away
mayoral control of schools.
“This is not a matter of control — it’s a
matter of transparency, it’s a matter of being
heard,” Silver said. “The question now is
whether they have the opportunity to be
heard. It’s about creating the vehicles by
which they can be heard without affecting
who ultimately makes the decisions.”
At the May 6 rally at City Hall, Gerson
noted that city-funded daycare centers have
been closing.
“We need to cancel the elimination of day-
care centers,” he said. Gerson also called on
D.O.E. to find kindergarten space for the com-
ing school year, and demanded that the city
approve no land-use projects in a neighborhood
unless there are schools for children who might
live there. Gerson said he also wants the D.O.E.
capital plan to provide for well-equipped schools
“with real gyms and real science rooms.”
State Senator Tom Duane and
Assemblymember Deborah Glick also
issued statements at the May 6 rally, faulting
D.O.E. for ignoring predictions of school
overcrowding.
“I have told D.O.E. repeatedly that they
must plan ahead to ensure that all children can
go to a public elementary school in their neigh-
borhood,” Duane said.
Said Glick, “The D.O.E. continues to treat
our youngest children as widgets, while focus-
ing most of their energy on the false promise of
choice — and yet what choice do parents who
have received waiting-list letters have?”

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32 May 13 - 19, 2009
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF CANTILLON
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
L.P.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 2/23/09. Office
location: NY County. LP
formed in DE on 2/19/09. NY
Sec. of State designated as
agent of LP upon whom pro-
cess against it may be served
and shall mail process to the
principal business addr. of
the LP: c/o Cantillon GP LLC,
40 W. 57th St., 24th Fl., NY,
NY 10019. DE addr. of LP: c/o
The Corporation Trust Co.,
1209 Orange St., Wilming-
ton, DE 19801. Name/addr. of
genl. ptr. available from NY
Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed
with DE Sec. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF TF CORNERSTONE
(CHLP GP) L.L.C.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/7/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal business
location: 290 Park Avenue
South, 14th Fl., NY, NY 10010.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
290 Park Avenue South, 14th
Fl., NY, NY 10010, Attn: Gen-
eral Counsel. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 4/29-6/3/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
that a license, #TBA has been
applied for by Greenwich
Hotel Restaurant LLC to sell
beer, wine and liquor at retail
in restaurant. For on prem-
ises consumption under the
ABC law at 377 Greenwich
Street NY, NY 10013.
Vil 5/6/09 & 5/13/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
a License Number (Pend-
ing) for on-premises Liquor
has been applied for by the
undersigned to sell liquor at
retail in a Restaurant under
the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
trol Law at 765 9th Avenue,
New York, NY 10019 for on
premises consumption. 765
9th Ave. Rest, LLC
Vil 5/6/09 & 5/13/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF SUPREME REALTY
MANAGEMENT, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/15/2009. Office location,
County of New York. The
street address is: none. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: Cilmi & Associates,
PLLC, 39 Broadway, 12th
Floor, New York, NY 10006.
Purpose: any lawful act.
Vil 5/6 – 6/10/09
PARK LAW FIRM PLLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/22/2008.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to THE PLLC 350
Fifth Avenue, Suite 5715 New
York, NY 10118. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
ARES GROUP PART-
NERS LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/11/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to David Sajous
150 East 83RD Street #1B
New York, NY 10028. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
BLARGWARE LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/18/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Mark Schmit 36
ST. Mark’s Place Apt. 18 New
York, NY 10033. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
PRESCIENCE INVEST-
MENT GROUP, LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 4/14/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to Mr. Eiad
S. Asbahi 228 Park Avenue
South #28130 New York, NY
10003. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF ESTCO LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
1/24/2006. Office location: NY
Co. LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 1/23/1997 SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to The LLC 445
Park Avenue Ste 900 NY, NY
10022. Address of Principal
office: 445 Park Avenue Ste
900 NY, NY 10022 Arts. Of
Org. filed with DE Secy. of
State, P.O. Box 898, Dover,
DE 19908. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF SULLIVAN
DEBT OPPORTUNITY
FUND GP, LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
03/26/09. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 08/11/08. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to the LLC, 825
Third Ave., 37th Fl., NY, NY
10022. DE address of LLC:
c/o Corporation Service Co.,
2711 Centerville Rd., Ste.
400, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of the State of DE,
John G. Townsend Bldg., 401
Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ENDURA PROPER-
TIES LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
04/17/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal office of
LLC: 120 11th Ave., 5th Fl.,
NY, NY 10011. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to c/o Carter Ledyard
& Milburn LLP, Attn: Mary
Beth Werner Lee, Esq., 2 Wall
St., NY, NY 10005. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF WIN TEMP, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
04/16/09. Office location: NY
County. Principal office of
LLC: the LLC, Attn: President,
122 E. 42nd St., NY, NY 10168.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
the LLC at the address of its
principal office. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ETF CONSULTING
GROUP LLC
Art. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/14/09. Office Location: New
York County. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
to: c/o The LLC, 140 Charles
St., 14E, New York, NY
10014, Attn: Robert Jaeger
and Daniel Jaeger. Purpose:
To engage in any lawful act
or activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
GOLDEN DOORWAYS
LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 4/21/09.
Office in NY Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of pro-
cess to 51 MacDougal St.,
Ste 103, NY, NY 10012, which
is also the principal business
location. Purpose: Any law-
ful purpose.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF STEWARTSOFT, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
03/10/09. Office location: NY
County. SSNY has been des-
ignated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: Cor-
poration Service Company,
80 State Street, Albany, NY
12207. Purpose: To engage in
any lawful act or activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF THE M. A. SULLIVAN
GROUP LLC
Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of
State (SSNY) 4/13/09. Office
location: NY County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to M. A.
Sullivan, 155 E 4 St., NY, NY
10009. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
That a license, #768140 has
been issued to the under-
signed to sell beer and wine
at retail under the Alcohol
Beverage Control Law at 21
West Street, New York, NY
10006 for off-premises con-
sumption. West Street Gour-
met, Inc.
Vil 5/6/09 & 5/13/09
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF D. E. SHAW
REAL ESTATE PORTFO-
LIOS 12, L.L.C.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 3/2/09. Office loca-
tion: NY County. LLC formed
in DE on 10/23/07. NY Sec.
of State designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served
and shall mail process to:
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., 120
W. 45th St., 39th Fl., NY,
NY 10036, Attn: John Liftin,
General Counsel, regd. agt.
upon whom process may be
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Arts. of Org. filed with
DE Sec. of State, 401 Fed-
eral St., Dover, DE 19901. Pur-
pose: any lawful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF D. E. SHAW
REAL ESTATE PORTFO-
LIOS 19, L.L.C.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 3/2/09. Office
location: NY County. LLC
formed in DE on 3/3/07. NY
Sec. of State designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to: D. E. Shaw & Co.,
L.P., 120 W. 45th St., 39th
Fl., NY, NY 10036, Attn: John
Liftin, General Counsel, regd.
agt. upon whom process
may be served. DE addr. of
LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilm-
ington, DE 19801. Arts. of
Org. filed with DE Sec. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF KURTZMAN
CARSON CONSUL-
TANTS, LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 4/16/09. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 2335 Alaska Ave.,
El Segundo, CA 90245. LLC
formed in DE on 5/24/01. NY
Sec. of State designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail process
to: CT Corporation System,
111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011.
DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange
St., Wilmington, DE 19801.
Arts. of Org. filed with DE
Sec. of State, 401 Federal St.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all
lawful purposes.
Vil 5/6-6/10/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
that license number 1224843
has been applied for by the
undersigned to sell liquor
at retail in a restaurant
under the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Law at 363-367
Greenwich Street, New York,
N.Y. 10013 for on-premises
consumption. ALFREDO OF
ROME TRIBECA LLC d/b/a
CINQUE
Vil 5/6/09 & 5/13/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
that a license, #TBA has been
applied for by Veselka Bow-
ery, LLC to sell beer, wine and
liquor at retail in a restaurant.
For on premises consump-
tion under the ABC law at 9
east 1st Street NY, NY 10003.
Vil 5/13/09 & 5/20/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
that a Liquor License, Serial
#1224570 has been applied
for by the undersigned to sell
liquor under the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Law at 111
South Street, New York City,
NY 10038 for on-premises
consumption. L & J Market-
place Inc. d/b/a Fish Market
Restaurant.
Vil 5/13/09 & 5/20/09
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN
that a license, #1224104
has been applied for by the
undersigned to sell beer and
wine at retail in a restaurant
under the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Law at 35 East
Broadway, 2nd Floor, New
York, NY 10002 for on-prem-
ises consumption. TYT EAST
BROADWAY INC
Vil 5/13/09 & 5/20/09
GREAT CATERERS LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 3/19/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to THE LLC 50
West 34TH Street, 3B7 New
York, NY 10001. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
PARK AVENUE PSY-
CHOLOGY PLLC
Articles of Org. filed NY
Sec. of State (SSNY)
3/31/2009. Office in NY Co.
SSNY design. Agent of
LLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to Dr
Sedighe Flugelman 445 Park
Ave 10TH FL New York, NY
10022. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
MY NYC LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 4/17/2007.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to The LLC
1 Maiden Lane 5Th Flr NY,
NY 10038. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity. Registered Agent:
Spiegel & Utrera, PA PC 1
Maiden Lane 5Th Flr NY, NY
10038.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NEW YORK HALLELU-
JAH COMPANY LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 2/26/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to The LLC 2173
Third Ave #5 NY, NY 10035.
Purpose: Any lawful activ-
ity. Registered Agent: Kyoko
Uchiki 2173 Third Ave #5 NY,
NY 10035.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
BACKLIT PICTURES LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 2/12/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to Guillermo
Suescum 209 East 25TH
Street, STE 3A New York, NY
10010-3022. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF HARMONY FILMS,
LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
02/23/09. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: Har-
mony Films, 165 W. 18th
St., 8C New York, NY 10011.
Purpose: To engage in any
lawful act or activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF NAMYAC PROPER-
TIES LLC
Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec.
Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
10/24/07. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Raymond Fares
Jr., 130 E. 72nd St., NY, NY
10021-4233. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF RAW US LLC
Art. of Org. filed w/ Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/18/08. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC for service
of process. SSNY shall
mail process to: 875 Ave. of
Americas #501, New York,
NY 10001. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF INDIGGO TWINS LLC
Art. of Org. filed w/ Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
2/13/09. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC for service
of process. SSNY shall mail
process to: 236 E.74 St., #3R,
New York, NY 10021. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC
Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public
hearing on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at
66 John Street, 11th floor, on the petition from Sounds
of Cuba, Inc., to continue, maintain, and operate an
unenclosed sidewalk café at 405 West 14th Street, in
the Borough of Manhattan, for a term of two years.
Request for copies of the proposed Revocable Consent
Agreement may be obtained by submitting a request
to: Dept. of Consumer Affairs, 42 Broadway, New York,
NY 10004, Attention: Foil Officer.
NOTICE OF FORMATION NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF MANHATTAN RESTO-
RATIONS LLC OF ATLANTIC UKUS, LLC
Articles of Organization Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
of State of NY (SSNY) on
07/11/08. Office location:
3/16/09. Office location: NY
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
County. SSNY designated as
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The agent of LLC upon whom
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process process against it may be
against the LLC is to: The
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
LLC, 154 Orchard Street, #3,
New York, NY 10002. Pur-
cess to: Jocelyn White, 273
pose: To engage in any law-
ful activity. W. 12th St., NY, NY 10014.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
Purpose: any lawful activity.
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
TION OF BLACKSTONE
REAL ESTATE SPECIAL
SITUATIONS (ALBERTA)
II GP L.P. NOTICE OF FORMATION
Authority filed with NY Dept. OF TEXTILES SOURCING
of State on 4/8/09. Office
location: NY County. LP AND SERVICES LLC
formed in DE on 4/1/09. NY
Sec. of State designated as Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
agent of LP upon whom pro-
cess against it may be served of State of NY (SSNY) on
and shall mail process to the
10/15/08. Office location: NY
principal business addr. of
the LP: c/o The Blackstone County. SSNY designated as
Group L.P., 345 Park Ave.,
NY, NY 10154. Regd. agt. agent of LLC upon whom
upon whom process may
be served: CT Corporation process against it may be
System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY served. SSNY shall mail pro-
10011. DE addr. of LP: c/o The
Corporation Trust Co., 1209 cess to: 1410 Broadway, 24th
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Name/addr. of genl. Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose:
ptr. available from NY Sec. of
any lawful activity.
State. Cert. of LP filed with DE
Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Vil 5/13-6/17/09
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09
NOTICE OF FORMATION
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
OF BOTSARIS MORRIS
TION OF EXTRA SPACE
PROPERTIES THIRTY REALTY LLC AMENDED
SIX LLC
TO BOTSARIS MORRIS
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 4/27/09. Office REALTY GROUP, LLC
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 2795 E. Cotton-
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
wood Pkwy. #400, Salt Lake
City, UT 84121. LLC formed of State of NY (SSNY) on
in DE on 4/23/09. NY Sec.
4/3/09. Office location: NY
of State designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process County. SSNY designated as
against it may be served and
shall mail process to: c/o CT agent of LLC upon whom
Corporation System, 111 8th
process against it may be
Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agt.
upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE cess to: Attn: Guy Morris, 358
19801. Arts. of Org. filed with
Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10001.
DE Sec. of State, 401 Fed-
eral St., Dover, DE 19901. Pur- Purpose: any lawful activity.
pose: any lawful activity.
Vil 5/13-6/17/09 Vil 5/13-6/17/09
PUBLIC NOTICE
Vil 5/13/09 & 5/20/09
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tion effort, it was extremely disturbing lic areas of New York City for many years,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR to hear that the Landmarks Preservation

Continued from page 12
abound on our streets, lie in their own
filth, a few steps down from a restaurant,
where the young men take their dates,
who present themselves with their open
blouses, revealing their cleavage so as to
entice said boyfriend, eating their “brunch-
es,” drinking their bloody Marys. All the
while, the aforementioned homeless lie
and dream of rotten childhoods, trembling
in their fears.
So, Mr. Schwartz and his leftist justifica-
tion to my ear is crap. Nothing has changed
in the 40 years since that overrated time of
revolution. And, in fact, some of those who
were part of that movement, the movement
of spoiled brats, have recanted and under-
stand what they did was nothing more than
a tantrum of the rich kids pretending to be
revolutionaries.
Bert Zackim
Vendor bill is ‘counterfeit’
To The Editor:
Re “Book em Danno! — Bill to finger-
print illegal vendors” (news article, May 6):
As the president of one of the largest
vending advocacy groups in New York City
(ARTIST) and as a street artist/vendor who
was falsely arrested more than 40 times, I
can assure you this bill is as counterfeit as
any of the handbags and DVD’s it pretends
to be targeting.
Every single time I was arrested, I was
fingerprinted. In some instances I was fin-
gerprinted two or three times for the same
arrest, and a number of times I was also
digitally face-scanned. I’ve never met any
vendor, legal or illegal, who was arrested and
was not fingerprinted.
Some of the very Police Department
officials who are claiming no one is finger-
printed, personally fingerprinted me.
Like every proposed vending bill now
before the City Council or the New York
State Assembly, this bill is filled with disin-
formation, outright lies and cover stories for
the real agenda — the total privatization of
vending by corporations and BID’s (business
improvement districts).
Robert Lederman
It’s a family affair
To The Editor:
Re “Fear of landlord demo’s before
district’s calendared” (news article, April
22):
Regarding the South Village preserva-
Commission has announced plans to con-
sider landmarking without acting to pre-
vent potential developers from demolish-
ing or altering in the meantime.
The South Village is an endangered
area of precious and unique character,
an Italian-immigrant enclave filled with
working-class and immigrant tenement
housing. I have a personal interest in see-
ing this beloved neighborhood preserved
in memory of my grandfather, whose first
residence in America after leaving Sicily in
1909 was 39 Carmine St., and whose pas-
try business thrived at 243 Bleecker St. for
many years before his retirement in 1946.
The loss of this jewel would truly leave
a sad scar on our wonderful city.
Anita Isola
Squadron gives HOPE
To The Editor:
Re “Book ’em Danno — Bill would
fingerprint illegal vendors” (news article,
May 6):
I must be hallucinating. Can it be that
someone, namely state Senator Daniel
Squadron, finally admits that he actually
understands the difference between legal
and illegal vendors? Wow. I am sincerely
stunned.
As an individual fine artist who dis-
played his own photographic prints in pub-
I also felt it my duty to advocate for law
enforcement to make a clear distinction
between illegal vendors/bootleggers and
the smaller group of legal vendors. Most
of the time, it seemed like I was talking
to a feral cat. I was being heard but I was
being ignored. Therefore, it is enormously
satisfying to read the quotes in your article
by Senator Squadron that refer to this
crucial division of legal and illegal vending
groups.
And yet, I remain cynical. Too often
have legal vendors, fine artists, and hon-
est, hard-working veterans been led down
empty cul-de-sacs of endless broken prom-
ises and deepening frustration.
When I look at our new president and
see what one honest man can do, it raises
my hopes to think that we may have some-
one of that caliber in the state Senate. I
have certainly been disappointed before,
but I am not shy to admit that I am now
very interested in who state Senator Daniel
Squadron is and what he will do.
Lawrence White
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Meatpacking District and Flatiron District However, the figures contrast starkly
either stood still or showed increases com- with findings from a year ago, when both
pared to the fall of last year. the Flatiron and Meatpacking districts had
MIXED USE In Soho, on Broadway between Houston
and Broome Sts., the average price for
commercial space jumped by 5 percent,
29 percent and 10 percent higher rents, or
$401 and $462 per square foot, respec-
tively. Rents in Soho are currently 7 per-
BY PATRICK HEDLUND from $432 per square foot to $452. In cent above their average from spring 2008,
the West Village, on Bleecker St. between when the price per square foot clocked in
Hudson St. and Seventh Ave. South, the $424. In the West Village, rents are 33
DOWNTOWN RETAIL MUSCLE average price increased 31 percent, from percent higher than a year ago, when the
$362 per square foot to $528. average was $397 per square foot.
Downtown proved its retail wherewith- Average rents in the Meatpacking Over all, Manhattan retail rents experi-
al amid plunging commercial rents across District on 14th St. between Ninth and enced an 11 percent dip from fall 2008, to
Manhattan, with average prices for space 10th Aves. surged by 37 percent, from $115 per square foot, the steepest decline
along some of the area’s richest corridors $304 per square foot to $417. In the since right after 9/11.
remaining steady despite the downturn. Flatiron District, Fifth Ave. between 23rd
According to the spring 2009 Retail and 14th Sts. saw a modest, 3 percent
Report from the Real Estate Board of New gain, rising from $276 per square foot to TRUMP STUMPER
York, retail prices in Soho, the West Village, $285.
Getting a response for the number of
units sold at the Trump Soho condo-hotel
is akin to asking for the meaning of life:
Expect many explanations, but no univer-
sally accepted answer.
Soccer for all So it goes at the 43-story Spring St. proj-
seasons! ect, which appears to have been in a deep
freeze for more than a year.
According to a recent article in The
Real Deal magazine, Trump scion Donald
Recreational Soccer for Fall 2009 Jr. intimated that the upscale high-rise
Age appropriate skills training, FIFA recommended formats, has sold 55 percent of its 400 units. But
supervision by licensed coaches – FUN club experience. The Donald’s daughter, Ivanka Trump,
told British newspaper The Sunday Times
Registration begins May 23rd.
last June that the condo-hotel had sold 60
percent of its units. Last September, we
Tryouts for Travel Soccer Teams 2009 – 10 reported that the under-construction proj-
Competitive teams U10 – 18. Play in local leagues and regional ect had sold 53 percent of its units, a figure
tournaments. Tryouts take place in May: see websites for details. that Trump spokespeople had committed to
as early as February 2008.
So, which is it?
Academy Training U6 – 9 “We’re keeping that information con-
Serious skills training without the pressure of league play. fidential,” said Julius Schwarz, executive
vice president of the Bayrock Group, one
Summer Camp: June 8 – August 21 of Trump’s development partners. “Our
Half- and Full- day options available: register by the week. sales were strong previously, but things
have slowed down like they have with other
projects.”
Summer programs for Travel level players 2009 Like Schwarz, a public-relations spokes-
Weeknight training + weekend games. ALL PLAYERS welcome. person for the condo-hotel, refused to
DUSC Fratelsa Camp, July 20 – 24, players U10 – U14. divulge the accurate number of units sold,
DUSC Markovic Summer Academy, June 29 – July 2, for HS players. and also referred to the slumping market as
a reason for the apparent slowdown.
NEW! DUSC NORTH at Randalls Island Sean Sweeney, director of the Soho
Alliance neighborhood organization, said
Summer camp, Fall Travel and Academy teams.
SCOOPY’S NOTEBOOK
BETTER HEARING Continued from page 2
Discounts for Students
$995
residents. A source at the Urban Homesteading
& Senior Citezens Assistance Board, the nonprofit group that
has acted as a liaison between the tenants and
100% Digital W/ Complete the city throughout the renovation process of
Warranty
Hearing Aid’s the former L.E.S. squats, confirmed the trans-
fer Monday afternoon, EV Grieve reported:
“According to the UHAB source: Bullet Space
s(EARING4ESTs.EW(EARING!IDS
‘has officially had its permanent loan closed,
s(EARING!ID2EPAIRs%AR-OLDSs"ATTERIES
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Better! H.D.F.C.’ Bullet Space officially owns the build-
visionandhearing@earthlink.com ing.” Umbrella House on Avenue C is the next
former squat expected to be converted to a
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PM permanently affordable co-op for its residents in the district to deal with the overcrowding
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 in the coming weeks, EV Grieve says. crisis?!
Trump himself had boasted back in 2007
of selling more than 60 percent of the 400-
some units and having 3,200 people signed
up to live in the place.
“He’s a guy whose forte is bragging, and
he’s not disclosing [sales figures],” said
Sweeney, whose group has been a staunch
opponent of the project. “The silence is
deafening.”
Trump Jr. did tell The Real Deal that
the developers haven’t backed off their
$3,000-per-square-foot price tags, one pos-
sible reason for the dearth of activity. Either
way, Schwarz maintained that the building
will be open as scheduled this fall.
“As people see the project beginning
to open, the excitement will continue,” he
said. “I think everyone in the neighborhood
is getting used to the idea that we’re here
to stay.”
HIGH LINE HONOR
The High Line park’s designers recently
made Time magazine’s list of the world’s
most influential people.
Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Socifido,
the husband-and-wife team behind Diller
Scofidio + Renfro architects, landed in
the prestigious “Time 100” issue for their
“creative fearlessness [that] results in
design that defies categorization.”
Time cited the firm’s work on the
High Line, as well as the Institute of
Contemporary Art in Boston and Lincoln
Center’s Alice Tully Hall as examples of
their innovative approach to architecture.
“At Alice Tully, the architects sliced
off a corner of the block to create a pub-
lic space that lets performance out and
invites the city in,” the article stated. “It
is generous and embracing. Just like Ric
and Liz.”
Meanwhile, Friends of the High Line
co-founder Robert Hammond recently
told us that the park-in-the-sky is right on
track for its June 8 opening, and that the
project is currently looking to hire local
residents to work as greeters when the
initial section, from Gansevoort to 20th
Sts., debuts next month.
mixeduse@communitymediallc.com
SCHOOL PRESERVATION: Chelsea
Campus High School, at Sixth Ave. and
Dominick St., is getting a major facelift. The
job will take a year and a half, we hear, and the
price may well be in the “millions.” The beauti-
ful, turn-of-the-century building’s parapet walls
are being rebuilt, and facade details that are in
disrepair are being removed so that exact cop-
ies can be made to replace them. Work is even
going on at night, but that’s just the way these
sort of school renovations are done, apparently
so the work doesn’t disrupt the school during
the day. Clearly, the Department of Education
isn’t skimping on this painstaking renovation.
... Now how about creating some new schools
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