140-142WestEndAveCoopAssociationSummer2016

VolumeXXX,No.3

DearShareholders–Wehopeyouareenjoyingyoursummer.Wewantedtothankeveryonewhocontributedtothisissueandthenewvolunteercommitteethatwillbehelpingwiththenewslettergoingforward.Wewelcomeyourinputandcontributionsandarepleasedwithallthenewideasforarticlesandcolumnswe’vereceived.Forideasorsubmissions,pleaseemailyournewslettercommitteeat140wea.nv@gmail.com.- TheEditor

WelcomeParty- JaneShaulisandJosephGasperechostedthebuilding’smostrecentgettogetherfornewshareholders.

Pictured(inalphabeticalorder)are:LisaBloom’sdaughter, MelanieBrazil,JosephGasperec,MicahGuttman,GeorgeHardy,BellaandGregItkis,AmyKargauer,AnnandBruceLoeb,MarieO’Brien,JaneShaulis,SherylSiegel,andMatthewWallachandhisdaughters.

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OpeningsExpressoMatto– 2541Broadwayand95th St(replacingFilicoriZecchini)

Guyer’sBar – 286ColumbusAveat74th,replacingWine&Roses

H&HBagels– 526ColumbusAvebetween85th and86th

MaisonPickle– 2315Broadwayat84th St(replacingOuest)

Starbucks– 141AmsterdamAveat66th Street(replacingFurryPaws)

UncleLuoYang– 928AmsterdamAvebetween105th and106th - Reopening

ClosingsJacksonHoleDiner– 517ColumbusAveand85th – 42yearsinbusiness!

SoupStop – 517ColumbusAveand85th

Starbucks152-154ColumbusAveand67th

Telepan – 72W69th St– overadecadeinbusiness!

OutdoorCafeMap:Asaspecialsummersupplement,NYC’sDepartmentofConsumerAffairshascreatedaninteractivemapofthe144SidewalkCafesintheUWS:https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dca/SidewalkCafeMap/index.html

ShareholderMelissaTowbinworksattheMuseumofNaturalHistoryandkindlycontributedalistoftheirlatestexhibits.

Crocs:AncientPredatorsinaModernWorldDiscoverthecomplexlivesofcrocodiliansinthisnewexhibitionfeaturinglivespecies,lifesizeddioramas,andmore.

ANCIENTCROCS- Ancientcrocscameinahugevarietyofbodyshapes,fromdolphin-likeoceanichunterstoheavilyarmoredvegetarians.

CROCBIOLOGYANDBEHAVIOR- Fromtoothtotail,moderncrocodilesarebiologicalmarvels,withruggedbodies,keensenses,andincrediblestrength.

LIVECROCKSINEXHIBITION– Seefourlivespecies,includingAmericanalligatorhatchlingsand aforest-dwellingcrocodile.Dates:May28,2016- January2,2017

In TheNeighborhoodIntheNeighborhood

The only known fossil of the tiny crocodylomorph Hoplosuchus kayi.

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Artist’s rendering of the pug-nosed crocodylomorph Simosuchus clarki.

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Crocs today are mostly aquatic animals, but many early crocodylomorphs—the group thatincludes living crocs and their extinct relatives—were small animals that lived onland. Hoplosuchus kayi was a tiny, graceful crocodile that lived about 140 million years agoin what is now Utah. With needle-like teeth and long legs built for running, it probably ateinsects and other small animals.

A Croc For All Seasons

Hoplosuchus wasn’t the only animal that would be hard to recognize as a crocodilian. Intheir heyday, crocodylomorphs filled a huge variety of ecological roles, or niches.Metriorhynchids were dolphin-like crocodiles—lithe, unarmored aquatic hunters. Simosuchus,on the other hand, was a pug-nosed croc from Madagascar that lived on land, protecteditself with thick, armadillo-like armor plates, and probably ate mostly plants.

Dinosaur Hunters

A fossil specimen of the ancient giant crocodile Deinosuchus hatcheri on display at the Natural HistoryMuseum of Utah.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Crocodiles as long as school busses and as heavy as elephants roamed the Earth asrecently as 8 million years ago. These massive crocs tackled some of the most ferociousprey around: dinosaurs. Bite marks on the bones of two tyrannosaurs found in NorthAmerica match the teeth of the giant crocodile Deinosuchus. One of the wounds waspartially healed, signaling that these crocs weren’t just scavenging—they were hunting livetyrannosaurs.

Lead image: Metriornychus jaekeli was an ancient marine crocodyliform with a body plansimilar to modern dolphins. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

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NewsBacktoSchool

Yes,it’sBack-to-SchoolTime.Asparents,youknowthatasuccessfultransitionfromthelong(long!)summerbreaktothenewschoolyearrequiressomeplanningahead.Andyouknowthatplentyofadviceisoutthereonhowtohelpyourchildrenmakethattransition.Asamiddleandhighschoolteacher,Ioffermyversionofthetopfivesuggestionsforhelpingyourchildsettleintonewterritory.Bonamfortunamomnibus – goodlucktoall– forthe2016-2017schoolyear.

First-dayjitters. Establishinganewroutineseveraldaysbeforeschoolbeginswillmakethatfirstdaylessjarringforthewholefamily.Foryoungerchildren,practicetheroutetoschoolandfamiliarizethemwiththeschool’slayout.Olderchildrenandadolescentswillfeelmoreconfidentiftheymeetoneortwooftheirclassmatesbeforetheschoolyearbegins.Evenstudentswhohaveattendedthesameschoolformanyyearswillneedtoacquaintthemselveswithnewteachers,newbooks,andhigheracademicexpectations.

SleepandEat. Insistonanearlybedtime!Thisisdifficultforkidswhohavespentthesummerstayinguplateandsleepingaslongastheylike.Itisespeciallydifficultforteenagers,whohaveabiologicalneedformoresleep.Andwithincreasinghomeworkloads,standardizedtesting,andtheconstantsirencallofthesocialnetwork,astudent’sdayisstretchinglongerintothenight.Also,makesuretheyeatbreakfast.

Sharpenthose#2’s. Makesureyourchildhasallhisschoolsuppliesonthefirstday.Nochildwantstofeelthathe’smissinganything,particularlyiftheteacherhasalreadypostedthesupplylistontheschoolWebsite.Throughouttheschoolyear,doroutinechecksofhisbackpackandmakesurehehasatleastonepencilandseveralsheetsofloose-leaf.Nothing– exceptmaybeafiredrill– takesupmoreclasstimethanastudentwhospendsthe“donow”borrowingsuppliesfromhisclassmates.Goodorganizationalskillsareoftenhalfthebattle.

Giveteachersaheads-up. Letyourchild’steachersandguidancecounselorsknowaboutanythingthatmightaffecthisschoolwork,suchaschangesathomeorthedeathofafamilymemberorpet.Goodteacherscareabouttheirstudentsandliketoknowhowbesttohelpandsupportthem.

Beagoodlistener. Attheendoftheday,ratherthanaskingyourchildhowherdaywent,towhichyouwillprobablyreceiveamonosyllabicgrunt,tryaskingaspecificquestion,suchas,“Whatwasthefunniestthingthathappenedinschooltoday?”Aftertheseessentialmomentsofquality,unstructureddowntime,thenyoucanaskwhensheplanstobeginherfivehoursofhomework.

CarolRussellCondos,LatinTeacher,EdgemontJr./Sr.HighS

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OurBuilding- ArticleDowntheChute– byLarryFreund

Thebananapeelthatexitsyourapartment,enclosedwithasurroundingaccumulationofhouseholdtrash,takesashortbutcomplexjourneyfromthechutetothelandfill,butfacesapossibleeco-consciousalternativeinthedaysahead.

Thetripbeginsineachfloor’scompactorroom,whichisabitofamisnomersince,asResidentManagerBrianMinihanexplains,thedevicesinthebasementatthebottomofthechutesaremorebaggersthancompactors.Picturealargesausage-makingmachine.Eachbagistiedoffasit’sfilled– about 30poundsoftrasheach– andiseventuallytakentothe66th StreetcurbforpickupbycitySanitationDepartmentcrewsthreetimesaweek,Mondays,WednesdaysandFridays.(Briannotesthatthecurrentsystemreplacedthebuilding’soriginalincinerator,whichcreatedcansofashratherthanbagsoftrash,andalsoemittedcloudsofpollution.)

Recyclingisnowanimportantmainstayofthedisposalprocess.Instructionsonwhatgoeswhereareclearlypostedineachcompactorroom,basicallynewspaperonthetoprack,metal,glassandplasticsinthebin.Someconcerns:unrinsedjarsandcansplacedinthecontainers,pizzaslicesstillnestledincardboardpizzaboxes.“Whatwefindnow,”saysBrian,“isrecyclingisbetterbutthereisstillanissueofsomeglassandmetalinthegarbage.”Healsowarnsthatmedicalwaste,includingsharps,shouldneverbedisposedthroughthebuilding’strashsystem.

Thebuilding’spaperrecyclingisputinlargemetalbinsneartheWestEndAvenueentry,withvaryingpickupdays.Theremainingrecyclingisputinclearbags,thenplacedatthecurbonFridaysforSaturdaymorningpickup.Pickupofbulkgarbage– oldchairs,couches,etc.– happenstwiceaweek.Refrigeratorsdepart,byappointment,onFridays.

Whatthen?Thepaper-filledtrucksdeposittheircontentsintobargesatthecity’sMarineTransferStationat59th StreetandtheHudsonRiver.Fromthere,thebargestransferthewastepapertoapapermillonStatenIsland.Theotherrecyclables,accordingtotheSanitationDepartment,areshippedtoNewJersey,thebagsoftrashtolandfillsinthatsamestate.

OurbuildingispartoftheSanitationDepartment’sDistrict7.In2015,accordingtothedepartment’sfigures,thedistrictproduced2tonsoforganicrecycling,26.2tonsofmetal/glass/plastic,45.4tonsofpaperand222.4tonsofrefuse.That’sarecyclingdiversionof24.9%comparedtoacitywideaverageof16%.

Intheimmediatefuture,ourbuildingisjoiningthecity’snewe-cycleNYCprogram.Computers,televisions,MP3Players,etc.maynolongerbeplacedinthegeneraltrashbutshouldbedepositedatnochargeinacompactorroomor,whenitarrives,anewelectronicsrecyclingbinthatwillbeplacedinthecompactorroominthe142basement.Thecityisalsopromotingprogramsforrecyclingtextilesandorganicwaste.Ifandwhenthebuilding’sorganicsarecollectedandturnedintocompost,yourbananapeelwillhaveanewdestiny.

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Our Building- ArticleWhyarerentersstilllivinginLincolnTowers?byAnnePerryman

Someoneaskedmethatquestiontheotherday,andI’dliketoansweritforothersaswell.

NewYorkCityexperiencedarenaissanceofdevelopmentinthelate1950sandearly60s,thanksinlargeparttoTitle1oftheNationalHousingAct,whichencouragedlarge-scalerenewalofentireneighborhoodsincitiesacrosstheU.S.Withgovernmentfundsforacquiringandclearingurbanareas,capitalbecameavailabletodevelopers,andresidentialneighborhoodsweretransformed.OnManhattan’sWestSide,thattransformationincludedtwohugedevelopments:LincolnCenterandLincolnTowers.

BeforeconstructionbeganonLincolnTowersin1961,themovieversionof“WestSideStory”wasfilmedinabandonedbuildingsthatoncestoodonour20-acresite.Theeightspanking-newbuildingsfrom66thto70thStreetalongWestEndincluded3,837rent-stabilizedapartments.Theoriginaltenantsinthoseapartmentsreceivedafreemonth’srentfortheir“pioneering”move.

LincolnTowerswasconvertedtocoopsin1987witha“non-evictionplan”forthoseofuswhochosetoremaininourapartmentsasrent-stabilizedtenants,withsuccessionrightsforourchildrenorotherfamilymembers,basedonDepartmentofHousingandCommunityRenewalrules.Atthetimeofthecoopconversion,53percentoftheapartmentswerepurchased.Todaytherearefewerthan300rent-stabilizedunitsremaininginallofLincolnTowers.

Theresidentsoftheseapartmentsareadiversegroupofmostlyolderpeople.Afairnumberwerethefirsttenantsintheirapartments.Manyofusraisedourchildrenhereandhavebeenactivecitizensinourcommunitythroughgoodtimesandbad.

In1975wefoundedtheAssociationofTenantsofLincolnTowers(ATLT),ofwhichIamprivilegedtoserveaspresident.Formanyyearswewerethelargesttenantassociationinthecity.Whenwecelebratedour40thanniversaryin2015,wereceivedCommendations,CitationsandProclamationsfromcityofficialsandneighborhoodorganizations.

BoroughPresidentGaleBrewerthankedusfor“fourdecadesofexemplaryserviceduringwhichATLTmembersworkedtirelesslyforasafe,affordable,diverseandvibrantUpperWestSidecommunity.”ShecitedourgeneroussupportfortheCoalitionforaLivableWestSideandProjectOpen,amongothergroups.ComptrollerScottStringercommendedATLTfor“providingafoundationonwhichfamiliescangrowandthrive”andforour“tremendouscontributionstotheCityofNewYork.”

Fortherecord,ourapartmentsareownedbyourlandlord,ACPRealtyGroup.Rentincreasesforleaserenewals,setannuallybytheRentGuidelinesBoard(RGB),haverisensteadily,sometimessharply.Ourrentsnowareroughlycomparabletoyourmaintenancecharges.Lastyear,fortheveryfirsttime,basedonrent-to-incomeratiodata,theRGBvotedtofreezeourrentsforone-yearleaserenewals.FormoreinformationaboutATLT,visitFacebookandthebulletinboardsinourmailrooms. 5

President’sLetterDearShareholders,

ThisisthefirstNews&ViewssinceIbecamethepresidentoftheBoardinMay.Forthosewhodon’tknowme,IamBruceLoeb,aresidentonthe140sideforthepast16years,andhaveservedontheboardfor1year.Iamhonoredbytheresponsibilityandchallengedbythedifficultyinworkingasavolunteertohandletheissuesinabuildingwithover500apartmentswithawidevarietyofresidents.

AsIhaveconfirmedduringthepastyearservingontheBoard,thetimeandenergycommitmentisaherculeantask.Inadditiontowhatmanyofyousee(LL11,lobby,laundryroom,chillers,etc.),thereisevenmoreworkbehindthescenesregardingcontinualpurchase/saleapprovals,buildingandtenant/shareholderissues,renovationrequests,financialandlegalissues,andconstantcorrespondencewiththeresidents.And,ofcourse,everyownerfeelstheirissueisthe#1priority.ThiswouldbeallmoredifficulttoaccomplishwithouttheterrificleadershipofHelenBasurtoofAKAMaswellasourfantasticsuperBrianMinihanandhisteam.Ican’tthankthemenough.

Inaddition,wehaveallofyou.Thisbuildingcontinuestobegreatbecauseoftheresidents.Therearesomanythingsyoucandoforourbuilding.Pleasevolunteerforacommittee.Putthegarbageinthechute,recyclablesinthebins,andlargeboxesinthebasement.Bringthecartsbackquicklytotheouterlobbydoors.Don’tleaveyourcarinfrontorallowyourdogstorelievethemselvesinthestairwells.Greetyourneighbors,andthanktheportersanddoormen.Wecanallmakeadifferenceinthebuilding.

Goingforward,theboardwilldoeverythingwecantomakeourbuildingagreathomeANDinvestment.Wewillcontinuewhatwasstartedwiththepriorboardwithincreasingandimprovingcommunication.Asmanyofyoumayknow:• Forthepastyear,amonthlyboardroomreportisnowdistributedwithadditional

informationthatgoesbeyondthemonthlyboardmeetingminutes.It’savailableelectronicallyandinthemailrooms.

• Wearenowsendingbuildingfinancialinformationregularly– inboardroomreportsandadditionalupdatesasnecessary.

• Additionalupdatesonmajorprojectsaresentfrequently(i.e.Helen’s/theBoard’sLocalLaw11andchillerupdates).

• Yournotesto140weaBoard@gmail.comhavearesponserateofover99%within24-48businesshours(weekdays)fromtheBoardorHelen– andtheentireboardreadseverynote.

And,goingforward,thisboardhascommittedto3lobbymeetingsoverthenextyear–tentativelyplannedforAug./Sept.,Dec./JanandMarchinadditiontotheannualmeetinginMay.Webelievethosecanbeanothereffectivecommunicationmethodinagroupsetting.

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President’sLetterPresident’sLetter– cont’d

AsyoumayhaveseenintheJuneBoardRoomReport(andisreprintedinthisN&V),wearecreatingadditionalcommitteesandhopemanyofyouwillgetinvolved.Pleaselookatthedescriptionsforallthecommitteesincludingthenewlyadded:• Riskmanagement/buildingpoliciescommittee(chair– MackenzieMeadows)• Gymcommittee(chair– MelanieBrazil)• Designcommittee(chair– MarieO’Brien)

Furthermore,thisyearwearetryingoutadditional“shareholderledcommittees”tocoverexpandingneedsandinterests.Therefore,wehaveanewlyreinstitutedLandscapingCommittee– chairedbyshareholdersDonaandAlDrangel.Althoughthebridging/scaffoldinghasnotcomedownyet,wewanttostartpreparingsoweagaincanhavebeautifulgroundsandplantings.

Wehopethesecommittees,aswellasthelong-standingones,willkeepshareholdersinvolved.Inthemeantime,theentireBoardwilldoitsbesttomakeourbuildingawonderfulhomeforallofus.Thankyouforyourtrustandsupport.

Regards,BruceLoebBoardPresident,140-142WEA

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CommitteeUpdateCommitteeUpdateandCallforVolunteers– BruceLoeb

AttheJuneboardmeeting,theBoardofDirectorsreaffirmedbuildingcommitteesandestablishednewones.ArequestforvolunteerswasincludedintheJuneBoardRoomReport.Again,ifyouareinterestedinservingonacommittee,andthereisspacestillavailable,pleaseemailtheboardat140weaboard@gmail.comwiththecommitteenameinthesubjectline.Pleaseincludea)whyyouwanttobeonthecommittee,b)nameandapartmentnumber,andc)emailandphonenumber.Committeememberlistswillbepublishedinfuturecorrespondence.

ExistingCommittees:BuildingUpkeepCommittee(formerlyHousekeeping) Chair:GeorgeHardyThiscommitteemonitorstheconditionsofallcommonareasofthebuildingforsafety,repairsandideasforimprovementandtoursallhallwaysatleasttwiceayear.

CommunicationsCommitteeChair:MelanieBrazilThisgroupwillinvestigatewaystoimprovecommunicationwithshareholdersviamailingsandoure-communicationssystemMBO,andwillalsodevelopsurveystoassisttheBoardinmakingdecisionsonvariousquestionsofinterest.

Facilities&OperationsCommitteeChair:MicahGutmanWiththeupcomingelevatorprojectandmore,wearelookingforvolunteerswithbackground/experienceinarchitecture,engineeringorfacilityoperationsandmanagementtoevaluatebuildingsystems,operationsandinfrastructure,alongwiththedevelopmentandoversightofcapitalprojects.

FinanceCommitteeChair:MicahGutmanIfyouhaveexperiencewithcorporatefinancing,cashmanagement,budgetingorinsurance,weneedyourhelp.Membersworkcloselywiththecorporation’streasurerandmanagementtoensureourbuilding’sfinancialhealth.

LTCARepresentative:BruceLoebFromeachLincolnTowersbuilding,thereisonerepresentativewhoworkswiththeother7LincolnTowersbuildingsforfinancialandlogisticalissuespertainingtotheLincolnTowerscomplex.

NewIdeasCommitteeChair:BruceLoebThisrelativelynewcommitteewillgenerateideastomakeourbuildingandcommunitybetterandrunmorecosteffectively.Thisisessentiallyanideagenerationandbrainstormingfunctiontoenablemoreshareholderinputandinvolvement.

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CommitteeUpdateCommitteeUpdateandCallforVolunteers,cont’d

News&ViewsCommitteeChair:GeorgeHardy;Editor:DebraBarNews&Views,aquarterlynewsletter,disseminatesarticlesonavarietyoftopicsofinteresttoshareholders.Membersofthiscommitteewillassisttheeditorinproducingourpublication.Wearealsolookingforsubmissionsregardingbuildingandneighborhoodtopicsandnews.

WelcomeCommitteeChair:MarieO’BrienThisgroupgreetsandassistsnewshareholderswhentheymoveintothebuilding.Inaddition,thecommitteeholdsabi-annualreceptionforallnewshareholderstomeeteachother.

NewCommittees:GymCommitteeChair:MelanieBrazilOurexcellentgymisnowaboutfiveyearsoldandit’stimetoaskmemberswhattheylovemostaboutitandwhatneedschanging.Thecommitteewillsurveygymmemberstodevelopandimproveourgymforthebenefitofallusers.

DesignCommitteeChair:MarieO’BrienThiscommitteewillberesponsibleforidentifyingpotentialandpracticalinteriorsforthenewelevatorcabsfortheplanned2017elevatoroverhaul.Thedesignworkneedstobecompletedseveralmonthsinadvanceoftheactualworkandwewillworktogetherwithexperiencedcabcardesignersandthefacilitiescommittee.

RiskManagement/BuildingPoliciesCommittee Chair:MackenzieMeadowsThisgroupwillgenerateideasforpoliciesandproceduresinordertoimprovetheefficiencyandcosteffectivenessofbuildingoperations.Potentialtopicsincludereviewingtheco-opshareholderapplicationprocess,boardmemberelectionprocedures,propertytaxreductionopportunities,andfinancialriskmanagementsafeguards.

ShareholderLedCommittees:

LibraryCommitteeChair:SheilaGutter(shareholder)Thelibraryinthe140basementisan“entertainmentlibrary”withlimitedbookshelfspace.Thecommitteeisresponsibleforfilingnewbooksandkeepingtheshelvesalphabetizedandinanorderlyfashion.

LandscapingCommitteeChairs:DonaandAlDrangel(shareholders)Thenewlyreinstitutedlandscapingcommitteewillbeginasurveyofthecurrentlandscapetodeterminewhatmayremainandwhatshouldberemovedtoplanforourlandscapingfuture.

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ViewsView:RitaHerzmansky

ADiscretionaryVoteWouldHavePreventedtheLobbyDebacleOneofthetopicsthatcameupattherecentCandidatesMeetingwastheimportanceofhavingbylawsthatallowshareholderstovoteonlarge,discretionary spendingprojects. Theamountdoesnothavetobesetexcessivelylow-- evenalimitof$250,000wouldgivetheBoardtheflexibilityitneedstomaneuverresponsiblywithoutoversteppingitsauthority. (Forclarity,thiswouldbeawell-informedvoteupfront,notaone-sidedballotafter$75,000hasalreadybeenlost.)

Hadthesebylawsbeeninplacepreviously,wewouldnotbesaddledwiththelobbydebaclewehavetoday. Shareholderspressedforavoteonthediscretionarylobbyprojectbuttheyweredeniedwhatwouldsurelyhavebeenamajorityvoteagainst. Asoneshareholderpointedoutatalobbymeetinglastyear,withoutashareholdervoteonsignificantdiscretionaryspendingtheBoardcouldhavejustaseasilytakenamilliondollarsofdiscretionaryshareholdermoneytoerectagargantuanstatueonthefrontlawn,andshareholderswouldhavebeenequallyhelplesstopreventit. PersonallyIwouldhavepreferredthestatue– itwouldhavebeenaneasiercatastrophetofix.

Todaywehavetolookatvapidbathroom-liketileswherespectacularmarblefloorsusedtobe. Wehavetolookatstreakybrownsludgewheremagnificentlyembossedbrasselevatorsusedtobe. Wehaveinsipidbeigeplasterboardwherestunningbeveledglassusedtobe. We’reconfrontedwithincompatiblecolorsandgarishmonsterlights. Theillogicalredesignofthepackageroomtakesourdoormanawayfromthefrontdeskuptothreetimeslongerthanbefore,creatingasecurityrisk. Anextraordinarylobbydesignofbeauty,qualityandefficiencywassenselesslydestroyed,replacedbyanincoherentsplatterofcheap-lookingcrap. Foranyonewithaneyeandasoul,thedevastationisceaselesslygut-wrenching. Shareholderscontinuetovoicetheirangerandfrustrationtome-- howtheirdiscretionarymoneywasmisallocateddespitetheirrelentlessprotests,howsickenedtheyfeelthattheirhomehasbeenruined,howthey’reembarrassedtohaveguests.

Somanyhavelostsomuchbecauseofsofew. I’mnotcertainwecanputourHumptyDumptylobbytogetheragainbutI'mverygratefulthatwehaveanewBoardthatiswillingtotry. Whilemoderateexpensestomakecriticalimprovementstothelobbywillnotrequireavote,it'sgratifyingthatthenewBoardunderstandsthewisdomandimportanceofgivingshareholdersafairvoteonfuturelarge discretionaryspendingprojects.

ResponsefromBoard:Thereareawidevarietyofviewsregardingthelobbyproject.TheBoardiscommittedtomakingsomeadditionsandadjustmentstoworktocreateawonderfullobby.Althoughtherearemanydifferentopinions,wehavetriedtolearnfromsomeoftheissuesinthepast.Thus,insteadofconstantlyreiteratingpriorsentimentsandviews,weinsteadwanttousethatknowledgetokeepmovingforwardforthelobbyandalltheotherbuildingbusiness.The140-142Board

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Happenings

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PublishedKyraKaptzanRobinov,alifelongNewYorkerandLincolnTowersresident,hasdeepRussianroots.Herhistoricalnovel,RedWinter,wasinspiredbythetruestoryofherfatherandgrandmother.SetinFareasternSiberiain1920,thelittle-knownhistoryofthisexotictimeandplaceisseenthroughtheeyesofareluctantheroinegrapplingwithadversityandlossduringthedangerouspoliticalchaosfollowingtheoverthrowofTsarNicholasII.

AgraduateofNYUTischSchoolofFilm&TelevisionandtheGraduateMusicalTheatreWritingProgram,KyrawastheProducer/HostofTheBalletBeatonWNYU-FM.Herrecentmusical,ToDance,tellsthestoryofRussianJewishballetdancerValeryPanovwhosestruggletoemigrateinthe1970smadeinternationalheadlines.RedWinterisKyra’sdebutnovel.RedWinterisavailableinprintanddigitalformatsonAmazon.

SUMMERREADING

Recommendedsummerreading– enjoysomeofthesebooks,recommendedbyTheNewYorker,– whileloungingonmanyofLincolnTowersoutdoorspaces.