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BY VILLAGER STAFFIn a historic upset, Margaret Chin

defeated two-term Councilmember Alan Gerson in the Democratic prima-ry Tuesday night making her the odds-on favorite to become the fi rst Asian-American to represent Chinatown.

Meanwhile, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn held off a strong chal-lenge from Yetta Kurland, winning re-election to another term.

East Village Councilmember Rosie Mendez romped with 82 percent of the vote against Juan Pagan.

In citywide Democratic primaries, in unoffi cial tallies, Bill Thompson won

solidly over Tony Avella for mayor, Bill de Blasio narrowly beat Mark Green for public advocate, and John Liu took the race for comptroller, with David Yassky running second. Cy Vance won fairly comfortably for Manhattan district attorney over Leslie Crocker Snyder and Richard Aborn.

This was Chin’s fourth bid for the Council seat since 1991 but the fi rst time she quit her job to devote herself full time to running. Many of her sup-porters Tuesday night said they voted for her all four times. If she wins in the general election in November she will also represent Battery Park City,

Tribeca, Soho and Noho, the Financial District, the Seaport, the South Village and Washington Square and parts of the Lower East Side.

Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, a beaming Chin greeted a rollicking, roaring crowd of 100 at her victory party at Golden Unicorn restaurant in Chinatown and she could barely stop smiling long enough to speak.

“We overcome so many obstacles, but the fi nal result is victory,” she said.

Chin, the fi rst Chinese person to ever represent Chinatown, took nearly

BY ALBERT AMATEAUIt was a whirlwind

courtship. They met online in December and got married in August in the groom’s Greenwich Village apartment. You might say it’s a December-

December romance. Both the bride and groom are 83 and their grandchildren were among the guests at the Aug. 22 ceremony con-ducted by the Reverend

83-year-olds hookup, fi nd marriage (where else?) online‘We showed them!’ Chin topples

Gerson; Quinn fends off Kurland

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Margaret Chin got kisses from husband Alan Tung, left, and son Kevin Tung on election night.

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON A bill to end so-called

“mass evictions” — employed to empty entire buildings, allegedly for landlords’ per-sonal use — failed to come up for a vote in a special ses-sion of the state Senate last week. A disappointed Daniel Squadron, the bill’s prime sponsor, said he’ll keep push-ing the legislation, and that it defi nitely will come to the fl oor for a vote, at the lat-est, early next year — if not sooner, hopefully, in another special session.

The bill would restrict owner-occupancy evictions to a single dwelling unit, to be used as the landlord’s pri-mary residence. Under what Squadron and the bill’s sup-porters call a “loophole” in the current law, landlords are

allowed to take “one or more” apartments for their personal use — basically giving them carte blanche to empty their buildings completely of ten-ants.

If passed, Squadron’s bill would prohibit the mass evic-tion of tenants at 19-21 Barrow St., many of whom have lived in their apartments more than 20 years. The pending legisla-tion comes too late, however, to help the former tenants of 47 E. Third St., who tried to stave off a mass-eviction effort in a court battle, only to con-cede defeat and take buyouts, with the last of them vacating at the end of last month.

The bill was not called up by the state Senate’s leader-ship, Squadron said, “because

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BIKING BOND: Jane McCarthy, mom of Janette Sadik-Khan — the city’s bicycle-friendly Department of Transportation commissioner — is heading up a new bicy-cle-focused initiative on Community Board 2. The Bicycle Strategies Subcommittee, chaired by McCarthy, will hold its fi rst meeting at the end of this month; the meeting’s two agenda items are “reducing pedestrian-bicyclist confl icts” and “revision of bicycle lane markings approaching inter-sections.” Previously known as the Bicycle Enforcement

Subcommittee, it had been meeting since last fall, but basi-cally under the radar as an offshoot of the board’s Traffi c and Transportation Committee. “The goal of the committee was, and continues to be, to encourage responsible and courteous cycling behavior,” said Ian Dutton, Traffi c and Transportation Committee vice chairperson. “The name was altered to refl ect that there are many ways to accomplish that goal besides strictly enforcement, though enforcement may well play a role in curbing irresponsible behavior. It was Jane’s interest in making sure that cyclists were acting respectfully that was the seed for initiating the committee.” Added Jo Hamilton, C.B. 2 chairperson, “It’s an opportunity to talk about and encourage safe cycling. ... Community Board 2 has a long record of creating safe cycling in the city, [but] I think the community board is also aware that there are also very rude cyclists out there. The community board wants to help promote safe cycling.” As for McCarthy’s heading the biking committee while her daughter is lay-ing down hundreds of miles of new bike lanes, Hamilton mused, “Maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” The subcommittee will meet Wed., Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the C.B. 2 conference room, at 3 Washington Square Village, on Bleecker St. east of LaGuardia Place, ground fl oor.

18,000 (AND COUNTING) WATCH DEBATE ONLINE: As of last week, nearly 18,000 people had clicked on the online video of the Aug. 13 debate The Villager and Gay City News co-sponsored for the Council District 3 Democratic candidates, Christine Quinn, Yetta Kurland and Maria Passannante-Derr. About 11,500 people had viewed the debate on The Villager’s Web site, www.thevillager.com . Just under 4,000 had viewed it on the Gay City News site, and there were 2,000 total hits on the sites of Downtown Express and Chelsea Now, our two other Community Media weekly papers.

FOOD FEST MAY GRIN AND BEAR IT: There may be hope yet for da bears this season. No, not the Chicago

Bears — the leather bears. Robert Valin, director of the West Village Leather and Bear Street Fair, said he met last week with Ian Nicholson, manager of Andre Balazs’s Standard Hotel, and Annie Washburn, executive director of the Meatpacking District Initiative, about the bondage-themed bash being able to hold its annual event on W. 13th St. by the new High Line-spanning hotel. Washburn has been in charge of bringing the Wine and Food Festival to the Standard from Oct. 8-11, while the leatherpalooza is scheduled for Oct. 11. “I don’t think we’ll be getting 13th St.,” Valin said. “I think we might be getting the street on the other side of the hotel — Little W. 12th St.” In other words, the hairy, burly, whip-cracking gay bears in their leather kilts, along with their sub-missive and groveling geeks in black PVC outfi ts, would be just a bit farther away from the Standard’s entrance. But the Wine and Food Festival’s guests at the Standard — the food-ie fest’s headquarters — would have nothing to fear from the S&M set, Valin assured, quipping, “The most pain and abuse they’ll get is when they get their hotel bill.” Meanwhile, C.B. 2 chairperson Hamilton noted the community board certainly didn’t discriminate against the bears, months ago having recommended approval of their using W. 13th St. “The Wine and Food Festival never came to us,” she said, “so the community board never knew there was a confl ict.” It’s not even exactly clear what the confl ict is, since, as Hamilton noted, “The Wine and Food Festival must not be using the streets, because they never came to us [requesting approval for a permit].” Washburn this week told us that it was she, not Balazs, who raised concerns about the leather fest being near the hotel. “We’re doing a 50,000-person event over four days; it’s all over the neighborhood,” she said. “It’s a family event.” Washburn added: “Our event does not require community board approval. It’s done by the ‘Offi ce of Major City Events.’ ” Washburn said she’s told the city that she’s O.K. with the bears using Little W. 12th St., but that now

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BY LINCOLN ANDERSONFollowing a school year that was rocked

by student protests, building occupations and demands for a change in the school’s leadership, The New School’s convocation on Sept. 3 was a placid, feel-good affair.

In his remarks, Bob Kerrey, the school’s president, said the main accomplishment over the summer had been the strengthening of the offi ce of the provost, the university’s chief academic offi cer, whose job will be to unify the campus.

Also, Kerrey said, plans are moving ahead on The New School’s new University Center, at 65 Fifth Ave. The university is currently working on a schematic design, and the details will be brought to the community and local elected offi cials, who are being led on the issue by Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Kerrey said.

“It’s a process we take very seriously,” he added of the outreach on the new building.

Provost Tim Marshall echoed Kerrey in saying the main challenge will be to bring cohesiveness to the university’s various divi-sions and differing “academic cultures.”

“In my view, we don’t really need a new vision at this point — after all, a new New School might be a bit much,” Marshall quipped.

Kerrey, who took heavy fi re last year for going through a string of provosts before Marshall, called his relationship with him like “an arranged marriage.”

With a smile and turning toward Marshall, he said, “I’m happy to report that it’s work-ing very well.”

Distinguished University Teaching Awards were presented to four faculty mem-bers. The awards were bestowed by faculty peers, who based their decisions on student comments.

Jinsook Erin Cho, from Parsons The New School for Design, was recognized for teaching her students valuable insights about real-world design.

Lisa R. Rubin, from The New School for Social Research and The New School for General Studies, was honored for her classes on women’s health and women’s objectifi ca-tion — specifi cally on treatment decisions by women carrying the so-called breast-cancer gene.

Mary R. Watson, from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, received a Distinguished University Teaching Award for her courses on leadership.

Writer Susan Shapiro, from The New School for General Studies, was recog-nized for her perennially popular course “Writing for New York City Newspapers and Magazines.”

One student’s comment — read aloud — about Shapiro was, “I learned more in this class than I learned in three journal-ism classes at N.Y.U.” prompting apprecia-tive laughter from the capacity audience at Tishman Auditorium.

Kerrey has been The New School presi-dent the last nine years. After a school year that saw the faculty vote no confi dence in him, in addition to the student occupations

and calls for his ouster, in May, Kerrey announced that he would step down “no later than” the expiration of his current con-tract at the end of June 2011.

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From left, Linda Dunne, dean, The New School for General Studies; Provost Tim Marshall; part-time faculty member Susan Shapiro; and Bob Kerrey, New School president, as Shapiro received an award for teaching excellence.

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we were missing one vote. But even with that vote, there was no guarantee every Democrat would have voted for the bill.” However, he added, “I don’t believe that bills need to have guar-anteed passage to be called up for a vote.”

On Jan. 1, a key reform measure Squadron fought hard for, under which a majority of the Senate’s members can bring up a bill for a vote, will go into effect.

“I got the Senate to make that change,” Squadron said. “It’s a fundamental reform. ... One reason we need to vote is so people can show they’re on the side of tenants,” he said of the importance of having legislators weigh in on the owner-occupancy bill.

Squadron said the mass-eviction law must be reformed as soon as possible.

“This is a loophole that allows multimillion-dollar ‘McMansions’ at cut rates on the backs of affordable-housing tenants,” he said.

Whether landlords actually live in the buildings for the required three years after evicting the tenants is irrelevant, the freshman senator said.

“In either case, it’s a loophole that’s unfair, irrational and threatens our affordable-housing stock,” he stated.

“This is a common-sense update to the law that will assure that tenants don’t have to live in fear,” Squadron continued. “[We have] to close the loophole that allows landlords to evict a whole building at once.”

The Assembly has already passed a version of the bill, spon-sored by Vito Lopez.

To ratchet up support for a vote on the bill’s state Senate version, Squadron rallied with rent-regulated tenants from 19-21 Barrow St. last Wednesday outside their building, along with former tenants from 47 E. Third St. Joining them were state Senator Tom Duane and Assemblymembers Deborah Glick and Brian Kavanagh.

David Abramowitz, a 72-year-old tenant of 19-21 Barrow St., said of the bill, “This would be a win for all rent-stabilized ten-ants, and especially senior citizens. I have lived in my apartment since 1975 and I like it here. It would be very diffi cult to move at my age.”

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said, “I applaud Senator Squadron for introducing this bill in the state Senate. When my offi ce submitted an amicus [‘friend of the court’] brief to the Court of Appeals in 2007 supporting the rights of the tenants of 47 E. Third St., I was appalled by the notion that a landlord can evict all rent-stabilized and -controlled tenants to use the building for his or her own personal benefi t. Government must use all of the tools available to protect tenants from building owners with unscrupulous intentions.”

Kavanagh is a prime sponsor of the bill in the Assembly.“There are many loopholes that weaken our laws protecting

tenants, but the one that allows so-called personal-use evictions is

among the most egregious,” Kavanagh stated. “Current law not only allows this pernicious practice, but in some ways encourages it. It’s high time we end it.”

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said, “The ongoing attempt to displace tenants at 19 Barrow St. seems a clear exam-ple of the ways unscrupulous landlords abuse the owner-occu-pancy provision for personal gain. ... My colleagues and I have informed the Rudd Realty Management Corporation of their legal obligations, and we will continue to work with residents to monitor the situation and pursue legal action if necessary.”

Added City Councilmember Rosie Mendez, “For years, about a dozen of my neighbors at 47 E. Third St. fought to stay in their homes after their landlord claimed he needed the entire tenement building for his family of three. My neighbors lost their homes and were displaced because of the judges’ interpretation of the current law. Something is wrong with the law when you can evict many families to make room for one. Could 100 families be evicted? We need this legislation now to stop mass, owner-occupancy evictions.”

But speaking three weeks ago, as the last of the tenants were vacating his building at 47 E. Third St., Alistair Economakis said he and his family will live there for many years.

Economakis was using a duplex on the building’s fourth and fi fth fl oors for an offi ce and guest bedroom, but moved his belongings out of it at the end of last month, in preparation for the building’s renovation, which is starting from the top and working downward. He, his wife and their three young children, including a new baby, will live in a triplex — made of four interconnected apartments on the fi rst, second and third fl oors — during the renovation, provided they can stand the dust and construction, he said.

“We’ve lived here [in the building] for two years,” Economakis told The Villager in a telephone interview. “We like the neighborhood. We like the community. ... In a year’s time — or whenever the renovation’s done — that will be the story,” Economakis said.

“I always said it, I’ll guarantee it — I will live here. That is my intention,” he vowed. “I’ve been telling this from Day One — that my intentions are true and honest. I have no intention to move out of here and fi nd another place to live. I see this as a long-term home.”

Economakis slammed some of the former tenants who put up a fi ght and made the building a rallying point for the community, charging they have bought apartments, so are hardly poor.

“These people bought apartments even before they got the settlement money [to move out],” he said.

Economakis’s lawyer, Jeffrey Turkel, who joined in on the conference call, added, “The people who bought, what they were trying to do [in hoping to stay] was keep a very, very low rent. Poor people don’t get to buy co-ops in Manhattan.”

The holdout tenants got buyouts of $75,000 each, except for one tenant over age 62 who got $175,000, because senior ten-ants have extra rights, Turkel said.

The attorney said the building’s units were small anyway, not really suitable for families, but only for one or two people.

Asked by The Villager why he and his wife, Catherine, didn’t just buy a vacant townhouse or brownstone if they wanted a pri-vate mansion, Alistair Economakis said, “This is the only building that my wife and I own. We work at a real-estate management company, but this is the only building that we owned.”

Economakis, 38, said he does commercial real-estate leas-

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George Boyd, right, who lived at 47 E. Third St. more than 30 years and was moving out after taking a buy-out, stood on the stoop as movers carried out some of the landlord’s belongings last month.


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“It was his first,” said the bride, Phyllis Wolf Meltzer, referring to Reverend Godino.

“It was her fourth,” quipped Harvey Meltzer, the groom, referring to his new wife.

“I found her on Match.com,” Harvey told a visitor to the couple’s Greenwich Ave. home a week after the wedding.

Phyllis wrote the marriage ceremony. “I wrote a song for Harvey, too. One

line of it goes, ‘I could be the Scotch to Harvey’s seltzer,’” she said.

Harvey, who was widowed last year, recalled that he had taken the loss hard.

“I finally told myself that I had to pull myself together, and then something popped up in a conversation about online dating. I thought I might as well give it a nod and joined Match.com,” he said.

Harvey told the dating service that he was looking for women between 70 and 87 within 15 miles of the Village, where he has been living since 1971.

Phyllis had told the same dating service that she was looking for men between 75 and 85 in Clearwater, Fla., the same town where she had been living since 1974. Phyllis, whose husband of 23 years died

in 1984, learned about the online service from a couple she was on a cruise with last year. That couple had met on Match.com.

Harvey and Phyllis both had a few dates from within their specifi ed areas but nothing clicked until they were referred to each other.

“I was hooked before I met her,” said Harvey. “We tried to keep up with each other on e-mail but we soon moved on to

the telephone. The long-distance conversa-tions went on for hours. In 166 years of living there’s a lot to talk about,” he said.

“My daughter said, ‘How do you know he’s not an ax murderer?’ when I told her I hooked up with a man on Match,” Phyllis recalled. “But I said, nothing ventured, noth-ing gained. You run into a few dead-end dates and then you get a prize,” she said.

“I told her I walked with a cane,”

Harvey said. “Which hand do you hold the cane?” she asked and he said, “The left.” “That’s good, I hold my cane in the right hand,” she said.

There were more parallels: As children, they both read “Bomba, the Jungle Boy” books. Phyllis even had a pet monkey named Bomba. They both lived in Massapequa, L.I., at one point and they both worked in Manhattan for CBS for many years. She was a writer for the bandleader Fred Waring’s popular television show, and he was an executive in charge of the broadcasting company’s royalties. But their paths never crossed until the Internet brought them together last December.

On the Match Web site Harvey noted that he was an infantry rifleman during World War II.

“I was an 18-year-old kid when I went into battle,” he recalled. “We landed in Marseille and then we were sent to a place called

Bastogne in Belgium to relieve airborne troops who were surrounded by Germans.” It became known as the Battle of the Bulge, in which 19,000 American soldiers were lost at the end of December 1944 and the beginning of January 1945 amid freezing temperatures and deep snow. Harvey Meltzer lost some toes to frostbite during the campaign.

In 1994 Harvey went back to Bastogne for the 50th anniversary of the battle.

“Everyone gathered in the main square, veterans and townspeople. It was a huge celebration,” he recalled. “They called it ‘Nuts’ day — that was what General [Anthony] McAuliffe said in response to a German demand for surrender. I went again in 2004 with my son, and it was still a big celebration.”

Phyllis and Harvey met in person around Christmastime. Harvey had gone with his son and grandson on vacation to Sanibel Island, a nature preserve on Florida’s Gulf Coast, and didn’t return to New York with them.

“I told them I was going to visit a lady in Clearwater,” he said. By the beginning of the year, Harvey and Phyllis decided to get married and Phyllis came to New York.

“I told Match to take us off the site,” said Phyllis. “They took me off, but they didn’t take Harvey off and he still gets e-mails from those women. Please let people know that he’s off Match.com and he’s taken.”

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‘The conversations went on for hours. In 166 years of living there’s a lot to talk about.’

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Baruch Houses murder

A Borough of Manhattan Community College student who was stabbed on Saturday evening Sept. 12 while washing his grandmother’s windows in the Bernard Baruch Houses project on the Lower East Side died of his wounds on Monday, police said. His suspected attacker was arrested soon after the stabbing.

Glenn Wright, 21, of 70 E. 108th St., was stabbed in the neck inside the building at 549 F.D.R. Drive at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday after he was mistakenly identified as the intended target of a revenge attack, according to reports. The suspect and four or five companions fled, but police later arrested Joel Herrera, 20, a resident of 7 W. 92nd St. in the Park West Village complex, and charged him with second-degree murder.

Wright, who helped care for a disabled younger brother at home and tutored students at the East Harlem Tutorial Program, was apparently misidentified as someone who had previously beaten a friend of the suspect and his cohorts. The attack started inside 549 F.D.R. Drive and ended just outside the building, where Wright fell with a stab would to the back of the neck. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he died two days later.

Herrera, believed to be a gang member, has prior arrests and was convicted of arson in 2006, according to reports. He is being held without bail pending a Sept. 18 court appearance.

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A man who said he had a gun under his shirt walked into the World of Nuts shop at 9 E. Eighth St. at 7:40 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5, threatened to shoot the employee and then grabbed more than $3,000 from the register and fl ed, police said.

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Police arrested Jorge Morales, 22, who gave a Tuscon, Ariz., address, during the early hours of Fri., Sept. 11, inside Griffi n lounge, at 50 Gansevoort St., and charged him with reckless endangerment for throwing drinking glasses from a balcony on the upper level of the club at 12:06 a.m. and hitting two patrons on the dance fl oor below.

Kiss & Fly punch & kick

A 23-year-old man told police that four strangers stopped him at 2:46 a.m. Mon., Sept. 7, outside Kiss & Fly, at 409 W. 13th St. near Ninth Ave., and demanded money. He said he had passed out after he had begun fi ghting with his assail-ants, who punched him, knocked him to the ground and kicked him. He revived a couple of hours later and found his wallet and neck chain had been stolen.

Shot through door

John Abraham, 54, was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Sun., Sept. 13, after his E. 11th St. neighbors called police about hear-ing a gunshot. Abraham was charged with illegal possession of a 9-millimeter Smith & Wesson handgun and fi ring a bullet through the front door of his own apartment at 67 E. 11th St. at Broadway.

Smash for crash pad

Sixth Precinct police received a phone call on Sunday night Sept. 13 about a white S.U.V. parked in front of 66 Jane St. just west of Greenwich St. with the rear window broken and a man sleeping in the back. Police found the S.U.V. with the broken window and stopped a man walking down the street with cuts to his right arm. Police arrested Sanjay Chaudhary, 27, of Queens, who told them, “I needed a place to crash,” and charged him with third-degree crimi-nal mischief.

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BY PATRICK HEDLUND Four months after the city evacuated a group of W.

14th St. tenants due to dangerous structural conditions at their building, many of them remain without permanent homes while awaiting the results of a lawsuit against their landlord.

The fi ve-story, single-room-occupancy, or S.R.O., build-ing near Seventh Ave. had to be vacated suddenly May 7 when the Department of Buildings determined a crack in the facade posed an immediate threat of collapse.

Before the emergency vacate order, tenants had charged that the building owner willfully let the structure deterio-rate as part of a scheme to force tenants out and remove the building’s rent-stabilized status.

In response to a litany of D.O.B. violations for danger-ous conditions at the building, the tenants banded togeth-er before the evacuation to pursue a case in Housing Court against owner Stanley Wasserman for his failure to make the needed repairs. While the tenants wait for a ruling in the case, as well as a determination regarding the building’s safety, some of the former 152 W. 14th St. refugees have endured a nomadic existence since their abrupt uprooting.

“My life is a complete mess, if you want to know the truth,” said Laurent Medelgi, 41, a musician and compos-er who lived for 10 years at the building and is currently staying at friends’ homes. The stress from the instability has begun affecting his work, and Medelgi blames both his landlord and the city.

“This system is just not working for me,” he said. “There’s no justice in leaving people homeless for four months when it would take one week’s work to fi x the building.”

The tenants were allowed back inside to gather belong-ings during the few days following the evacuation, but soon thereafter the building’s locks were changed — leav-ing some with only the possessions they carried out hur-riedly in suitcases and bags.

“I have stuff in there that I’m missing and I need to use, and I don’t have access to it,” Medelgi added. “They’re treating us like cattle. We’re just pieces of meat.”

Susanna Blankley, a tenant organizer for the West Side S.R.O. Law Project, said the tenants don’t have any legal recourse to regain access to the building and their per-sonal property. However, their lawsuit against Wasserman seeks to make him bring the building up to code, some-thing that would ostensibly stymie his attempt to convert the building to market-rate housing.

“[Wasserman] has done no maintenance, no repairs of the building since August 1995, when he bought it,” Blankley said. “I think it’s become unlivable for the ten-ants.”

The Department of Buildings’ online records show a

history of poor conditions at the building, including a September 2007 violation citing a “failure to maintain front facade” after inspectors observed “bulging and buckling at various locations throughout.” Another viola-tion, issued in February of this year, found that “bricks are dislodged, bulging and cracked, with loose mortar joints.” Yet another, issued two months before the evacuation, found that the facade was “pulling away from fl ooring approximately 3 inc[hes].”

“The tenants fi ghting him in court is the only thing keeping him from demolishing the building,” Blankley added. With the rent-stabilized residents out — they paid $400 per month for their rooms — the owner could theo-retically put up a brand-new, market-rate building on the site. Wasserman has offered to move tenants to one of his properties next door at 148 W. 14th St. in exchange for dropping their court cases, but so far none have given in.

Dan Terchek, 37, a bookstore clerk who has lived 11

years in the building, is staying at the Upper West Side’s Yale Hotel in the meantime. While his living situation hasn’t provided the most glamorous of accommodations — Medelgi and other tenants declined to stay at the Yale, despite the city covering all costs — Terchek said it’s cur-rently his only option.

“I have no hope of getting back in there soon,” he said of his former apartment. “I feel like they’ve really violated my rights, as their tenant and as a human being in general.”

But, he said, “I’m not going to give up my rights to that room and stop trying to get back in there.”

At least one tenant, Victor Luna, 27, moved next door to 148 W. 14th St. after a partial evacuation of the build-ing back in March due to similar declining conditions. Luna said his new digs at the neighboring building aren’t much better than before.

“There’s been improvements as far as painting, but the actual structure of the building is [similar to 152],” he said. “You can tell this building is going the same direc-tion as 152.”

An independent engineer recently inspected 152 W. 14th St. at the request of the tenants, which took almost six weeks because of Wasserman’s “delay tactics” in court, Blankley charged. That assessment found that the build-ing “appears to be structurally sound” based on a visual inspection, she said, but the landlord’s own engineers need to produce a more in-depth report to determine the extent of the damage.

“I think if the tenants knew that the building is sound and can be fi xed, they’d be in it for the long haul,” Blankley said, regarding the lawsuit, which is set to go to trial Oct. 13 after the results of the inspection by Wasserman’s engineers are delivered Sept. 21.

Meanwhile, the tenants have gotten continued sup-port from local elected offi cials, who have lobbied the Department of Buildings to punish Wasserman for his neglect and unwillingness to cooperate.

“[Wasserman] deliberately allowed the buildings to deteriorate, creating a serious danger to tenants and pedestrians,” read a letter signed by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Congressmember Jerrold Nadler, state Senator Thomas Duane, Assemblymember Deborah Glick and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to D.O.B. Commissioner Robert LiMandri. “Even now, after the facades have been removed at 150 and 152 West 14th Street and the tenants remain homeless, the landlords have done nothing to restore them. Therefore, we ask D.O.B. to take sanctions against these landlords to the full extent of its authority, up to and including pursuing criminal penalties.”

Wasserman’s lawyer did not return a phone call by press time.

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BY JULIE SHAPIROA month after the city emptied a

Chinatown tenement because it was in dan-ger of collapsing, the fate of the building and its 60 tenants is still in limbo.

The former residents of 128 Hester St. have mostly been staying with friends and family since the city vacated their build-ing on Aug. 5. Represented by the non-profi t group Asian Americans for Equality, the tenants hope their building will be repaired so they can return to their rent-regulated units.

“If there’s any way to save the build-ing safely for tenants, that would be a great conclusion,” said state Senator Daniel Squadron, who has made many phone calls on the tenants’ behalf. “You need to make sure it’s safe, but you also need to make sure you’re not losing affordable homes for the community.”

But the Department of Buildings thinks 128 Hester St. is too damaged to save and has ordered the owners to demolish it. The owners applied for a demolition permit and have hired a contractor.

In a last-ditch effort to stop the demoli-tion, AAFE went to Housing Court two weeks ago and got an order for the owners to repair the building. An engineer hired by AAFE also concluded that the building is salvageable.

However, a D.O.B. engineer decided that the building should be demolished, and D.O.B.’s decision supersedes the Housing Court order, said Ryan Fitzgibbon, a depart-ment spokesperson.

As the tenants and the landlord duel over the building’s future, they have also been battling over who is to blame for its current condition.

The tenants say the building’s owners, a group of investors, are to blame.

“They caused this to happen,” said Myra Wong, who owned the Hong Kong Station restaurant on the ground fl oor of 128 Hester St. with her husband. She cited the many violations issued to the owners for failing to maintain the building and the fi nes they left unpaid. “It isn’t right,” she said.

The investors who own 128 Hester St., led by Chinatown hotelier William H. Su, also own an adjacent lot where they are building an 18-story hotel. Work on the hotel, at 91 Bowery, is part of what desta-bilized 128 Hester St., and the Buildings Department stopped work on the hotel last month after the project received many safety violations and racked up thousands of dol-lars of unpaid fi nes.

Right after the vacate order, Borough President Scott Stringer and AAFE criti-cized Su for neglecting 128 Hester St. and leaving the tenants without a home. When The Villager tried to speak to Su early last month, he denied owning 128 Hester St. and declined to answer questions.

But after several weeks of criticism, Su fought back, holding a press conference Aug. 20 in which he acknowledged co-own-ing 128 Hester. In halting English, he read a lengthy statement describing himself and his partners as hardworking businessmen who

wanted to build the Bowery hotel to create new jobs and help the neighborhood.

Su said he realized that 128 Hester St. was in poor condition and that the hotel work could further harm the building, so several years ago he urged the building’s owner to make improvements. When the owner refused, Su said he bought 128 Hester St. in 2007 so he could do the repairs himself.

Su added that, during the past two years, he spent more than $100,000 to brace and stabilize 128 Hester. He also redesigned the foundation of the Bowery hotel to move it away from the foundation of 128 Hester.

“No one spends $100,000 on a building if the plan is to take it down,” said Stuart Klein, Su’s lawyer.

Su said he has nothing to gain by demol-ishing 128 Hester St., since the lot cannot be combined with his hotel and it is too small to build another residential structure, because of zoning rules. The lot could hold a community-facility building with commer-cial uses, Su noted.

Timothy Lynch, an engineer with the Buildings Department, wrote a detailed report on the causes of 128 Hester’s condi-tion that corroborates some of what Su said. The building, built in the late 1800s, was destabilized both by work on the Bowery hotel and by excavation on its other side in a now-abandoned lot at 126 Hester St., Lynch said.

Lynch acknowledged that Su and the other investors repaired some of the dam-age, but he places most of the blame for the building’s condition on them. In the report, Lynch notes in underlined type that the own-ers were slow to address recent Buildings violations.

“The Department ordered the owner to monitor and stabilize/repair the damage,” Lynch wrote last month. “Little of either was done, resulting in the continued degrada-tion of 128 Hester St. The owner informed the Department a few weeks ago that they wish to demolish 128 Hester St. and have effectively stopped maintaining the building. ... The building cannot remain in this unsafe condition and is recommended to be demol-ished immediately.”

Su later refused to answer questions about violations and fi nes at his properties and said he did not write the statement he read at his press conference.

Klein, Su’s lawyer, said D.O.B.’s report “is not the full story” because it does not detail all the work that Su put into the building.

During the press conference, Su said that when he realized the building was growing unsafe, he gave tenants plenty of notice and offered to help them, but none of them con-tacted him. He said he is still willing to help them, but now he does not know where to reach them.

But the fl ier Su posted at 128 Hester St. before the vacate directed tenants to call 311, not Su, if they had concerns. Wong, the restaurant owner, said tenants did not trust the landlord and even when they called him, he did not return their calls.

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The city says 128 Hester St. should be demolished, but tenant advocates say the property owners should be forced to fi x the building.

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BY PATRICK HEDLUND

N.Y.U. SIGNS SKIRMISH

New York University’s Silver Towers recently got slapped with a violation by the city for illegally installing No Parking placards and other signage throughout the historic South Village complex.

The property, known as University Village and located between Bleecker and W. Houston Sts. from LaGuardia Place to Mercer St., is a city landmark that requires any new work to be approved by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.

The signage in question includes about a dozen attached and freestanding notices located around the 5-acre complex, as well as series of “canine hygiene stations” for resi-dents to clean up after their pets. (See Page 11 for photo of a sample sign.)

According to landmarks law, L.P.C. must pre-approve all work at a given site and issue a permit for any construction to move forward. In this case, the work included stand-alone concrete stanchions embedded into the ground, as well as signs attached to fencing throughout the complex and near the property’s notable Picasso sculpture.

“On the N.Y.U. scale of things it’s pretty

minor, but it’s a small thing which unfortu-nately says a lot about N.Y.U.,” said Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation, which has been a vocal watchdog of the uni-versity’s development plans. “N.Y.U. knows that once a building is landmarked you can’t install concrete stands for signs without get-ting landmarks approval. But they did it any-way. N.Y.U. seems to think that landmarking is great, as long as they don’t have to actually obey any rules, or do anything differently than what they would have done anyway.”

Alicia Hurley, N.Y.U.’s vice president of government affairs and community engagement, explained that signage has always been present at the property and that the new placards simply replaced old ones that “everyone ignored.”

“Prior to the landmarking of the site,” Hurley said, “we had set in motion a series of repairs to the roadbeds and the lighting in the area, as well as the removal of old ad-hoc signage with new, nicer signage for the site. Some of the work has stretched to take longer than anticipated. We are working with L.P.C. to ensure we are in compliance.”

Berman added that N.Y.U. initially resisted the landmarking designation and previously discussed plans to build a high-rise on the com-plex’s grounds.

“The irony is that I am sure they could easily get approval for something like this; the L.P.C. is very willing to accommodate practi-cal considerations like needing to let people know to curb their dogs (though they might not approve putting one right in front of the Picasso sculpture, as N.Y.U. has done),”

Berman wrote in an e-mail. “But with typical N.Y.U. hubris they just went ahead and did it anyway, as apparently these kinds of rules apply to everyone else, but not to them.”

TARGETING TAGS

In an effort to advance the city’s graffi ti-removal program, the City Council has intro-duced legislation that would allow crews to clean vandalized buildings without having to wait for property owners’ permission.

Currently, in order for residential and com-mercial buildings to receive free graffi ti-remov-al services, property owners must submit a waiver granting crews permission to clean the building. Under the proposed legislation, prop-erty owners will instead submit a form to the city only if they wish to keep graffi ti on their building or take it down themselves.

Once a building is identifi ed for graf-fi ti removal, the city will notify the property owner of the planned cleanup. Owners will then have 35 days to opt out of the removal by submitting a form requesting that the graffi ti remain on the building or that they will remove it themselves.

“Taggers and defacers start with a big advan-tage: Graffi ti is quick and easy to get up, and time consuming and expensive to remove,” said the bill’s primary sponsor, Councilmember Gale Brewer, who represents the Upper West Side. “And despite our best efforts year after year, I recognize that we need a new approach.”

The new measure, an amendment to the current “Graffi ti Free” bill, received a test

run in West Chelsea Aug. 31, when Council Speaker Christine Quinn gathered with local elected offi cials and advocates to observe the cleanup process fi rsthand.

“Today we cleaned a piece of graffi ti that has defaced this corner of Chelsea for years,” said Quinn, who became bothered by a tag spray painted on a wall on 24th St. and 10th Ave. near her London Terrace home. “With the help of Graffi ti Free NYC [the citywide graffi ti-removal program] and members of the community, we are able to bring beauty back to this block in my neighborhood. With the new ‘Graffi ti Free’ bill, we are now giv-ing more power to the community to keep their neighborhoods beautiful.”

NEW R.E. HEAD FOR COOPER

The Cooper Union has appointed a new vice president of fi nance and administration, it announced on Monday.

Theresa C. Westcott, who will be leaving the same position at Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will also be treasurer and oversee the East Village-based school’s real-estate operations.

Before joining what was then Polytechnic University in 2004, Westcott served as senior vice president and C.F.O. at Planned Parenthood of New York City, handling the organization’s fi nancial operations. Prior to that, she spent 11 years as an executive at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New York.

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it’s up for the city to decide. “I don’t know what the city’s going to do about it,” she said. As for W. 13th St., she said, “The leather fest was on a street that was a construction zone a year ago — but now it’s a major loading zone for the hotel. The Standard is our head-quarters hotel. We’ll have events going on at the hotel all Sunday. I don’t really want any other event — of any kind — in the middle of our event,” she admitted, but conceded that she thinks the foodies and the bears can coexist, at least for this year. As for furry the out-of-towners attending the Food Festival and what they might think of the BDSM’ing bears, Washburn said, “I think they’ll think it’s part of being in New York.” Last year, the Food and Wine Festival raised $1 million for the Food Bank for New York, which provides food to needy New Yorkers, she added.

TRIED TO ‘IMPORT’ HIMSELF: When Roberto Caballero visited our offi ce a few weeks ago to introduce us to Juan Pagan, the candi-date he was backing for City Council, Caballero gleefully took frequent pops at incumbent Rosie Mendez and her political organization, Coalition for a District Alternative. Not only did Caballero blast CoDA as being all about “the three ‘L’s — liberal, leftist and lesbian,” but he accused Mendez, who grew up in public housing in Williamsburg, of being “imported”

into the East Village district by CoDA. Well, there’s that old expression, Those who live in glass houses — or should we say, glass apart-ments — shouldn’t throw stones. It turns out Caballero, who was running for Democratic district leader, or so he thought, shortly there-after was knocked off the ballot by a challenge by District Leader Anthony Feliciano, CoDA’s candidate. It seems Caballero lives in Masaryk Towers, a Mitchell-Lama co-op — at 77-79 Columbia St. — and, thus, not in Part A of the 74th Assembly District, as was required. Yet, Caballero reportedly claimed on his voter-registration form to live at 120 Columbia St., in the Baruch Houses, his mother’s public-housing apartment. In an affi davit, Ted Reich, a Masaryk board of directors and CoDA member, stated that “R. Caballero” is listed on both the tenant roster and intercom at 77-79 Columbia St. The judge was convinced. So, one could say that Caballero’s own effort to “import” himself into the district got caught in Customs, by CoDA. Asked for comment, Caballero responded in a defi ant e-mail, “It is comforting to know that the Rosie Mendez campaign had to expend at least $5,000 in legal fees by bringing this issue before the New York State Supreme Court. My removal from the ballot also removed my opponent’s name, Anthony Feliciano, as well. ... If CoDA is under the mistaken impression that my removal from the ballot in 2009 prevents me from running again, Mendez needs to think long and hard as to what I intend to run for next,” he warned.

Caballero also said Feliciano openly “aspires to become the fi rst Mexican-American in the New York City Council.” However, Donna Ellaby, Mendez’s campaign manager, swatted away all of Caballero’s accusations. While it’s true there was no primary election for male district leader as a result of Caballero’s being dropped from the ballot (Feliciano won re-election automatically), CoDA had pro bono assistance in the case, and wound up paying only $400 for fi ling fees. Also, Feliciano is Puerto Rican, Ellaby noted, though his wife is Mexican-American. “He changed [where he said he lived] back and forth repeatedly from 1997,” Ellaby said of Caballero’s switcheroos. “It was common knowledge, it was tiresome — it’s a violation of election law and it’s a felony. Now, he’s free to run in the neighbor-hood where he really lives.”

ROSIE REPORT: Although a few weeks ago, Mendez had indicated to us she would be endorsing in the Council District 1 race, she subsequently told us she had decided otherwise, and would not be endorsing. Her political organization, CoDA, backed Margaret Chin. ... Pulling a Kathryn Freed, Mendez on Tuesday was bidding to be both the East Village’s city councilmember and the female district leader for the 74th A.D., Part A, simultaneously. Freed, when she was a councilmember, also used to be a district leader. According to Mendez cam-paign manager Ellaby, Jasmine Sanchez had been poised to run, but her relations with Caballero were too close for comfort for Mendez and CoDA: Sanchez reportedly

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TALE OF TWO TOWELS: In our swim-ming-pool travels, we recently noticed that the Chinatown YMCA, at the Bowery and E. Houston St., has implemented a new one-towel-per-gymgoer policy. As of Sept. 1, for an optional second towel per visit, users have had to shell out an extra $5 per month; a sign on the locker-room door cited rising costs as the reason. No such rationing exists across town at the McBurney YMCA at 14th St. and Sixth Ave., however, where the loose policy is still two towels per visit — though the pile of terry cloths is not vigilantly guarded, and we have to assume some users are swiping more than their allotted share.

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Maybe it’s time to call in FEMA!

Playhouse hystericsThere’s no question New York University has done

a great deal to reshape forever Downtown’s spatial land-scape and that it has, in many instances, done so in a detri-mental manner. From Washington Square South to Third Ave., several of the buildings that N.Y.U. has constructed in the last four decades are oppressively large and their institutional architecture is, frankly, uninspiring and awful, dragging down the area’s whole aesthetic.

We could go on about N.Y.U.’s missteps and aggres-sive expansion over the years, but the point is, the uni-versity, as of late, has made a real effort to chart a new course. Specifi cally, as part of its N.Y.U. Plans 2031 ini-tiative, the school launched a community-outreach pro-cess about its space needs and enlisted outside planners and architects to devise solutions for how the university can meet those needs, while keeping down its impact on the “campus core” around Washington Square, in particular. This effort was consistent with longstanding community demands for a master plan, as opposed to opportunistic and often inappropriate development.

The university feels it will need 6 million square feet of new space in the next 22 years. The planners concluded up to 3.6 million square feet of this somehow can be shoe-horned into the university’s core — mainly on N.Y.U.’s two South Village superblocks.

Although the Coles Sports Center indeed would seem to be a likely development site, we think N.Y.U. needs to try to focus on growing outside of the Downtown area, and on creating a satellite campus or campuses.

Currently, N.Y.U. is mainly building anew on sites that were already home to university use, such as at its new Law School project on the former Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments site on MacDougal St. and its new Center for Academic and Spiritual Life at the former N.Y.U. Catholic Center location on Washington Square. In both cases, N.Y.U. isn’t building to the maximum allowable square footage, or fl oor area ratio (F.A.R.), but is “leaving space on the table.” That’s a radically new — and positive — step.

Furthermore, N.Y.U. has adopted new “planning principles” that emerged from the Borough President’s Task Force on N.Y.U. Development. The critics argue the university betrayed the principles by demolishing almost all of the Provincetown site; but the new structure, though larger, won’t appear visibly so from the street, again leaves F.A.R. on the table, and will be an aesthetic improvement over what was there before. Community Board 2 agreed, overwhelmingly approving the project by a vote of 37 yes, 2 abstentions and 1 opposed.

That’s why we’re disappointed to see certain people bashing N.Y.U. on the Provincetown Playhouse project. Admittedly, it took initial prodding, but N.Y.U. ultimately did commit to saving and restoring as much of the historic playhouse as it could, and has already spent more than $2 million just to keep its rickety brick walls standing. The university has pledged the restored playhouse will be an active theater. Downtown has been hemorrhaging performance spaces, but this space will be a home for local independent theater for decades to come.

Basically, the section of the playhouse’s northern wall that was removed that is causing such hysterics was little more than 150-year-old rubble, and unstable. The rest of the wall is laid brick, and so has been less compromised over the years. There are no ulterior motives in the removal of the wall section, which will be replaced with concrete.

N.Y.U.’s wrecking ball has done much wrong that, sadly, can’t be undone. But the university now really is try-ing to be more sensitive in its development.

Those who are loudly excoriating N.Y.U. on the Playhouse should choose their battles more wisely and refrain from knee-jerk attacks on the university when-ever any opening arises.

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To The Editor: Re “Christine Quinn for City Council in Third District”

(editorial, Sept. 2): I was surprised at your editorial about Christine Quinn.

For instance, you say: “Quinn delivers for her district in many ways, very notably on tenant issues.”

As Council speaker, Quinn has prevented the “Pets in Housing” amendment from reaching the Council fl oor for a vote three times, thus forcing many, including the elderly, to live without the companionship and health benefi ts that science proves pets provide. How cruel. Whose benefi t is she looking out for?

Also: “Under Quinn, the district has enjoyed a golden era for parks.” Quinn spoiled our one chance to add a much-needed, real park at Gansevoort Peninsula — not a parkway where one cannot get away from the sound of traffi c or walk in a grove of trees. The excuse was that each neighborhood needs to be responsible for its own waste, but the entire world comes to the Village. After a typical weekend, I can-not use a street-corner trash can because it has been fi lled to capacity by visitors. Downtown is sorely lacking in parks, especially with the incredible number of new residences.

Quinn’s constituents clearly want term limits. Too bad Quinn doesn’t say, “Go back to the community,” like Yetta. But Quinn doesn’t care what the community wants if it inter-feres with her interest.

I met with Yetta about the unmet needs of the many dog owners in our community and found her to be very quick and approachable — she got it right away.

Lynn Pacifi co

Wall blocks park access

To The Editor: Re “Christine Quinn for City Council in Third District”

(editorial, Sept. 2): O.K., so you have endorsed Christine Quinn, the incum-

bent, running for a third term in the Third District Council. And she’ll probably win. But one thing both her opponents seem to get far better than she does is the importance of the Sanitation garage issue to a fair chunk of the Downtown community. To put it as simply as I can:

The city has given us a beautiful new stretch of Hudson River Park, a joy to visit. But at present there is no access to that

park between Houston St. and Canal St. Masonry walls reach the entire distance between two subway stops, blocking off all of Hudson Square and all of Soho from the park. Traveling either uptown or downtown, then west, to approach the park is fi ne for cyclists, skaters, runners and all who welcome extra exercise. But what about older residents, who might like to sit on a bench and watch the boats go by? Or out-of-town visitors? (Hudson Square is rapidly fi lling with hotels.) Or the many Soho and Hudson Square workers who might like to eat lunch in the lovely park but have limited time?

It’s literally now or never for correcting the mistakes of the past. It is now that the future of Pier 40 and of the Sanitation garage is being decided. And right now the St. John’s behe-moth — privately owned, I gather — seems to lack a primary tenant and might be made (forced?) to see reason. It’s not exactly invoking rocket science to insist on architectural plans that would include, at minimum, tunnels — like the one on Houston St. — to let the public through to the river. I don’t expect a riverfront miracle, like that of Barcelona, though the Hudson River Park is pretty miraculous already. But a little common sense in planning wouldn’t hurt.

Alice K. Turner

Cold-shoulder treatment

To The Editor: Re “Tenants move out at 47 E. 3rd, and so does landlord

— or not?” (news article, Sept. 2):The community will watch them carefully to see if they are

renting out any part of the building. On behalf of the entire neighborhood, I really want to stress to the Economakis fam-ily how unwelcome they are. Don’t expect people to smile at you on the street.

Quinn Raymond

N.Y.U. fl outs its principles

To The Editor: Re “Task force and Stringer hit the roof over Playhouse

wall” (news article, Sept. 9):New York University has indeed done it again — vio-

lating a promise it made to the public to preserve in perpetuity the structural walls of the small theater por-

IRA BLUTREICH


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In Provence, dark memories, but hope for the futureBY PATRICIA FIELDSTEEL

NYONS, France — September 1 holds a particular sig-nifi cance in Europe — the Nazi invasion of Poland. France and Britain declared war two days later, offi cially signalling the beginning of World War II. Here in this small corner of Provence, September 1 has a more personal meaning.

My friends Klaus and Myriam, both Jews who live in a village just south of here, were children on that day. Myriam’s family was Viennese. They were able to escape over the Alps and make their way to England. Klaus, who lived in Berlin, was not so fortunate. His mother had died when he was a young child and his father, who was in the German resistance, realized it was only a question of time until he was shot or deported to Auschwitz. He placed Klaus and his 6-year-old sister in a Catholic orphanage where only the nuns knew the children’s origins. They in turn promised to arrange with the Quakers for the children to board a kindertransport to safety and survival in the U.K. An older brother, aged 16, was due to join them on the train. He was murdered on his way to the station. The train departed on September 1, 1939. The Nazis tried to block its route but ceded to the Quakers to let that last kindertransport complete its journey. By the time they arrived in London, Klaus and his sister were orphans.

His little sister was quickly taken in by a British family, who raised her. Today she wants no part of her past. She is British, period. Klaus was 14 and male; no one wanted him, even though he wasn’t old enough (16) to be classifi ed as an enemy alien and deported to a clearance camp in Australia. He begged and pleaded for permission to stay before count-less committees and refugee boards. He promised to work, no matter how menial the jobs (which they were). He was per-mitted to remain in England; he lived in shelters, warehouses, whatever he could fi nd. There was no chance to continue his schooling, though he spoke fl uent English and had come from a highly cultured and educated family. His childhood was over, but he was alive. After the war, he got his university and graduate degrees. He met Myriam, they married and raised a family in Switzerland, where they live most of the year.

Although well into his 80s, Klaus continues to appear and record, telling his story, making sure everyone learns and no one forgets. When we sit in their lush garden overlooking Mount Ventoux, sipping apéritifs and munching nibblies, he often gets a sad, distant look. Then he begins to talk, of then, still choking on his words. Myriam gets up to fuss in the kitchen. It is too raw, that searing pain that fades but never leaves.

All summer we have been trying to get together, but in true New York style, no one’s dates seem to coordinate. They have had an endless procession of visitors: from Israel, England, the U.S., Canada. Their daughter’s 12-year-old son spent two weeks here. He is a fanatical skateboarder; so in typical grandparent fashion, they traveled all over Provence in search of the best skateboarding spots. They also made numerous trips to Avignon, an hour away, to buy meat from

the only kosher butcher in this part of France. Their grand-son, who is kosher, won’t eat fi sh.

In July, a new restaurant opened a block from my house. It is owned and run by a Moroccan couple with fi ve young children. They are very devout. Houria, the mother, wears traditional Muslim dress, always in pastels. She is uncom-monly beautiful and always has a serene, radiant look. My German neighbors have dubbed her the “Muslim Madonna.” It fi ts. She and Mohammed, her husband, have spent four years restoring and preparing the ground fl oor and basement of their house before they could open. They have received

loans, grants and fi nancial assistance, all mentioned on their menu. Daily, she does all the cooking from scratch, includ-ing breads and pastries. Their meat is halal and they don’t serve alcohol, though they do serve the best mint tea I’ve ever tasted. The food is delicious and inexpensive, available for takeout as well, ordered the night before. The children are magnifi cently bought up, happy and polite; they have the glow of children who are much loved. They have their after-school chores at the restaurant before homework. The older ones are proud of their impressive 98 percent averages.

Klaus, Myriam and I have been trying to fi nd a date to order their takeout. Their neighbors Daisy and Christian want to join us. They too have had a constant stream of guests. Daisy is Jewish and was born in the Gurs concentration camp in France, where Hannah Arendt was held prisoner. Daisy was 3 at liberation. Her father was murdered in Auschwitz and the rest of the family vanished except for her mother and uncle. They came to Nyons. I have known Daisy for a long time and it was she who introduced me to Klaus and Myriam. The four of us make up the Jewish community here.

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16 September 16 - 22, 2009

40 percent (4,541 votes) in a primary that drew 11,516 people to the polls, according to unoffi cial returns that will take about a week to certify. Gerson came in second with 3,520 votes (31 percent), while newcomer PJ Kim received 1,927 votes (17 percent), Pete Gleason received 1,293 votes (11 per-cent) and Arthur Gregory got 235 votes (2 percent).

Chin and several of her volunteers said Chinese representation for the Council dis-trict containing Chinatown is long overdue.

“For it to fi nally happen, it is very sig-nifi cant,” Chin said, adding that the older Chinese population, especially, felt that they were not being heard because of language and cultural barriers.

As Chin spoke, one supporter called out in Chinese that she was breaking a bad spell cast on the neighborhood.

“No, no spell,” Chin said, laughing. “We’re waking up the community.”

Alex Hing, 63, a hotel worker in Chinatown, took the mic to say that this election year was supposed to be all about change, until the City Council extended term limits for themselves and the mayor. As a result, many incumbents coasted into a third term, but not Gerson.

“We showed them!” Chin said. Chin gave her speech in both Chinese

and English, with the Chinese sections get-ting louder applause from the mostly Asian crowd.

Gerson, speaking to a dejected group of supporters — a few with moist eyes, did not concede, but acknowledged that Chin “appears headed toward victory,” and said “this is the end of one chapter and the begin-ning of another.” He said he was “holding off for a day” so his campaign could regroup, compare the returns with internal tallies and decide what to do next.

He also left a message with Chin Tuesday night after she declared victory. Gerson’s speech to roughly 50 supporters crammed into Silver Spurs restaurant, at Houston St. and LaGuardia Place, sounded much like a concession — he thanked his supporters for all of their hard work over his eight years and for working with him to spawn “a politi-cal movement.”

Chin not only cleaned up in Chinatown — for example, beating Gerson by 347 votes to 78 at the M.S. 131 voting site, according to unoffi cial tallies collected by campaigns — she also did well in Tribeca, winning more votes in the election districts that voted at P.S. 234 on Chambers St., beating Gerson there 183 to 149.

Voter turnout was light throughout the district but appeared to be a bit stronger in Chinatown, where Chin had a vigorous get-out-the vote effort.

“We need someone who’s in the com-munity who understands it and is willing to fi ght for it,” said Annie Der, 57, a Chinese woman who voted for Chin. “Everyone else just looks at us as a number, and after they get the votes, they ignore you.”

But Chin also won over many white vot-ers in the district.

“She seemed legitimately interested,” said Natalie Raben, 24. “She was real. She has the right ideas in mind.”

Raben, who works at a small environ-mental fi rm on Orchard St., was impressed that Chin spoke at length to the owner and workers at her fi rm and seemed committed

to helping small businesses.Gerson also maintained much support in

the district, capturing many votes in Battery Park City, the Village and at Southbridge Towers by the South Street Seaport.

“Gerson has done a lot for the com-munity — things like affordable housing and [getting] the Downtown Community Center [constructed],” said Glenn Fennelly, a 49-year-old Battery Park City resident.

Diane Lapson, a Gerson supporter who is president of the Independence Plaza tenants association, said she was surprised Gerson lost there, but she was more concerned about how few of her Tribeca neighbors, who are mostly middle income, came out to vote.

“I’m sure Margaret will do a great job,” Lapson said, “but I’m disappointed that people are so complacent and are not com-ing out to vote.”

In the Third District race, after the votes had come in, at her victory party at Mustang Harry’s on Seventh Ave. at 30th St., Quinn acknowledged the race had been competi-tive.

“It was a bit more of a West Side of Manhattan, you know, a take-off-the-gloves campaign than any of us expected,” she said.

The campaign’s lesson was, Quinn said: “[That] putting progress in front of politics matters — and civility is actually something important. … I don’t want to get to a place where we fi ght just for the sake of fi ghting.”

State Senator Tom Duane, one of her chief supporters and longtime ally, described her win as a “slam dunk,” but added, “Exercise always makes us stronger.”

Quinn told a reporter that the race got more “negative” and “personal” than she expected, but was not surprised that Kurland and Passannante-Derr were able to mount strong races.

Quinn won with 6,868 votes (52 per-cent), versus Kurland’s 4,108 votes (31 per-cent) and Derr’s 2,117 votes (16 percent).

Kurland held her post-election get-together at Chelsea Brewing Company at Chelsea Piers. By the time she arrived, the result was basically decided. Showing her typical speaking fl air, she touted her strong showing.

“If we have not won in terms of being a city councilmember, we have totally won,” she declared. “We won on so many levels. Eight months ago — 12 months ago — people told us we couldn’t do it; it was an impossibility, and we would just get 1 per-cent of the vote, that you don’t go against incumbents, that you can’t question author-ity when it becomes dysfunctional. People were afraid to stand up to Christine Quinn, and we showed the entire district, and we showed the entire city, that the numbers show that this district is not happy with their leadership.

“This is just the beginning,” Kurland vowed. “From now on, we will be a phantom government in this district. Every time there is development that happens without afford-able housing, there’s deals that are made that succumb to big business and developers and to money, we will be here, we will be watching. We are organized, we have power — this is just the beginning.”

Kurland said she got 7 percent of her votes “because my name is Yetta,” and pos-sibly got another 20 percent as a result of her being an animal lover and her resulting

endorsement by the New York League of Humane Voters.

Passannante-Derr and her supporters gathered at P.J. Charlton, Phil Mouquinho’s restaurant at Greenwich and Charlton Sts. Mouquinho, a former Community Board 2 member and a leading foe of the city’s plan for a three-district Department of Sanitation garage in Hudson Square at the west end of Spring St., said that right after Passannante-Derr had left the party, some of her support-ers got an idea:

“Some of the people here were discuss-ing what a run by Yetta would do if she ran on an independent ticket with support from Maria’s people” in the November general election, he said.

Tallying up the numbers, Mouquinho said for Quinn to win by a total of only roughly 650 votes over Kurland and Passannante-Derr combined — out of more than 13,000 votes cast — clearly showed weakness on the speaker’s part.

“Here we have an incumbent who is speaker who won with 52 percent of the vote,” he said. “You’re saying the speaker won by [only] 650 votes? Come on, a speak-er with all the support of Mayor Bloomberg? Six hundred fi fty votes — incumbent speaker with all that power.”

However, Mouquinho conceded the idea was only “in the discussion stages.”

“This would be tough for Maria,” he said. “There’s no love lost between Maria and Yetta.”

Kurland could not be reached for com-ment by press time as to whether she might entertain a run in November, and it was not clear how feasible such a plan would be.

The Hudson Square activist spent the day as a poll worker for Passannate-Derr at P.S. 3, on Hudson St. between Christopher and Grove Sts. in the West Village. Mouquinho said Quinn and Duane were standing on the corner by P.S. 3 for about three hours on primary election day, while Kurland was there pretty much the whole day. Meanwhile, Passannante-Derr, whose support base was in Greenwich Village, took the strategy of being out and about in Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea and at Manhattan Plaza at 42nd St. and Ninth Ave.

As primary election day elections go, the turnout in the Village (66th Assembly District, Part A) was pretty good according to election workers interviewed during a casual tour of a few polling places.

“Lively” was the way Milagros Seda, a Board of Elections coordinator, described the voting at P.S. 41, on W. 11th St. at Sixth Ave.

“I’ve seen some primaries that were pretty quiet,” she told The Villager about an hour and a half before the poll’s 9 p.m. closing time.

Keen Berger, Democratic district co-lead-er, was very busy on primary day — as she is during every election.

“I go to all 17 poling sites in the dis-trict,” she said Tuesday night on her way up to 14th St., the north end of Part A. “I

Chin wins historic victory; Quinn fends off Kurland

Villager photo by Tequila Minsky

Christine Quinn and Tom Duane, right, outside Mustang Harry’s on Tuesday night where she held her victory party.



‘We overcome so many obstacles, but the fi nal result is victory.’

Margaret Chin

September 16 - 22, 2009 17

Villager photos by J.B. Nicholas

Presidents lunch, and a Clinton mystery is revealedOn Monday, after President Barack Obama spoke Downtown at Federal Hall about the fi nancial crisis, he came up to Greenwich Village to meet former President Bill Clinton for a private lunch at Il Mulino Italian restaurant, at 86 W. Third St., above left. Mulino’s staff each received a spiffy tin of candy bearing the presidential seal, below. Afterward, Clinton walked through the Village for about 10 blocks, stopping at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at W. Eighth St. and Sixth Ave. According to a salesperson, Clinton bought “a bunch of books — more than two.” She said the titles haven’t been reported yet, though the Daily News tried to get them. The associate, who didn’t give her name, said it was really “not cool” to say what books people buy — then proceeded to reveal a couple. One was “The Owl Killers,” a medieval mystery by Karen Maitland. Another, she hinted, was by someone “who did something that they really didn’t like.” She gave another hint: The person’s fi rst name starts with “T.” “Ted Kennedy?” was the guess. “Thank you!” the associate said, laughing, confi rming that the book was “True Compass,” the memoir of the late Massachusetts senator, who last year endorsed Clinton’s lunch partner over his wife, Hillary, for president. Clinton bought another biographical book about a deceased person, but she wouldn’t be more specifi c. As for the rest of the more than two books, she said, “Historical mysteries seem to be one of his likes. … He’s very nice, he was signing autographs,” she gushed.

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18 September 16 - 22, 2009

BY CORMAC FLYNN Roughly 46 million Americans lack basic health insur-

ance. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, some 30 million of them are in households with incomes less than double the offi cial poverty level. These people live at the edge of a precipice, where a single bout of mild illness can start an avalanche that will bury their dreams and stunt the opportunities of their children. In fact, the Institute of Medicine estimated that 18,000 men, women and children die in America each year simply because they lack health insurance. That was in 2004 and the number of uninsured has only risen since then.

President Obama has several worthy goals for health-care reform: Banning “pre-existing condition” exclusions, capping out-of-pocket expenses, keeping insurers from dropping people when they get sick or old, providing aid and tax credits to help working families cope with the costs of coverage, encouraging preventive care and better medicine, “bending the cure” of health infl ation that strains public and corporate budgets, etc. But for progressives there is one goal that stands out as the great moral imperative — to secure health coverage for every American regardless of income, age, gender or race.

Or at least it was so. But in the chaos of the fringe-right’s town hall Tet Offensive, House progressives — including Manhattan Representatives Jerry Nadler, Carolyn Maloney and Nydia Velazquez, as well as perennial mayoral candi-date Anthony Weiner — have apparently lost their heads. They now vow to kill universal coverage unless it comes packaged with an untested strategy for cost containment called “public option.”

Here’s how “public option” is supposed to work: Consumers are given the option of choosing a public (that is, government-managed) health insurance plan in place of one of the for-profi t and nonprofi t plans currently in the marketplace. The policy purpose is cost contain-ment, the theory being that government-run plans have lower overheads and lower rates of cost infl ation than private plans. (Any reasonable analysis of Medicare and

Medicaid will bear this out.) The lower premiums that would result would pressure private insurance companies to reduce overhead and profi ts to lower their own rates. Furthermore, the desire to protect the taxpayer’s purse would give a government-backed program an incentive to use its leverage to force down the rates paid to doctors, nurses and hospital staff in the same way Wal-Mart pres-sures manufacturers and farmers to slash costs.

Although there is some debate about where startup costs would come and how defi cits would be handled, Obama and most progressives and liberals (myself includ-ed) support the idea of a “public option.”

Indeed, if not for Obama’s embrace, the idea would not even be on the table. But it is a long way from supporting a good policy notion to making it the acid test of reform. The simple fact is that “public option” is not necessary to achieve the progressive priorities of covering the unin-sured and protecting the currently insured. For instance, the Netherlands achieved affordable, universal coverage through a 2005 set of reforms that are essentially the same as the current Obama package, minus the “public option.” Closer to home, Massachusetts has achieved universal

coverage with a similar, but much less muscular, model that also passed on “public option.”

Left-leaning healthcare experts like Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution and Jonathan Gruber of M.I.T (both of whom support “public option”) also dismiss the suggestion that “public option” is essential even to its own goal of cost control. The proposed regulatory and delivery reforms have proven track records of keeping down costs, while the impact of “public option” remains speculative. Even the Commonwealth Fund, among the most vociferous proponents of “public option,” found that Obama’s reform package would save $1.2 trillion over 10 years, reduce the annual growth in health spending from 6.5 percent (current) to 5.8 percent and save American households an average of $1,576 a year — without “pub-lic option.”

It should be said that the same Commonwealth Fund report also found higher savings (an average of $652 more per household) with “public option” or even with the pro-posed “co-ops” compromise ($58 more). Green eyeshade stuff for sure, though the difference between $1,576 a year and $2,228 a year is appreciable. But is it really so essential that the entire relief package — including the dream of healthcare for all — needs to be sacrifi ced for it? So essential that, to be blunt, the lives of 18,000 low-income Americans per year need to be sacrifi ced for it?

There is something inexpressibly sad about the spec-tacle of progressives behaving like “Blue Dogs” and putting concerns about cost containment ahead of the right of poor and working families to healthcare. Almost as disturbing is the level of vitriol that “public option” militants are now directing at the very Democrats trying to get reform.

“The past few days saw the White House capitulate to Republican scare tactics and abandon the ESSENTIAL public option only to see the White House blink again,” falsely claimed one e-mail I recently received. (Obama’s position hasn’t changed in two years). Reeking with con-descension, the message went on to warn of an impending “colossal rookie mistake” and “retreat” by the president. The apparent logic was that health reform is under assault, so we should train our fi re on its chief champion.

Another e-mail labeled Democratic Senators Ben Nelson, Kent Conrad and Max Baucus as being “bought and paid for” by insurance interests and “selling Democrats out for boatloads of special-interest cash.” Really? The senators in question represent Nebraska, North Dakota and Montana, where unemployment is low, Republican voting is high and mistrust of the public sector in general — and Washington in particular — is deeply ingrained. So isn’t it just possible that their irritating centrism is shaped

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BY JERRY TALLMERYou want to know from royalty?This is royalty:Two ladies — grande dames — are strolling down the

main street of Rockport, Maine. One is the world-famous violinist Lea Luboshutz, better known to headline writ-ers and everybody else as “Lubo.” She owns a summer house in Rockport. The other lady is her dear friend, the Baroness de Rothschild. This is some years ago, you understand.

At Lubo’s ears are diamonds given to her long ago by a supposed husband back in Russia. Around her neck is a likewise world-famous double-strand of matched pearls.

Now, in Rockport, Maine, a gentleman comes up to chat with these two ladies. He admires the diamond ear-rings and the double strand of pearls.

“Oh, my dear, these aren’t real,” says Lubo. “None of these. The real ones are in the safe.”

Lubo’s granddaughter — her name is Catherine Wolf, and she’s a hard-working stage, screen, and television actress of our own era — says with dry amusement: “When my grandmother died, we opened the safe. There were no real ones.”

Lea Luboshutz, who left this earth at 80, in 1965, is pretty much the star of “On Becoming,” Catherine Wolf’s likably honest one-woman on-stage memoir of what it was like growing up — and reaching for her own artistic self — as a young person in a scarily gifted family.

In fact, Grandmother Lubo sort of takes over the 80-minute show that’s at the Cherry Lane Theatre for fi ve performances (September 23-26). “Excuse me, dollink, I vill do zis,” she says, through the lips of Ms. Wolf. “I vill tell the story,” she announces, muscling granddaughter aside.

“Jesus! She keeps coming in,” says that granddaughter offstage. “An incredibly powerful lady. Late in life she had a little brain tumor. The doctor held his watch to her head, moving it from side to side as he asked: ‘What time is it?’

“ ‘Time for a drink!’ she said. She never looked back, always looked forward.”

Lubo was friends with (you could look it up) people like Marlene Dietrich and Isadora Duncan, and Catherine’s great-uncle Pierre Luboshutz. Lubo’s brother — later the male half of Luboshutz and (Genia) Nemenoff, his wife, much-in-demand duo-pianists — was Isadora’s accompa-nist in Paris. Which leads to a recollection that’s not all fun and games.

“When my mother” — Lubo’s daughter Irene — “was around 11 years old, Isadora came to visit. My mother was in ballet classes that she loved. Lubo and Isadora woke my mother up in the middle of the night, had her put on a tutu and dance for Isadora. Who took one look and said: ‘No talent!’ So my mother was taken out of ballet school.”

Half caustically, half ruefully, Catherine Wolf appends:“When I was age 5 I was already damaged goods. They

tried all sorts of musical instruments on me, and I fl unked all of them — an American little girl who wouldn’t prac-tice. My brother Andy practiced seven hours a day. I didn’t want to do that.”

Soon after the 1917 Revolution, Lubo had made it out of Russia to do a concert in Germany, with son Boris as accompanist. Then got 8-year-old daughter Irene out too. Never went back to Russia. The next stop was Paris.

Lubo speaks (via Catherine):“Soon after we moved to Paris…the famous man-

ager Sol Hurok invited me to come to America…Joseph Hoffman, the famous pianist, who was then the direc-tor of the newly organized Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia — when he found out I was on my way to America, he begged me, he begged me, to be the Professor of Violin at Curtis.” Which she did and was.

Catherine Wolf speaks:“As a little girl, I knew Lubo was a star, and so was

her brother Uncle Pierre Luboshutz and his wife Auntie Genia Nemenoff…And Uncle Boris [Lubo’s son Boris Goldovsky] was pretty good too. We used to listen to him on the radio every Saturday during the intermissions of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts” — and so did thou-sands upon thousands of other people, for many years.

“Lubo had three children. One was killed in an ava-lanche. One was my Uncle Boris. And one was my mother, Irene Goldovsky Wolf. My father was Billy Wolf [more formally Walter L. Wolf], the fi rst man to design special shopping bags for stores like Bonwit Teller and Saks Fifth

Avenue.“My mother and father were just ordinary people, but

Lubo, Pierre, Genia, and Boris, they were stars, I wanted to be like them…But what was left for me to do? I’d not allowed myself to be fully who I was, before I allowed myself to be fully who I was.

“And then, on my 13th birthday, I was taken to see Kitty Carlisle Hart in ‘Lady in the Dark’ at the Bucks County Playhouse and my life was changed forever. I decided I would be an actress.”

Catherine Wolf did indeed become an actress whose career has stretched from working on Broadway in “The Innocents” under the direction of a sometimes testy Harold Pinter to — years and fi lms and TV stints later — creating and running a Colleagues Theater Company for gifted senior (50+) actors…with, at several critical moments, the indispensable help of an extremely senior and still exquisite Kitty Carlisle Hart.

Speaking of seniors, Irene Goldovsky Wolf, Catherine’s mother, is still going strong at 93. So is the Bay Chamber concert series, up there in Rockport, Maine, more than 40 summers after it was put into life by Catherine’s brothers Andy and Tommy Wolf.

Andrew Wolf, who used to practice piano seven hours a day — and as an adult worked the 88s under Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose — died of a brain tumor at 46, but Thomas Wolf still today administers those Bay Chamber concerts.

There used to be an actors’ hangout called Jimmy Ray’s on Eighth Avenue at 46th Street, One night Catherine Wolf was brought there by a friend. Her heart stopped when she saw the Big Blond Beautiful Man behind the bar. His name was Hugh Gormley.

That was in 1966. They were married in 1999.“It took a while,” says Catherine.All the pieces of Catherine Wolf’s life began whirl-

ing around in her head two or three years ago. Margery Beddow, the author of “Bob Fosse’s Broadway,” told her: “You should put all this together.”

Which is what Catherine Wolf has done in “On Becoming.”

“I think when you write about yourself, it becomes universal,” she says.

I don’t know if Lubo would agree. Doesn’t sound like there was anything universal about that one.

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Catherine Wolf

ON BECOMINGWritten and performed by Catherine Wolf

Directed by Jack Gindi

Musical director Paul Trueblood (at the piano)

A Colleagues Theatre Company presentation

September 23-26

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“THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX” (+)

This terrorist gang, which operated in Germany in the 1970s, was very effective. It specialized in bank robberies and mur-der, and its successes terrifi ed the German population and nearly brought that coun-try (then under Chancellor Willy Brandt leading the Socialist Party) to a collapse.

The gang killed their opponents — who were leading members of the government — by riding by on motorbikes and gun-ning them down in their cars. The leaders of the gang were two middle-class people, Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu) and Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck).

The trial of the gang leaders and others by a German court reminded me of the scenes in old newsreels showing the outburst of the chief judge in Nazi Germany after the failure of von Stauffenberg to assassinate Hitler. At

that trial, the chief judge yelled at the defen-dants in an unsympathetic way, as does the chief judge in this fi lm — creating sympathy for the defendants who apparently were given much greater liberty to engage in outbursts than I believe would have been tolerated in a U.S. court. Their sympathizers engaged in hor-rendous conduct, yelling and applauding the statements of the defendants, in the courtroom itself.

Before conviction, all of the defendants died in prison at the same time from gun-shot wounds. There has been an ongoing debate as to whether they committed suicide or were killed by their jailors. The movie attempts to resolve the mystery.

Two problems I had with the fi lm were that the subtitles were too small, making them diffi cult to read — and that they did not remain on the screen long enough to adequately read. Nevertheless, it is an amaz-ing movie and well worth your time.

In German, English, French and Arabic, with English subtitles. Rated R; 2 hours, 24 minutes. At the Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston Street, at Mercer Street). For screening times, call 212-995-2000 or visit www.angelikafi lmcenter.com.

“GIVE ME YOUR HAND” (-)There is such a dearth of good, interest-

ing fi lms that I fi nd myself grabbing on to the slightest offering. This fi lm met my time requirement on a Friday night fol-lowing my live Bloomberg radio program from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., 1130 AM on the dial. Further, it was playing at one of my favorite theaters, the Quad Cinema, located in the Village a few blocks from my home.

The long and short of it is that that this road-trip fi lm is not terrible, but it is certainly not a good movie. It lacks a plot and goes nowhere, but the scenes of rural France are magnifi cent.

Two 18-year-old twin brothers, Antoine (Alexandre Carril) and Quentin (Victor Carril) set off from their village home where their father is a baker. They are going to their mother’s funeral in Spain, and along the way, they have a number of sexual adventures involving both sexes.

The two young men are very differ-ent. One seems willing to take major risks involving life and death, and the other is a brooding artist who likes to sketch. They constantly engage in physical fi ghts with one another. In one scene, one of the boys sells his brother without telling him to a male bar patron for 100 euros stating that his brother would enjoy sex with the patron. This transaction results in the

patron and the brother fi ghting each other in the lavatory. The fi nale of the picture has the brothers struggling in a fast mov-ing river with the possibility of death by drowning.

So much more could have been done to create an interesting plot. When will some compelling fi lms be released to relieve the tedium of movie-going audiences? Hopefully soon, or I may have to give up this job of movie critic.

HS said: “I agree that the fi lm is slight, but it is also quite pretty to watch. The robust teens are played by real broth-ers and are primarily straight, possibly curious. The background is the French countryside, a farm where hay is baled, small homes, sweeping fi elds, mountains and rivers. The scenery is attractive, as are the boys, who never seem to need a shave although they are out in the wild. The pica-resque plot makes little sense, and its time line is impossible to meet. The brothers wrestle frequently in anger, but they don’t seem to hurt each other. There is a cougar scene, tastefully done. I would go just for the landscape, but the picture may not be around that long.”

In French, with English subtitles. Unrated; 1:20. Through September 17, at The Quad Cinema (34 West 13 Street). For screening times, call 212-255-8800 or visit www.quadcinema.com.

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Twin brothers, on a road trip of discovery

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BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCKTeatro Círculo has been on the go ever

since it was born fi fteen years ago as a travel-ing company. It was the brainchild of a group of CUNY graduate students of Spanish lit-erature, who mounted their fi rst production (based on three interludes by Cervantes), as a homage to one of their retiring professors — a Cervantes specialist. As a result of the show’s success, they were asked to tour it around to the other CUNY colleges.

“We had ten to twelve gigs based on that night,” recalls TC’s artistic director José Cheo Oliveras. “We realized that as artists, we needed to do it. It was related to Spanish classical theater. We had all trained with Dean Zayas, the head of the Theater Department at the University of Puerto Rico, and wanted to continue that in New York.”

To celebrate their fi fteenth anniversary season — which coincides with the 400th anniversary of Lope de Vega’s seminal 1609 “Arte Nuevo de Hacer Comedias” — Zayas and Oliveras have selected his picaresque 1593 “El Caballero del Milagro” (aka, “El Arrogante Español”) to present for three weeks, Wednesday to Sunday, October 28 to November 15. There will be supertitles in English for non Spanish-speakers.

Zayas, a specialist in the Spanish Golden Age (ca.1492-1681), has come from Puerto Rico to direct; and Gloria Zayas, costume teacher at the university and the top designer on the island, has agreed to do the costumes. “We decided to go back to our roots, back to the people who inspired us,” says Oliveras.

At least fi ve or six generations of act-ing students here in New York have been taught by Zayas, declared Oliveras, 45; born in Santurce, raised in Carolina (the birth-place of salsa) and a 1987 graduate of the University of Puerto Rico. He also credits Zayas with having a tremendous impact on the revival of the classics. “He continued doing this when no one else was putting energy into it. The vocabulary is archaic and it’s diffi cult to understand the idiomatic expressions of the time, but you can ask him anything and he knows exactly what it is and how to approach it,” emphasized Oliveras.

Zayas, 70, loves this play for the language and the rhythm, which reminds him of the zanies and other intriguing characters of the Italian Commedia dell’arte. It takes place in occupied Italy, when the Spanish Empire controlled most of the country. It is atypi-cal of Lope’s almost 500 surviving works of manners and decorum — the cape and sword plays of gentlemen and ladies of high society. This is a world of frank unbridled sensuality, humor that borders on the gro-tesque and a repudiation of honor. The lower class, rife with French, Spanish and Italian prostitutes, mingles freely with the upper class. “It is another phase of Spanish society of the time in which people will do anything to make a living,” said Zayas.

The main character is a kind of Don Juan Tenorio, not a typical caballero of the Golden Age. “Lope said a lot of things that

he wouldn’t be able to write about later as he became more a part of the establish-ment, which included the monarchy. It is a very agile and fast play that basically speaks about morality and the situation of people in a big city. The confl icts are not that different from today,” said Oliveras.

While TC was originally conceived to perform the classics, early on they realized they also needed to do some Latin American theater; hence, the “círculo.” “Traditionally, Spain and Latin America have been kept apart, and we wanted to be inclusive,” says Oliveras, who’s lived in New York for twenty-two years. So each year they introduce one contemporary and one clas-sical piece. As a bridge with artists from the island (from Wednesday, October 21 to Sunday, October 25), in collaboration with the Puerto Rican theater group Palanganas, Inc., TC is presenting “7 Veces 7” (“7 Times 7”) — seven short plays by seven different contemporary Puerto Rican writers, based on the seven capital sins, as directed by Iliana Garcia. Oliveras describes the plays

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On Fourth Street, classic meets contemporaryFifteen seasons strong, TC’s future is 416 year-old play

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From the upcoming “El Caballero del Milagro”


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The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (www.gvshp.org) is hosting Janet Braun-Reinitz and Jane Weissman. The co-authors of “On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in NYC” (University Press of Mississippi) will present a slide lec-ture. “Protest and Celebration: Community Murals in New York City” focuses on the Lower East Side and explores how col-laboration between artists and neighbor-hood groups/residents plays a signifi cant

role in determining the themes and content of murals — which then function to protest, celebrate, beautify, educate, organize and, on occasion, inspire action. By evening’s end, you’ll have tracked the evolution of themes and aesthetic styles, placing murals in a larger social, historical, and political context. Free. Wednesday, September 23, 6:00 p.m., at the Tompkins Square Park Library (331 East 10 Street, between Avenues A & B). Call 212-228-4747.

as running the gamut from the erotic to the extremely funny. The show will be performed in Spanish, with no translation.

In addition to these two mainstage pro-ductions and touring program in the bor-oughs, in cities across the United States and Europe, TC has also developed a three-month spring training program for Latino profes-sional actors, in which important teachers and directors — like Antunes Fihlio from Brazil, Luis Jiménez from Paris and Vicente Martínez from UCLA — come to teach. “We need trained actors,” asserted Oliveras. “If Latino actors want to train in Spanish, they have to go to their American theater pro-gram or English classical program and have to translate that to Lorca, Siglo de Oro, and that doesn’t translate,” Oliveras explained.

Three years ago, Teatro Círculo bought the upper fl oor of a three-story historic building at 64 East 4th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) from the city, thus becoming the fi rst Latino theater company to own its own theater in Manhattan. The stipulation was if they could present a viable plan to renovate it, it was theirs for one dollar. Teatro IATI, a contemporary Latino performing arts organization, and Choices Theater Project, an American theater group, are the other two owners. The three compa-nies share overhead expenses.

“Not only did Mayor Bloomberg agree to sell the building to us, he also gave $7 million to the block for capital renovations,” said Oliveras. “The Giuliani administration wanted to sell the buildings to developers.”

TC has raised over $2.7 million of the $3 million they need to renovate their fl oor, which will include rehearsal space, offi ce space, a kitchen, dressing rooms, air conditioning and lighting and sound systems. The theater itself is on the fi rst fl oor. They expect to begin renovations by the end of the year.

TC’s shoestring budget only allows for four full-time staff members: Oliveras, a managing director, a fi nancial manager and a development director. “Maybe we don’t need to be bigger,” Oliveras mused. “A lot of companies are suffering and not able to pay, but we have been able to get by. I am very happy with what I am doing. There are so many Puerto Ricans and Latin Americans in this city, and I feel I am working for this community.”

October 21 through 25, TC presents “7 Veces 7” — seven short plays by seven dif-ferent contemporary Puerto Rican writers. The show will be performed in Spanish, with no translation. “El Caballero del Milagro” will be presented Wednesday through Sunday, October 28 through November 15, in Spanish, with supertitles in English. For tickets and information, call 212-505-1808 or visit www.teatrocirculo.org.

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Taking a bite out of de Vega


Last week’s Fall book roundup (“New York, New York: Read all about it”) incor-rectly spelled the name of author and Village resident Susan Shapiro (clumsily, as “Shaprio”). We apologize for the mistake, and would prefer you to chalk it up to bur-densome dyslexia rather than simple care-lessness. In the spirit of full amends and then some, here then, is the description from last week — with, we’re pretty sure, the author’s name spelled correctly this time.

Speed Shrinking (by Susan Shapiro; St. Martin’s Press)

A follow-up to her 2005 memoir “Lighting Up” (which chronicled addic-

tion to smoking, drinking and drugs), “Speed Shrinking” is longtime Village res-ident Susan Shapiro’s debut novel. Set in Greenwich Village, it chronicles the emo-tional meltdown and the long trek back to relative sanity experienced by Julia Goodman. When her shrink and her best friend both ditch NYC at the same time she’s set to plug her new self-help book on beating sugar addiction, Goodman suc-cumbs to a cupcake binge; then goes on a desperate “speed dating”-like search for a new shrink. For our July 29, 2009 profile on the author, visit www.thevillager.com and do a search for “Speed Shrinking.”

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“Not For Sale”/ 1985, from the La Lucha Mural Park (Avenue C between East 8th & 9th Streets)

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JANE JACOBSAfter you have a street in the Village named after you, what further honors can one expect? How about a tribute show featuring a who’s who of those whom you’ve inspired? That’s exactly what’s happening in this evening of readings and musings which pay trib-ute to the late, great urban planning and develop-ment watchdog Jane Jacobs. Activists and authors will read excerpts from correspondence sent by Ms. Jacobs over the years — all in the service of celebrating the impact she’s had, citywide, on campaigns to save neighborhood diversity. Hosted by Rev. Billy Talen and Savitri D from the Church of Life After Shopping!; with Cathryn Swan (of Save Union Square), “Dreamland” author Kevin Baker and City Councilwoman Carol Greitzer. Free (donations encouraged). Tues, Sept 22, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Judson Memorial Church (239 Thompson St. and Washington Square South).

NO NAME MOVEMENTThe No Name Movement boldly proclaims it means to pres-ent “high quality events based on rhythmic body moving perfection” which are “only about the music.” Tonight, though, it’s also about fashion. NNM can be forgiven for treading just over the model-thin line of its mission statement this time around, though, because everyone knows music and fashin are two great tastes that go great together. “The Material Girl Exhibit — Vision of Cage” is a party featuring fashions by the artist Cage and tunes from veteran industrial/new wave maven DJ Arsenal. When their worlds collide, everybody wins. The exhibit: 8 p.m. to Midnight. The After Party: Midnight to 4 a.m.; $5; 21 and over only. Thurs, Sept 17, at the Gallery Bar (120 Orchard St., btwn. Delancey and Rivington). Visit www.NoNameNYC.ning.com. THE IRON HEEL

It’s the 27th century. Do you know where your sense of outrage is? If you’re a troupe of actors unfamiliar with injustice and bloody conflict, you get your education on matters of mercenary wars, stolen elections and corporate bailouts upon discovering the memoir of a 20th century revolutionist. That’s the busy premise of “The Iron Heel” — a 1908 novel by Jack London whose vision of world events in the early decades of the 20th century is as bleak as his ulti-mate vision of the 21st century is hopeful. Elizabeth Ruf-Maldonado has adapted the London novel as an operetta incorporating the eccentricities of early workers’ theater. $10. Sept 24 through Oct 11 (Thurs through Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun, 3 p.m.). At Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue, btwn 9th/10th Aves). Call 212-254-1109 or visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net.

LAST DAYS, MYRTLE AVE. ELCurrent West Village resident Theresa King grew up in Brooklyn riding the Myrtle Avenue Elevated Rail line. Take a trip back in time with her, as the New York Transit Museum presents “Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El: Photographs by Theresa King.” Opened in 1888 and closed in 1969, the Myrtle Avenue El ran from downtown Brooklyn to Queens, passing through Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Ridgewood, and Middle Village. King’s photographs of its final day pays loving tribute to the wooden train cars and antiquated stations which still hold fond memories for riders. Sept 29 through Feb 28 at the New York Transit Museum (corner of Boerum Place/Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn Heights). Tues - Fri, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat and Sun, Noon to 5 p.m.; $5 for adults, $3 for children/seniors (62+). Visit www.mta.info/mta/museum and www.theresakingphotography.com. On Sun, Oct 18 at 2 p.m., King will lead a gallery tour.

TENEMENT SYMPHONY“Tenement Symphony” explores the beauty and cruelty to be found within the tenement — that utterly unique New York experience. John Evans (who’s been creating collages daily since 1963 from his rent-controlled outpost on Avenue B) has amassed a collection that reflects the history of tene-ment life through everything from fabric swatches and tick-et stubs to discarded strips from the late, great Woolworth’s photo booth. Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt’s mixed-media con-structions and installations give form to his experiences in the Lower East Side and Hell’s Kitchen — by documenting the intersection of sexuality, class and religion. Through Oct. 10 (Tues through Sat, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), at Pavel Zoubok Gallery, 533 West 23rd St. (btwn. 10/11 Aves). Call 212-675-7490 or visit www.pavelzoubok.com.

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The cast of “The Iron Heel”

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“Farewell Interior”

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John Evans: “July 7, 1989” — mixed-media college on paper, 11 x 8 ½ inches

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There has been an attempt high up in the mairie (town government) to block the out-door cafe attached to Houria and Mohammed’s tiny indoor cafe on a street where every single other restaurant and cafe, of which there are many, has outdoor seating. The reasons are obvious and blatant. The man in the mairie who grants cafe permits has made it known he hates Arabs. There is a petition, which I and hundreds of others have signed. Meanwhile, Houria and Mohammed have had to hire a lawyer for a case that promises to drag. Yesterday it was the Jews; today it’s the Arabs; tomorrow it will be someone else. The old tru-isms hold. The human need to hate and blame is endless and runs deep.

This is the second week of Ramadan. In two weeks, the Jewish Days of Awe begin, starting with Rosh HaShanah and leading up to Yom Kippor. Outside of the week of Passover, this was always my favorite time of year, followed as it is by Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and the most joyous of all, Simchat Torah, when we take the Torah scrolls out of the ark and dance all night with them in the street. Here there is nothing. Klaus and Myriam return to Switzerland and their children and grandchildren; Daisy and Christian go north to do the same. I will read the siddur and fast on Yom Kippor as I always do. I will search the Internet to hear the shofar blow. It is not the same.

Nights I look across the street through the open windows of the young Moroccan couple who own the house across from mine. Hannan has decorated their living room in Moroccan style with reclining cushions lining the walls, low tables and wall hangings. Her family came up from Casablanca for several weeks, including the fi rst of Ramadan. After sunset, they gather, eating and talking and watching the fl at-screen TV long into the night — sports events when Jawed, her husband, isn’t at the restaurant where he works, and Arab movies, music and dance when he is. The feeling is always warm and close, the family gathered together with their fi rst child, 22-month-old Aamin, playing with his toys and running from one adoring family member to another.

Aamin loves Emily, my Westie, and Jane, my Jane Street cat. I had always thought Hannan was afraid of them. This week as we were sitting in front of my house, she explained. By touching a dog, her prayers would be annulled. Like Njiwa, the 19-year-old daughter of the Tunisian/Moroccan couple who own the epicerie (deli) at the foot of our street, she says how she loves Ramadan for the feeling of family and purity. Njiwa, her mother, Minna, and Hannan and I often discuss among many other things the similarities between our two religions. My Magrebin neighbors always tell me, “Come to us, Come to us, if you have problems.”

Last week I was telling Njiwa how sad I feel at this time of year, missing going to

synagogue, celebrating Rosh HaShanah and breaking fast always with my friends Ross and Deanna and their family. I miss the intensity of the High Holy Days, the sense of

mishpocah accompanied by renewed purifi -cation, faith and forgiveness of oneself and others, as well as all the traditional foods.

Njiwa leaves the shop in her younger brother’s charge for a minute and tells me to wait. She runs home and returns with a sack of chebakia she has made — fried, honey-soaked, sesame cookies shaped into fl owers, traditional among Moroccans for Ramadan. I promise to give her homemade Ashkenazi

pastries for the New Year. She will return to university soon, where she is getting a degree in foreign relations and economics. She is the fi rst in her family to go to college.

For younger children, this week was the culmination of La Rentrée, the return to school from the August vacation. From a commercial point of view, La Rentrée starts in late July, with stores packed with school supplies, a week before vacations begin. I think of the murdered Jews, including the Jews of Nyons, who never lived to have chil-dren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to go to school, adding so many more mil-lions to the 10 million already gone.

Yesterday, I saw Mohammed, the girls dashing happily ahead toward their mother, his arms holding four bright-pink, new, glit-ter and sequinned knapsacks. He had a big smile and a lilt to his walk.

In Provence, no one is sad to see sum-mer end. The temperatures have been between 96 degrees and 106 degrees Fahrenheit with no rain during August, or as the French say, fi ve minutes of “pipi de rat” (rat pee). Soon the grape harvest begins for our famous Côtes du Rhône. Next Friday, brings with it a particularly agonizing reminder of what happens when peoples of the world can’t get along. French TV will be fi lled with fi lms and dis-cussions in commemoration of September 11. Let’s not add any more tragic dates to the list.

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Njiwa returns with a sack of chebakia — fried, hon-ey-soaked, sesame cook-ies shaped into fl owers, traditional for Ramadan. I promise to give her home-made Ashkenazi pastries for the New Year.

by constituents and consciences rather than bribery? Even if you don’t think so, it is a strange kind of advocacy to insult the people whose votes you most need.

For many, the root of this venom appears to be a shared delusion with the right that a public plan would “open the door” to a single-payer government takeover of health insurance. As Obama and his surrogates have pointed out, such fanciful scenarios are ridiculous. America has had public uni-versities since the days of the land grant, yet private colleges remain vibrant. Universal primary-education mandates, with a public option in the form of the public schools, have yet to chase private and religious instruction from the scene. As the presi-dent himself noted recently, United States Postal Service Express Mail and Parcel Post service have not frozen the market for FedEx, UPS et al. (He might have added that bicycle couriers are not put out of work by First-Class Mail.) Nor has Social Security (which is not an “option”) put paid to private pension and retirement schemes. Come to that, Medicare and Medicaid haven’t led to single-payer in more than 40 years of existence.

If there are not 60 votes in the Senate to block a Republican fi libuster of “public option,” as seems likely, will the House’s new

Progressive Death Panel really pull the plug on America’s poorest and most vulnerable, as they pledge to? I don’t know, but for anyone who remembers the Clinton administration, the consequences of such a betrayal would be as familiar as they would be severe. And it seems likely that such an action would also pull the plug on the long liberal quest to make healthcare a right rather than a privilege. We are lucky to have gotten this second chance in just 15 years; I do not think we would get a third as quickly.

Perhaps the president enraged progres-sives by knocking down the right-wing paranoia about a creeping government monopoly, trampling their own unrealistic expectations in the process. Perhaps they are just confused by the antics of the right, and lashing out like rioters who burn their own neighborhoods. But whatever the rea-son, Nadler, Maloney, Velazquez, Weiner and their colleagues are holding reform — and the hopes of millions of struggling working families — hostage to their new dream of “public option.” Let’s all just hope they come to their senses.

Flynn worked for a decade as a cam-paign consultant and staffer to Democratic candidates before starting his current career teaching state-level environmental advocates across the country to increase their political impact. He is a lifelong Village resident.

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Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/30/2009. Offi ce loca-tion: 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: Renew-able Communities, LLC c/o Law Offi ces of Howard Goldman 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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PIG & OX PICTURES, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/7/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 201 East 30TH ST. APT. 37 NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Robert Demarco 201 East 30TH ST. APT. 37 NY, NY 10016.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

ADVANCE YOUR IMAGI-

NATION LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/22/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Mirlet Auguste C/O Ayi-First Taste NYC 208 W. 29TH ST., Suite 406 New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

MIMI & ME LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/7/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 320 West 86 Street #5C New York, NY 10024. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Name: ONY Pro-tection, LLC. Articles of Orga-nization fi led with the Sec-retary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 7/15/09. N.Y. offi ce location: New York County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to ONY Protection, LLC, c/o Omni New York LLC, 885 Second Avenue, 31st Fl., Suite C, NY, NY 10017. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-

TION OF EXCELERATE

DISCOVERY, LLC

Application for Authority was fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on July 30, 2009. Offi ce location: NY County. Principal business address: Piedmont Center North, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Building 15, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on August 25, 2008. 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 pro-cess against the LLC is to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central Avenue, Suite 100, Albany, New York 12205. GA address of LLC: Piedmont Center North, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Building 15, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Articles of Organization fi led with GA Secretary of State, Corporations Division, 315 West Tower, #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1530. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09


TION OF BLUE SPRING

SHIPPING COMPANY

LIMITED

App. for Auth. fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/19/09. Offi ce loc.: NY County. LLC org. in Gibraltar 7/3/08. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to c/o CTC, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Gibraltar offi ce addr.: Helen Bonavia, 10 Blackwood Tower, Brymp-ton, S. Barrack Rd., Gibraltar. Art. of Org. on fi le: Regis-trar of Companies, Compa-nies House Gibraltar, 1st Fl., The Arcade, 30-38 Main St., Gibraltar. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF ORIZZONTE CON-

STRUCTION INTERNA-

TIONAL LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/30/09. Offi ce 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 served upon him is C/O the LLC 55 Broad Street 15E, New York, N.Y., 10004. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

ROLLER RINK 515 LLC

a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) fi led with the Sec of State of NY on 6/25/09. NY Offi ce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 515 W. 18th St., NY, NY 10011 General purposes

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF ARCHER SPE

OFFSHORE I, L.L.C.

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 06/23/09. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 570 Lexington Ave., 40th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joshua Lobel at the princ. offi ce of the LLC, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF CROSSBOR-

DERS, LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/03/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 10/29/03. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 207 W. 25th St., Ste. 507, NY, NY 10001. NYS fi ctitious name: CROSS-BORDERS OF NEW YORK, LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, New Castle Cnty., DE 19808. Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Production services.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KOTP INVESTORS

I LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/27/09. Offi ce location: NY County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 135 W. 18th St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to James A. Pappas at the princ. offi ce of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF THE LAW OFFICE

OF FIONA OLIPHANT,

ESQ., LLC

Articles of Organization

fi led with Secretary of State

of New York (SSNY) on

04/16/09. Offi ce 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: PO Box

250166 New York, NY 10025.

Purpose: To engage in any

lawful act or activity. Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF CLARITY SOLU-

TIONS GROUP LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/1/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 3/25/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 298 Mulberry St., Apt. 7H, NY, NY 10012. Address of the princi-pal offi ce: 665 Broadway, Ste. 503, NY, NY 10012. Address to be maintained in DE: 615 South DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. fi led with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 8/12-9/16/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JUNOON NYC LLC.

Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 6/11/09. Offi ce located in NY county. SSNY has designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any pro-cess served against the LLC: Rajesh Bhardwaj, 56 Traut-wein Cresent, Closter, NJ 07624.

Vil 8/19 – 9/23/09DREAMS ANIMATION

LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 590 Madison Avenue,21ST Floor Manhattan, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

D & C MCKEEGAN LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/6/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC Mckeegan & Shearer PC 192 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

MHT VISIONS LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/19/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O Mona Tem-chin 509 East 81ST Street Apt 16 New York, NY 10028. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

BOMBSHELL TAXI LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/20/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 313 Tenth Avenue NY, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Evgeny A. Freidman 313 Tenth Avenue NY, NY 10001.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

EXPERT NETWORK GROUP, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/17/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC Attn Mark S Wolkstein 201 East 15TH ST APT 4C New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

FANTASTIC PAW, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/28/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Michael Grego-ry 360 West 21ST Street 2K New York, NY 10011. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

MS. TEASE DANCE STU-DIO, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/27/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 129-08 7TH Ave, 1ST Floor College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SECOND BUTTON

LLC

Art. of Org fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/27/09. Offi ce loca-tion: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, 1350 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, Attn: Thomas G. Huszar, Esq.. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFI-CATION OF C/S 12TH

AVENUE LLC

Authority fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/2/02. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 7/31/02. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Peter Sharp & Co., Inc., 545 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022. DE address of LLC: Corpora-tion Service Co., 2711 Cen-terville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. fi led with DE Sec. of State, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Pur-pose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF DEAN FOODS OF WISCONSIN, LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/27/09. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/27/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, registered agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. fi led with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF MAN INVEST-

MENTS (USA) LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/4/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Illinois (IL) on 3/14/98. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the IL address of LLC: The LLC, 123 N. Wacker Drive, Ste. 2800, Chicago, IL 60606. Arts. of Org. fi led with IL Secy. of State, 501 South Second St., Springfi eld, IL 62756. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/19-9/23/09

NAME: GENERAL PROD-UCTS COMPANY, LLC

Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 07/20/08. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY desig-nated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, 237 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/26/09 – 9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC 16 WEST 36TH

STREET, LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/09. Offi ce location: New York County. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Ganfer & Shore, LLP, 360 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10017 Duration perpetual. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26/09 – 9/30/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF MEN IN BLACK

STAFFING LLC Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/8/2009. Offi ce location: Queens Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/2009. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Business Filings Incor-poration 187 Wolf Rd Ste 101 Albany, NY 12205. DE address of LLC: 108 West 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. Of Org. fi led with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

BLACK WOLF CAPITAL, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corpo-ration Service Company 80 State Street Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Corporation Service Com-pany 80 State Street Albany, NY 12207.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

JENNIFER ROSS DESIGN LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Jennifer Ross 500C Grand ST. #3F New York, NY 10002. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

CHAOS INDUSTRY, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/28/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corporation Service Company 80 State Street Albany, NY12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Corporation Service Com-pany 80 State Street Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

OMERGE ALLIANCES, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/22/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 345 West 145TH Street STE 6B1 New York, NY 10031. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

THE LAW OFFICES OF VIJAY BHAGWATI PLLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/21/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 8 Baker Street Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

BLACK WOLF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/12/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corpo-ration Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207 Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Corpora-tion Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

BLACK WOLF CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/12/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corpo-ration Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207 Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Corpora-tion Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

BLACK WOLF PART-NERS, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corporation Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Regis-tered Agent: Corporation Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

CHATSWORTH VEN-TURES LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/2/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 25 West 31 ST., 11TH FL. New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

IMEK LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Erik A Kaiser 10 West Street 29A New York, NY 10004. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CAPITAL MERCURY

SHIRTMAKERS LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/09. Offi ce location: NY County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 350 Fifth Ave., Fl. 70, NY, NY 10118. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFI-CATION OF COLONY

FINANCIAL MANAGER, LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 06/23/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corpora-tion Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. fi led with Dept. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St.-Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CLOUD M1, LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/24/09. Offi ce 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: Cloud M1, LLC, 449 West 125th Street 3B, New York, NY 10027. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROTOTYP3 D., LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/20/09. Offi ce 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: PRO-TOTYP3 D., 31 Union Square West, Studio 3D, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: B & H PHOTO VIDEO PRO

AUDIO LLC.

Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/20/09. Offi ce location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 420 9th Avenue, New York, New York 10001. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

P U B L I C N O T I C E S

26 September 16 - 22, 2009

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF CAMERON

CAPITAL LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/2/2009. Offi ce location: NY County. Principal busi-ness address: 321 Silverrod Court, Paramus, NJ, 07652. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 2/12/2008. 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: The LLC, 321 Silverrod Court, Paramus, NJ, 07652. NJ address of LLC: 321 Silverrod Court, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Articles of Formation fi led with Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, Dept. of the Treasury, P.O. Box 002, Tren-ton, NJ 08625. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-TION OF DHJV COM-

PANY LLC

Authority fi led with NY Dept. of State on 8/7/09. Offi ce location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: One Discovery Pl., Silver Spring, MD 20910. LLC formed in DE on 4/24/09. NY Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail pro-cess to: c/o 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 Org. fi led with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF APOLLO PHILAN-

THROPY PARTNERS, LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/3/08. Offi ce 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 Corporation Ser-vice Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NAME OF FOREIGN LLC: NY TRIO 343 OWNER

LLC

App. for Auth. fi led NY Dept. of State: 7/14/09. Jurisd. and date of org.: DE 7/10/09. County off. loc.: NY Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of foreign LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Sec. of State shall mail copy of pro-cess to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, regis-tered agent upon whom pro-cess may be served. Addr. of foreign LLC in DE is: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Auth. offi cer in DE where Cert. of Form. fi led: DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 8/26-9/30/09

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a license, #1230358 has been applied for by Savory & Sweet LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 450 West 33rd Street NY, NY 10001.

9/2/09 & 9/9/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF ALVORD RECORDS,

LLC











against the LLC is to: 338

E. 15th Street, Ste. 2C, New

York, NY 10028. Purpose:

To engage in any lawful act

or activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF EM GLOBAL MAR-

KETING, LLC











against the LLC is to: EM

Global Marketing, LLC, 2727

Ocean Parkway, Suite A4,

Brooklyn, NY 11235. Pur-

pose: To engage in any law-

ful act or activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

ALEX LAYMAN IMAG-

ING, LLC

a domestic Limited Liability

Company (LLC) fi led with the

Sec of State of NY on 7/6/09.

NY Offi ce location: New York

County. SSNY is designated

as agent upon whom pro-

cess against the LLC may be

served. SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process against

the LLC served upon him/

her to The LLC, c/o Alex Lay-

man, 170 E. 116th St., NY, NY

10029 General purposes

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

ACCELAPAYMENT LLC

a foreign Limited Liability

Company (LLC) fi led with the

Sec of State of NY (SSNY) on

4/2/09. NY offi ce Location:

New York. SSNY is desig-

nated as agent upon whom

process against the LLC may

be served. SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process against

the LLC served upon him/

her to The LLC, 105 E. 34th

St., Ste. 163, NY, NY 10016.

General purposes.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF DESIGNER PAGES

ONLINE LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 06/04/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 21 Penn Plaza, Ste. 1000, 360 W. 31st St., NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF BREAKTHROUGH

COLLEGE COUNSEL-

ING, LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 07/31/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 205 E. 59th St., Apt. 16A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF EATALY WINE LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 07/20/09. Offi ce 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 B&B Hospitality Group, Attn: Riva Horwitz, 45 E. 20th St., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LHIW HESTER LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 07/13/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John Newhouse Esq., 3 W. 35th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF NEW YORK ADMIS-

SIONS, LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 08/04/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 1182 Broad-way, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF NYC – SHORT TERM

RENTALS LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 07/21/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 220 Riv-erside Blvd., Ste. 22-F, New York, NY 10069. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF KAYBRI REALTY LLC

Arts. Of Org. fi led with Sec. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 08/18/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 337 E. 41st St., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF EYE CANDY

LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/18/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 03/03/09. Princ. offi ce and DE address of LLC is: 111 E. 23rd St., NY, NY 10010. NYS fi ctitious name: FRESH & FAST LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corpora-tion Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Arts. of Org. fi led with State of DE, 1220 N. Market St., Ste. 806, Wilmington, DE 19801. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMA-

TION OF PCBV LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

Certifi cate fi led with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 05/08/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC, 7014 13th Street, Brook-lyn, NY, 11228. Name/address of each general partner avail-able from SSNY. Purpose: To engage any lawful act or activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF COBALT BAL-

LOON LLC

App. for Auth. fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/30/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC org. in DE 4/27/06. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 10 E. 53rd St., 34th Fl., NY, NY 10022. DE offi ce addr.: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on fi le: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF MARATHON

CREDIT DISLOCATION

FUND GP, LLC

App. for Auth. fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/23/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC org. in DE 7/22/09. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Attn: Gregory L. Florio, One Bryant Park, 38th Fl., NY, NY 10036. DE offi ce addr.: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on fi le: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF TALF ADVAN-

TAGE FUND, LP

App. for Auth. fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/29/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LP org. in DE 4/23/09. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Attn: Thomas Pearce, 437 Madi-son Ave., 39th Fl., NY, NY 10022. DE offi ce addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilm-ington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP on fi le: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

DAVID OLIVER COHEN

FILMS, LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/23/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 21 E. 22ND Street, #4L New York, NY 21401. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

JM&S BRANDS LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/22/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 1 Irving Place, Ste V27D New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Regis-tered Agent: Graham Jonas 1 Irving Place, Ste V27D New York, NY 10003.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

FAIRWAY EVANSTON

LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/25/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 1250 Broadway STE 1203 New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

HILLARY LEFEBVRE

MEDIA LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/30/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Hilary Lefebvre Perry 62 West 62ND Street Apt. 3G New York, NY 10023-7007. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF DOUBLE J

CONSTRUCTION SER-

VICES, LLC

authority fi led with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/23/2009. Juris. of Org: NJ fi led 10/14/2005. NY off. Loc. In NY Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 5 Shady Ridge Court Colum-bus, NJ 08022. Arts of org. on fi le with NJ Secretary of State 125 West State St P.O. Box 300 Trenton, NJ 08625-0300. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF AMERICAN

FARMLAND ADVISOR

LLC

Authority fi led with NY Dept. of State on 8/14/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 8/13/09. 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 Form. fi led with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09


TION OF AMERICAN

FARMLAND COMPANY

L.P.

Authority fi led with NY Dept. of State on 8/18/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LP formed in DE on 8/14/09. 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.: 10 E. 53rd St., NY, NY 10022, Attn: General Counsel. DE addr. of LP: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Name/addr. of genl. ptr. avail-able from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP fi led with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN

that license number 1230359 has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Con-trol Law at 34 8th Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10014 for on-premises consumption. 34 8TH AVENUE LLC

Vil 9/2/09 & 9/9/09

NAME OF LLC: COOPER-STEIN HOLDINGS LLC

Articles of Org. fi led Dept. of State of NY on 7/27/09. Offi ce location in NY: NY County. Secy. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Attn: Theo-dore Max, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 24th Fl., NY, NY 10112, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Pur-pose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF QUIK PARK BPC TEN-

ANT LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of N. (SSNY) on 7/16/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 247 W. 37th St., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Vil 9/2-10/7/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE NEW DISCOV-ERYCAR & LIMO, LLC

Article of Organization fi led with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/21/2009. Offi ce location: New York County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Offi ce address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC upon him is C/O the LLC 147 Post Avenue, New York, NY 10034. Date of Dis-solution: (If Applicable). Pur-pose of LLC: to engage in any lawful activity. Street address of Principal Business location is 147 Post Avenue New York, NY 10034.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

STICKHEAD MEDIA LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/8/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 328 East 74TH ST., Suite 1C New York, NY 10021. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

44 CLOTHING COMPANY LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/1/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O Lumbert Slade 15 Saint James PL Apt. #5G NY, NY 10038. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Regis-tered Agent: Lumbert Slade 15 Saint James PL Apt. #5G NY, NY 10038.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

BUSINESS CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/4/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Michael Caronna 100 Neptune Ave. Woodmere, NY 15598. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09


TION OF MOORING TAX

ASSET GROUP, LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/19/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Virginia (VA) on 01/29/97. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 8614 Westwood Center Dr., Ste. 500, Vienna, VA 22182. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corpora-tion Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. VA addr. of LLC: 8614 Westwood Center Dr., Ste. 650, Vienna, VA 22182. Arts. of Org. fi led with Joel H. Peck, Clerk of the Commission, PO Box 1197, Richmond, VA 23218. Purpose: To service tax and water and sewer liens.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF HERO WARDROBE,

LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/09. Offi ce 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: Hero Wardrobe, LLC 573 Grand Street Suite D-1706 NY, NY 10002 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF HORIZON VIEWS, LLC

Art. of Org fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/25/06. Offi ce loca-tion: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Harry Fried, 39 W. 37th St, New York, NY 10018. Pur-pose: any lawful activities.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF RINCKER LAW, PLLC

a professional service limited liability company (PLLC). Articles of Organiza-tion fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/20/2009. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC is to: Cari Rincker, 165 East 90th Street, Suite 2A, New York, NY 10128. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09


September 16 - 22, 2009 27

ing in the East Village and Harlem.“We decided to make it a home,” he said

of the fi ve-story, E. Third St. walk-up. “The question is — Why wouldn’t you? ... We started this when my wife was pregnant with our fi rst child, and we fi nished it with the birth of our third child,” he said of the effort to empty the building.

From the outset, the Economakises had wanted the full building for themselves. However, Economakis explained that, three years ago, he decided to offer the remain-ing tenants a deal: The renters could keep six apartments in the rear of the building, but would have to vacate three other apart-ments. Meanwhile, the Economakises would convert the building’s front half into their own private dwelling.

“If I got three apartments back, I can con-nect my space,” he said, referring to his separate duplex and triplex. In short, Economakis would have had nine apartments, or 60 percent of the building’s space, while the remaining tenants would have kept the rest. But Economakis said the renters rejected the deal outright.

Chimed in attorney Turkel, “It was one of the many miscalculations the tenants made. … It was just a question of which three of them would leave,” he said of the deal posed to the tenants.

“For fi ve years, they refused to meet,” charged Economakis.

The owner also blasted the media.“This is the longest conversation I’ve had

with the media throughout the fi ve years,” he told The Villager. “The tenants have used the media with, frankly, inaccurate statements.”

Turkel interjected, “I think a lot of politi-cians got a lot of free publicity, and a lot of politicians got their pictures in the paper. In the end, they delivered absolutely nothing. The courts that had this case said Alistair was right. The law said the owner can recover one or more units to live in with their family.”

Turkel noted Economakis had won decisive-ly, “12 to 1,” as he put in, in that, while a State Supreme Court justice ruled in the tenants’ favor, all 12 justices at the Appellate Division and Court of Appeals levels ruled Economakis was within his rights to mass-evict the tenants.

If the Economakises had evicted the ten-ants under the personal-use provision, they would have to live there for three years or face penalties, including potentially having to let the tenants move back in. But since the tenants took settlements, after realizing their case was lost, the landlord residency require-ment doesn’t apply.

However, Economakis reiterated, “I will live here much longer than three years.

Added Turkel: “He’s under no obligation to live there now — he could leave tomorrow.”

The sound of young children’s voices could

be heard in the background. It was Economakis’s kids returning from “a local park.” He said he had to get off the phone, because he wanted to spend some time with them.

Told of Turkel’s accusation that politicians were “grandstanding” on 47 E. Third St.,

Mendez — during an election endorsement interview at The Villager’s offi ce — was visibly outraged.

“I’m not grandstanding!” she said indig-nantly, fi re in her eyes. “I think this is a travesty. Where does it stop? ... There is something very, very wrong with this family,” she said of the Economakises.

“We’re seeing these mass evictions going on in the Bronx and in Brooklyn,” she added. Mendez said she’s tried to do what she can on the city level to change the owner-occupancy law, but it’s under the state’s jurisdiction, so she’s pinning her hopes on Squadron’s bill.

A tenant moving out of 47 E. Third St. last month, on the last day before the tenants legally had to vacate under the settlement, gave her perspective.

“I just wanted to live here peacefully with my two sons,” said Miriam Garcia, as she packed up a box of books to give to a charity group. “I’ve lived here 32 years. We’ve been only but the best tenants. We did all there is to do — and this is what we get.”

She recalled living through the neighbor-hood’s dark days 25 years ago.

“I actually used to run after the crack addicts,” she said. “I came down with my bat, and they left. ... You used to have to jump from mattress to mattress,” she said, recalling how people used to sleep sprawled all over the sidewalks. “We changed things around, we made it better, when nobody wanted to come down here.”

Although Garcia, whose annual salary from the Department of Education is $25,000, got a cash settlement to leave, a good part of that will go to pay off lawyers’ fees. Moving to a smaller apartment, she had to buy a smaller dining room table, a new mattress and pay $300 to put things in storage.

“I understand that this is a business,” she said. “I wasn’t born yesterday. I’m just say-ing, be fair and be reasonable. They need to put themselves in our shoes,” she said of the Economakises. “If I were them, I would not have done this.”

P U B L I C N O T I C E SNOTICE OF QUALIFICA-

TION OF DO NOT DIS-

TURB T ASSOCIATES,

LLC

Authority fi led with NY Dept. of State on 8/13/09. Offi ce location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 54 Thompson St., NY, NY 10012. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/09. 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 Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilming-ton, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. fi led with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF CENTURY TOWER

ASSOCIATES NY LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/24/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Olnick Organization, Inc., Executive Offi ce, 135 E. 57th St., 22nd Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF REGISTRA-

TION OF CUTTITA LLP

Certifi cate fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/15/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLP, 128 E. 35th St., Ste. 100, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: practice the profes-sion of law.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF GUNN LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTURE, PLLC

a professional service lim-ited liability company (PLLC). Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/28/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The PLLC, 38 W. 32nd St., Ste. 604, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: practice the profession of landscape architecture.

Vil 9/9-10/14/09

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN

that a license, #TBA has been applied for by Friendly Foods LLC d/b/a Bonetti’s to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on prem-ises consumption under the ABC law at 282-284 Bowery NY, NY 10012.

Vil 9/16/09 & 9/23/09


that a license, #TBA has been applied for by Chambers/Church Pizza, Inc. d/b/a Dona Bella Pizza to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consump-tion under the ABC law at 105 Chamber Street aka 154 Church Street NY, NY 10007.

Vil 9/16/09 & 9/23/09


that a license, #TBA has been applied for by Compass LCS, LLC to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consump-tion under the ABC law at 11 Wall Street NY, NY 10005.

Vil 9/16/09 & 9/23/09

NAME: MARY MITTEL-MAN CONSULTING, LLC

Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 08/27/09. 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, C/O Sabrina E. Morrissey, 60 E. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10165. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Vil 9/16 – 10/21/09

NYAA HOLDINGS, LLC

Art. of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/13/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Richard Blumenthal, Esq. 930 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10021. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

GAGA BABY LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/2009. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O Deborah Fienberg 340 West 86TH Street #8D New York, NY 10024. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF CHELSEA VILLAGE

ASSOCIATES LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/03. Offi ce location: NY County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: c/o Vectra Mgmt. Group, Inc., 424 W. 33rd St., Ste. 540, NY, NY 10001. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Vectra Mgmt. Group, 65 E. 55th St., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10022. As amended by Cert. of Amendment fi led with SSNY on 08/11/03, name changed to CHELSEA/VIL-LAGE ASSOCIATES, LLC. As amended by Cert. of Change fi led with SSNY on 05/07/04, addr. of process changed to 424 W. 33rd St., Ste. 540, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: Real estate ownership.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09


TION OF HATZIMEMOS

PARTNERS LLC

Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/09. Offi ce location: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-ware (DE) on 04/09/09. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 787 7th Ave., 48th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

WV GYM KIDS LLC

Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/4/09. Offi ce in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Robbins & Associates, P.C., 1375 Broadway, Ste. 505, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any law-ful purpose. Principal busi-ness location: 149-155 Chris-topher St., NY, NY 10014.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

NAME OF LLC: ACKER

ART AUCTIONS LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with NY Dept. of State: 8/24/2009. Offi ce location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail pro-cess to: Danow McMullan & Panoff PC, 275 Madison Ave. (1711), NY, NY 10016. Term: until 12/31/2108. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN

that license number 1230610 has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Con-trol Law at 2869 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10025 for on-premises consumption. ZEE SEVEN CORP. d/b/a SEVEN GRAPES

Vil 9/16/09 & 9/23/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF WING LUCK LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/8/09. Offi ce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: Jack Yuen, 56 East Broadway, Apt. #1A, NY, NY 10013. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF WESTMORE CAPITAL

LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy.

of State of NY (SSNY) on

12/24/08. Offi ce location: NY

County. SSNY designated as

agent of LLC upon whom

process against it may be

served. SSNY shall mail pro-

cess to: The LLC, 333 W. 57th

St., Apt. 408, NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF VERSAILLES PARIS

1983 LLC

Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy.

of State of NY (SSNY) on

4/29/09. Offi ce 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 Steven Cancro,

Attorney, 67 Courter Avenue,

Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose:

any lawful activity.

Vil 9/16-10/21/09

TO PLACE A LEGAL

NOTICE in

The Villager, call

Dave Jaffe at

646-452-2477 or e-mail

[email protected]

No vote yet on bill limiting personal-use evictionsContinued from page 4

‘I think this is a travesty. Where does it stop?’

Rosie Mendez,

city councilmember

28 September 16 - 22, 2009

tion of the Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments building it demolished at 133-139 MacDougal St.

But the issue extends far beyond a mere “gap in communication,” as the univer-sity has characterized it. As it has done so many times before, N.Y.U. has made another promise that it was either unwill-ing or unable to keep.

In the coming months, N.Y.U. will be putting the fi nishing touches on its N.Y.U. Plans 2031, a blueprint for its massive growth and expansion over the next 22 years. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, as a member of the Borough President’s Task Force on N.Y.U. Development, signed a set of “planning principles” with N.Y.U. that were sup-posed to guide that plan. Under these prin-ciples, the understanding was that priority would be given to fi nding sites outside the Village for N.Y.U.’s future expansion, and for reusing existing buildings, rather than demolishing and building anew. Since it has signed those principles, N.Y.U.’s proj-ects have focused almost exclusively on demolition and new development within the Village.

G.V.S.H.P., the Greenwich Village Block Associations and a broad coalition of com-

munity groups held a public forum in June attended by more than 250 people focused on getting N.Y.U. to abide by its commit-ments to fi nd alternative locations for new development and preserving, rather than destroying, buildings in our neighborhood. This latest episode with the Provincetown Playhouse demonstrates why it is so criti-cal that we all join together in demanding that this approach be the focus of the uni-versity’s plans for the future.

Andrew BermanBerman is executive director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Illegal turns, hand trucks

To The Editor: Re “Grand St. bike lane is a hell on

wheels, local seniors say” (news article, Aug. 26):

It’s too bad Alan Gerson didn’t hold his press conference at the busy intersection of Grand St. and Bowery. It might have brought attention to one of the hazardous conditions that has resulted from the reconfi guration of Grand St.

Many drivers have been ignoring the new signs that prohibit turns at this inter-section. They don’t seem to care that

they are holding up traffi c as they wait for crowded crosswalks to clear. Even with sirens blaring behind them, they appear oblivious to the potential danger they are causing now that Grand St. has only one travel lane. The Department of Transportation provided no enforcement, and a traffi c agent at Bowery and Delancey St. speculated that there are “not enough agents to go around.” At the same time, there are generally two, sometimes three, agents at that location. It’s only two blocks from Grand St., but it feels like a parallel universe.

Another traffi c hazard — seen in the pho-tograph accompanying the article — is the use of motorized hand trucks to deliver mer-chandise. This is the result of an extensive network of produce wholesalers who have turned the area into another Hunts Point Terminal Market. Operating in a commercial district is a zoning violation, and your pho-tograph clearly illustrates why they shouldn’t be here — their pallet lifts, designed to oper-ate in a warehouse or loading dock, are now traveling along our streets.

When operators ride these conveyances they cease to be “hand” trucks and become motor vehicles instead, subject to traffi c laws just like bicycles. If the use of non-motorized hand trucks is regulated by the city’s Administrative Code, why are the big motorized ones allowed to weave in and out of traffi c — often in the wrong direction — and frequently in the bike lane? Where are the cops?

Politicians will do what they must to score political points, but even the best laws are worthless if they’re not enforced.

Cathy Glasson

Déjà vu for small stores

To The Editor: Re “Commercial rent regulation bill is

stuck in limbo” (news article, Sept. 9): My initial response to Patrick Hedlund’s

article was to write a long history about the effort to get commercial rent control some 20 years ago. It would have told about the creation of the Small Business Task Force to stop the epidemic of small businesses that were closing their doors because of

skyrocketing rents then, and how the effort got sandbagged because the state said the city had to pass legislation fi rst, and the city said the state had to pass enabling legislation fi rst. In short, the city and state prevented anything from happening.

Nothing has changed since. The bot-tom line is that there will be no meaningful commercial rent protection as long as our elected offi cials — all of them — continue to accept large contributions from landlords and developers, and as long as tenants and labor continue to fail to organize into a large enough force to get the attention of these offi cials.

Susan Leelike

Soho domino effect

To The Editor: In 2004, 74 Grand St. was condemned.

The reason: 72 Grand St. had been taken down illegally — because of a supposed liquor license squabble — and the founda-tion was not filled in. As a result, a deluge caused water seepage below 74 Grand St., causing the building to lean 4½ inches west. All the tenants were forced to evacuate.

One tenant, who had paid $1.5 million for her loft, never even got to sleep in it! The abandoned building is now a magnet for rats, garbage and homeless people. The sidewalk is cracked and treacherous.

On Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m., the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a meeting at 1 Centre St. on the ninth fl oor to discuss the demolition of the building. The meeting has not been publicized in the least.

It is important that people know about this. The illegal demolition of 72 Grand has caused not only one building to lean westward, but others as well. If the new demolition isn’t done correctly, the famous Deitch Gallery, as well as my home, will be threatened.

I write you this in the hopes that if there is publicity about what is going on, nothing illegal will take place and the demolition will be done legally.

Jessica Soffer

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talk to people to see that everything is going right and to make sure the coordinators are doing their jobs. It’s mostly about encouraging them. They get paid, but it’s a pretty thankless job. They don’t do it for the money,” Berger said.

Asked whom she voted for, Berger declined to answer. “I’m supposed to be neutral,” she explained.In Chelsea, a steady stream of voters visited the Selis

Manor polling station on W. 23rd St. to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary.

Michael Todd Meyers, 45, of W. 24th St., voted for Quinn because he saw the City Council speaker’s align-ment with Mayor Bloomberg as a positive thing.

“She seems pretty on point, seems to know the issues,” said Meyers, who did not vote for either of the mayoral candidates and plans to support Bloomberg. “If it’s not broke don’t fi x it,” he added of his choice, “especially in this economy.”

Another voter, a 39-year-old W. 21st St. resident who declined to give his name, conversely viewed Quinn’s ties to the mayor as a weakness and instead pulled the lever for Kurland.

“The term-limits thing really upsets me, and I really believe Quinn lost her way,” he said, acknowledging he thought Quinn would eventually emerge the victor. “She’s one of Bloomberg’s little pawns.”

However, Edward Hlastrova, 87, who has lived in the same W. 21st St. building since 1966, voted “Quinn for sure” on Tuesday morning.

“She’s very good, she’s very serious, she gets things done,” Hlastrova said, admitting he didn’t hear much about the two other candidates, but didn’t like Passannante-

Derr’s “personal attacks” against the speaker during the campaign. “Quinn to me is the most qualifi ed,” he said.

Over at the Penn South co-op residential complex on Eighth Ave., which historically counts a high voter turnout among its residents, many explained their picks came to down to a few key issues.

“[Quinn] has been doing a lot for our community, for senior citizens,” said Kathy Andrade, 79, who has lived at Penn South since it fi rst opened nearly 50 years ago. “Her door is always open. She really identifi es with our commu-nity, and she has excellent personnel in her offi ce.”

Ben Schaechter, a 40-something Penn South resident, said Kurland offered the freshest choice and would be the least likely to fi nd herself embroiled in a political contro-versy, like Quinn’s so-called “slush fund” scandal.

“I heard negative things about Quinn, didn’t know anything about the third candidate, so [Kurland] was the default choice,” Schaechter said, adding Kurland “seemed like she was new and ripe.”

Larry Risko, 49, of W. 23rd St., pulled for Yetta “Kirkland” simply because he was asked to.

“My domestic partner told me to vote for [her] because she’s for animal rights,” he said, adding that the couple owns pets.

John Murphy, 56, of W. 23rd St., ultimately chose Quinn despite being upset with her “horrible mistake” regarding the slush-fund scandal.

The speaker got his vote “because of her experience and her relationship with Bloomberg,” Murphy explained. “A real workhorse I fi nd her to be. [She has] a real genuine-ness I admire.”

Reporting for this article was done by Josh Rogers, Julie Shapiro, Albert Amateau, Patrick Hedlund, Lincoln Anderson and Paul Schindler.

Chin upsets Gerson as Quinn wins tough fi ghtContinued from page 16

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