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Task force cries Astor plan N.Y.U. to start

will draw ‘drunk hooligans’
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
Members of the Astor Place Task
Force were appalled last week at
the city’s proposal to include public,
24-hour seating in the redesign of
the busy Astor Place / Cooper Square
intersection.
The redesign presented at the Jan.
6 meeting of the joint task force of
Community Boards 2 and 3 calls for
benches outside the gates of Peter
Cooper Park and seating areas in a new
public open space to be created in the
triangular roadbed area just south of
the park.
But what designers and agency offi-
cials called “an extraordinary oppor-
tunity to green, soften and beautify” a
harsh intersection, East Village mem-
bers of Community Board 3 said is an
invitation to crowds of noisy drunks
from neighboring nightlife venues to
hang out until the early hours.
“Benches in public areas will encour-
age drunken hooligans to congregate in
an area that already has a lot of bars
and hotels and will be getting more,”
said David Crane, chairperson of
Community Board 3’s Transportation
and Public Safety / Environment
Committee, who conducted the meet-
ing last week.
“People already congregate on the
sidewalks at night,” said Alexandra
Militano, a task force member and
chairperson of the C.B. 3 State Liquor
Authority and Department of Consumer
Affairs Licensing Committee. “We
don’t have a dearth of sidewalk cafes,”
Militano added.
“You have a very beautiful design,
but you’re creating problems for peo-
ple living here,” Susan Stetzer, C.B. 3
district manager, told the city repre-
sentatives. “We have two major issues
— noise and rats,” she said, suggesting
that the innovative and extensive green
areas proposed for the redesign could
harbor rats. “Bars across the street
have been a constant problem — the
source of drunken loudness. We want
the park locked at night and places
not locked to have no seating,” Stetzer
said.
“You’re not here at night,” Martin
On Wednesday, pedestrians navigated the slush around curbs on Astor
Place between Lafayette St. and Fourth Ave. There won’t be as many slush
puddles there in the future, however, if the city succeeds in its plan to close
this short segment of Astor Place to cars and make it part of a pedestrian
plaza.
Tessler, a former C.B. 2 member who
lives just north of Cooper Square, told
the city officials at the meeting. “It’s
like Disneyland with alcohol,” he said.
Encouraging noisy nighttime crowds
would especially impact JASA Green,
the 14-story residence at 200 E. Fifth
St. with 150 apartments for seniors,
oil-spill cleanup
on Bleecker St.
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
New York University
will begin excavation for
the cleanup of the Dec. 6,
2009, oil leak at Washington
Square Village — with con-
tinued monitoring of air
quality and groundwater
— in the next week or so,
university officials told resi-
dents and Community Board
2 representatives on Jan. 5.
While about 5,000 gal-
lons of the leaked No. 6
heating oil was removed
soon after the leak was dis-
covered from two tanks in
Five years later,
East River Park
work almost done
BY ALINE REYNOLDS
Amid leftover snow and
ice from the recent snow-
storms, joggers and dog
walkers on a recent week-
day made their way up and
down the East River Park’s
new promenade, which is
nearly fully complete.
Structural renovations
to the park, which began
in mid-2005, are slated for
completion by early spring,
Photo by J.B. Nicholas according to John Natoli,
chief engineer of the city’s
Parks Department.
Stetzer said.
Nevertheless, many task force mem-
bers acknowledged the aesthetic and
environmental benefits of the redesign,
which would transform Cooper Square
at the intersections of Bowery, Fourth
Continued on page 23
the boiler room and under-
ground areas in front of 3
and 4 Washington Square
Village, about 11,000 gal-
lons of congealed oil in the
soil must be removed as part
of a deeper remediation.
Beth Morningstar, N.Y.U.
assistant vice president for
strategic initiatives in the
university operations divi-
sion, promised anxious
Washington Square Village
residents that she would
respond to calls around the
Continued on page 4
Workers are now finish-
ing the final 600 feet of the
new, 6,600-foot riverfront
walkway, the key component
of the construction project.
Joggers, walkers and skate-
boarders will soon have
use of the esplanade’s full
length. The project’s land-
scaping will be completed
by early summer, in time for
the park’s peak-usage sum-
mer months.
The $84 million in refur-
Continued on page 5
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Photos by Robert Kreizel

Mulch ado about old trees

East Villagers dropped off dried-out Christmas trees at Tompkins Square Park on
Saturday and Sunday at the Parks Department’s annual MulchFest. The park was
one of 35 chipping sites around the city. There were an additional 35 drop-off sites.
Biodegradable bags were provided for people to take home some free mulch.

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STOP THE MADNESS: Led by local activist Yetta
Kurland, a group of about 40 people gathered at Union Square
in the frigid cold Tuesday evening for a vigil after the horrifying
shooting in Tucson on Sat., Jan. 8. They called for restrictions
on high-capacity ammunition clips and also for greater vigilance
by caregivers, so that mentally ill individuals that also are dan-
gerous don’t have access to weapons, and especially not such
high-powered ones. Colin Weaver, deputy executive director
of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, spoke in support of
Congressmember Carolyn McCarthy’s bill, which she planned
to introduce this week, to ban clips with more than 10 bullets.
Saturday’s deranged shooter, Jared Loughner, had a clip with
30 bullets — which was “hanging out 12 inches,” noted antigun
activist Deanna Tilley — and there was another bullet loaded,
as well, allowing him to shoot 31 times in a minute. District
Leader Paul Newell spoke to the need for better mental health
services to assure that mentally ill, potentially violent individu-
als don’t “fall through the cracks.” Dodge Landesman, a youth
advocate and member of Community Board 6, said that, to
him, it was most tragic that Christina Green, a 9-year-old girl
who had come to meet Congressmember Gabrielle Giffords
at her constituents event, was among the fatalities. “This little
girl was so excited about getting into politics,” Landesman
said. “We’re not speaking out against the Tea Party,” he added,
“we’re speaking out against the heated rhetoric.” Kurland said
it was natural to want to respond to hate with hate, but she said
that impulse must be resisted, after which they held a moment
of silence. Other speakers included Councilmember Rosie
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At Tuesday night’s “candlelight” vigil in Union Square,
people held their glow sticks during a moment of
silence.
note, this “candlelight vigil” had no candles. Kurland said when
she applied for the permit, she was informed that the Parks
Department has banned burning candles in the parks at such
events. So, instead, Tuesday’s vigilers used purple, pink, green
or orange glow sticks. We asked Parks if the department really is
snuffing out candlelight vigils. Spokesperson Philip Abramson
replied, “The concern about using actual candles stems from
safety hazards involving dripping wax and open flames, to per-
manent damages that can result from candles, including burnt
bench slats and char marks on statues. I wouldn’t characterize
it as a new policy, but it’s something we’ve been advising event
organizers during the past few years — to employ other lighting
devices, such as glow sticks.”
M.T.A.-SIGNS HOSTAGE CRISIS: Billy Leroy told us
last week that his Billy’s Antiques and Props tent is at its
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority filed a claim on
more than 100 signs and had the police seize them last
year. The M.T.A. said that 19 of the signs were definitely
stolen — but the agency claimed all of them. Billy said he
bought them all from a contractor that the agency hired
to dispose of them. The criminal case was dismissed last
year because prosecutors said they couldn’t prepare the
cases within the legal deadline — but the M.T.A. still has
the signs. Under state law, dismissal of criminal charges
doesn’t automatically entitle a defendant to get property
back unless the district attorney grants a waiver. The office
of D.A. Cy Vance Jr. has declined to sign off, saying that
ownership of the signs is still unclear. “I’ve tried to contact
the D.A. because they won’t even give me back the 95 signs
that the M.T.A. has said are not stolen,” Billy said. “They
claimed only 19 were stolen.” His only recourse is to file an
Article 78 civil suit charging the agency with overstepping
its authority. But the cost of the lawsuit could exceed the
value of the signs. Criminal Court Judge Rita Mella was
sympathetic in her decision last week denying a motion
to return the signs. She said the state Legislature ought to
change the law. Requiring a civil action is “a measure that
places a substantial financial burden on [Leroy] and contra-
venes the due process rights the courts and the Legislature
have sought to protect,” Mella said.
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warnings to bicycle riders to obey the rules, such as the ones
that say, except for riders under the age of 12 on bikes with
wheels less than 26 inches in diameter, cyclists must ride on
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N.Y.U. to start oil-spill cleanup on Bleecker St.

Continued from page 1

clock from residents during the cleanup

project, which is expected to be complete by
early May 2011.
Stephanie Kung, health and safety direc-
tor of N.Y.U. operations and the person
in charge of the cleanup project, told
residents that no weekend work has been
scheduled at this time. Groundwater test
wells, installed soon after the emergency
removal was completed, will continue test-
ing. Random air quality tests in public areas
of Washington Square Village buildings
3 and 4 will continue during the project,
Kung said.
Barbara Backer, co-chairperson of
the Washington Square Village Tenants
Association, however, called for air testing
in apartments on the first residential floor
of the buildings.
“There is a whole row of apartments in Photo by Albert Amateau
buildings 3 and 4 with vents in the kitchens
A cyclist in the Bleecker St. bike lane rode by the section of oil-contaminated soil — behind the fencing — at Washington Square
and bathrooms and there is air coming in.
Village.
I can feel it when I take a shower,” Backer
said. Moreover, cracks in the masonry of from the construction area. during the construction period. They asked 2 feet at a time,” said Kung. Shoring will
the buildings also admit air, Backer added. Residents and neighbors, including N.Y.U. to urge the city Department of be installed to support the 17-story build-
Kung said she would definitely look Judith Callet, residential chairperson of the Transportation to limit traffic on Bleecker ings. The westernmost tank, No. 3, is to
into the possibility of more extensive air Bleecker Area Merchants and Residents St. during the project. be removed along with oil-soaked soil. The
monitoring, including tests at the Morton Association, are also anxious about auto However, Jo Hamilton, chairperson of easternmost tank, No. 4, was emptied and
Williams supermarket on the south side of and bicycle traffic when the parking lane Community Board 2, told residents that cleaned during the emergency remediation
Bleecker St. The current plan calls for ran- on Bleecker St. is closed at the end of D.O.T. has existing traffic protocols wher- and current plans call for leaving it in place;
dom air monitoring 10 to 20 feet downwind January and traffic is confined to one lane ever construction impacts on street and side- it could be removed if conditions demand,
Kung said.
All contaminated soil will be removed
Chelsea | Greenwich Village | Soho | Clinton by truck, and clean soil will be used for
‘There is a whole row of backfill.
No. 6 heating oil has the consistency
SPRING apartments in buildings of sludge when cold and must be heat-
2011 ed before use as heating fuel. The four
SPRING 2011 REGISTRATION 3 and 4 with vents in the Washington Square Village buildings had
IS NOW OPEN ceased using their boilers for heating and
kitchens and bathrooms had been on the university co-generation
grid before the leak occurred; the heating
and there is air coming in. oil was a backup in the event of an interrup-

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walk circulation. Nevertheless, the C.B. 2
Transportation Committee will hold a hear-
ing on the cleanup’s traffic impact, Hamilton
said. Kung said that D.O.T. is expected to
issue construction and fence permits by the
time digging begins. While the planted area
between the Bleecker St. sidewalk and the
Greenwich Village Little League
10 White Street buildings — where the soil is saturated with
New York, NY 10013 oil — has already been enclosed behind a
greenwichvillagelittleleague.org chain-link fence, a working-area fence will
soon extend to the curb.
The plan calls for excavating “slowly,
Residents said that initial reports about
whether No. 6 oil was hazardous were con-
fusing. The oil is classified in state agency
documents as being in the “not hazardous”
category, but the same documents use the
word “hazardous” to describe the fuel when
it contaminates soil.
Gary Parker, N.Y.U. director of com-
munity and government affairs, said he
plans to hold information meetings for
residents, community leaders and repre-
sentatives of elected officials around 3 p.m.
on Wednesdays every two weeks during
construction.
Ellen Peterson Lewis, a public member of the
C.B. 2 Environment, Public Safety and Public
Health Committee, represented the board at
the Jan. 5 meeting. Also attending were Ann
Arlen, a former C.B. 2 member and longtime
head of the board’s Environment Committee,
as well as aides to Assemblymember Deborah
Glick, state Senator Tom Duane, Borough
President Scott Stringer and Congressmember
Jerrold Nadler.

Snow was so-so: You dig?
Wednesday morning, at West Broadway and Prince St. in Soho, a man shoveled snow
out of his flatbed truck. The city’s second major snowstorm, on Tuesday night, turned
out not to be as dire as anticipated, leaving Mayor Bloomberg, no doubt, breathing a
sigh of relief.
After five years, East River
Park rehab is almost done
Continued from page 1
bishments, funded by the city, involved
replacing 65-year-old sewers and the con-
crete that made up the former walkway.
Redoing the promenade, a 2-mile stretch
from 14th St. down to Cherry St., was the
project’s most challenging aspect, Natoli
said, since it required removal of the old
walkway’s wooden piles and support struc-
tures and crumbling concrete slabs. The tim-
ber, which had limited strength, was used in
abundance to uphold the old platform.
The crew built two embayment bridges —
which will no doubt be popular with fisher-
men, though they are for use by all parkgoers
— each with its own set of fluorescent lights.
Each embayment bridge cost more than $1
million. Construction of the northern bridge,
at E. Fourth St., was completed last May.
The southern bridge, at Delancey St., will be
finished by August.
Boulders are being used to replace the
former timber piles in these areas, placed
between the embayment bridges and the
promenade to absorb the impact of the
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“It was supposed to be just grass, but we
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Natoli said, of the decision to go with boulders.
To its west, the promenade is bordered
by ball fields, playgrounds and tennis courts,
which the Parks team spruced up by eliminat-
ing paving cracks and adding gravel, where
appropriate, as well as fencing and lighting.
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The Parks Department worked with
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MetroCards, yes; Pants, no!

Even the most blasé of New York straphangers had to raise an eyebrow, and smile,
when they saw the annual, scantily clad “No Pants Ride” on Sunday. The sartorially
challenged event ended, fittingly (underwear pun intended), at a major transit hub,
Union Square.
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charge and paid a fine, but the $150,000 in quantity of cocaine and more than 2,800 small
cash that was seized was not returned. glassine bags with intent to traffic in the drug,
Beal last year told The Villager that the according to charges filed with Manhattan

POLICE BLOTTER pot in the Nebraska arrest was acquired

Fatal L.E.S. fire
A 72-year-old woman who was trying to
keep warm by the heat of her stove burners
in the kitchen of her first-floor apartment
at 124 Ludlow St. near Rivington St. was
killed when her clothes caught fire last
Friday morning. The victim, Claudette
Rivera, was enveloped in flames when a
neighbor who heard her screams tried to
save her, police said. The neighbor, Frances
Ayers, 49, was treated for smoke inhala-
tion at New York Hospital. Firefighters
received the alarm at 11:18 a.m. Fri., Jan.
7, and declared the fire under control at
11:43 a.m. An Emergency Medical Service
team declared the victim dead at the scene.
The fire was confined to the kitchen in
the first-floor apartment in the six-story
walkup.
Church roof blaze
Firefighters responded to an alarm at 12:05
p.m. Mon., Jan. 10, at St. James the Apostle
Church, 32 James St., between St. James
Place and Madison St., where a fire broke out
in the roof of the five-story building. A second
alarm went off at 12:36 p.m., bringing a total
of 60 firefighters to the location of the city’s
second oldest Catholic church, completed
in 1837. The fire was under control at 1:28
p.m., a Fire Department spokesperson said.
No one was hurt and the cause of the blaze is
under investigation.
Dana Beal busted again
Dana Beal, an East Village medical mari-
juana activist who runs Cures Not Wars
and organizes the annual Global Marijuana
March in May, was arrested on Thurs., Jan. 6,
with 186 pounds of marijuana during a traf-
fic stop in Barneveld, Wisconsin, according
to CelebStoner.com. He and the car’s driver,
Lance Ramer of Omaha, Nebraska, are being
held in lieu of a $50,000 bond each in the
Iowa County jail in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
Beal is still facing charges in Nebraska
where he was arrested in 2009 after authori-
ties found 150 pounds of marijuana in
the van he was riding in. In 2008, he was
arrested in Illinois for possession of a small
amount of marijuana and $150,000 in cash.
He pleaded guilty to the Illinois marijuana
in California, and that he was planning to
deliver it to medical marijuana buyers’ clubs
in Michigan and New York City.
Deli slash attack
Police arrested Matthew Senquiz, 17, on
Dec. 30 and charged him with the Aug. 10
burglary of a deli at 37 Madison St. near James
St. and the beating and slashing of the deli
employee. The suspect entered the store, pos-
sibly with an accomplice, around 11:20 p.m.
and menaced the employee, who challenged
them. They punched the victim several times
before leaving the place, according to the
complaint filed with the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office. The victim closed the door
and locked it after the attack but Senquiz
returned a short time later wearing a mask.
He broke the glass door and slashed the victim
about the head, back and arm with a sharp
metal object, according to the complaint.
Police did not say how they caught up with the
suspect five months later. Senquiz is being held
pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.
Dud grenade, real coke
Allen Hasty, 40, of 106 Norfolk St. was
charged with possession of an unspecified
District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. Police found the
coke and the bags after they responded to a
call that a hand grenade, later discovered to be
inert, was in Hasty’s top-floor apartment.
Apparently, the grenade-alert informant
was Kayla Coxx, a transsexual porn star,
according to the New York Post. Coxx told
the Post she went to Norfolk St. during
the early hours of Dec. 29 after Hasty had
phoned to hire her as an escort. She said
Hasty offered her drugs after he confessed
that he did not have her $2,000 escort ser-
vice fee, the Post said. Coxx fled when she
saw a silver handgun and the grenade in
Hasty’s apartment, the Post said.
Enviro John
An off-duty Department of Environmental
Protection operations manager was arrested
in his D.E.P. vehicle during the early hours
of Wed., Jan. 5, after he fled from police
who caught up with him at Rector and West
Sts. after they chased him from Charles and
Greenwich Sts., where he is accused of look-
ing for hookers.
The defendant, John Caccavale, was given a
summons for loitering for the purpose of engag-
ing in prostitution and was released pending a
Feb. 1 court appearance. He has been suspend-
ed from his D.E.C. job and is liable for a 90-day
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jail sentence if found guilty, according to a Daily News item. The
Charles and Greenwich Sts. location is frequented by “The Bus
Stop Boys,” a group of transvestite prostitutes who wait for Johns
at bus stops to avoid loitering charges, the Daily News said.
Bistro burglar
Police arrested Christophe Henderson, 48, on Dec. 21
and charged him with the burglary of two East Village
restaurants. Henderson was seen inside the private office
area of Perbacco, the restaurant at 234 E. Fourth St.
between Avenues A and B, around 12:37 p.m. where he
tried to pry open the cash register. He failed but then
started to carry the register out of the place, but finally
gave up and fled empty-handed, according to a spokes-
person for Manhattan D.A. Vance.
Henderson was also caught on a video surveillance
tape inside a restaurant at 326 E. Sixth St., around 10
a.m. Dec. 9, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
He reached through a curtain in the E. Sixth St. restau-
rant, grabbed an envelope full of cash and fled, according
to court papers. He was arrested soon after the Dec. 21
incident.
Fake credit cards
A man and a woman who tried to buy $5,000 worth
of shoes from the Christian Louboutin boutique, at 59
Horatio St., with five different credit cards on Fri., Dec.
31, were arrested later for attempted grand larceny,
police said. The credit cards were all rejected because
the accounts were closed, police said. It was later dis-
covered that one card was the property of an owner in
Nova Scotia, Canada. Jamel Rashid, 24, and his female
accomplice, Shaneeka Blanding, 31, were charged in the
incident.
Wicked theft
A woman patron of Wicked Willy’s, 149 Bleecker St.,
told the manager that her Marc Jacobs bag, containing a
cell phone, $80 in cash and a camera memory card, was
stolen from her table around 1:20 a.m. Thurs., Jan. 6, while
she stepped away for a minute, police said. The manager
checked the surveillance camera tape and identified a suspect
taking the bag. Other patrons held the suspect, Christopher
Laporte, 23, for police, who charged him with felony larceny.
The bag and its contents, except for the cash, were recovered
in the bar’s men’s room, police said.
Drumsticks menace
Police arrested Jessie Sloan, 27, shortly before 4 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 4, in front of 853 Broadway between 13th and
14th Sts. and charged him with assault with a weapon,
resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Police said
the defendant, a Queens resident, was trying to hit a man
with a pair of drumsticks. Officers said Sloan swung his
fists at them when they were making the arrest. The
suspect, described as drunk and stoned, was in posses-
sion of a small bag of marijuana when he was arrested,
police said.
Alber t Amateau
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Photos by Clayton Patterson

A final farewell to FA-Q

Artist Kevin Wendall, known as FA-Q (pro-
CLAYTON’S PAGE nounced, “fack you”), left, died Nov. 15 at
age 55. From Cleveland, he was active in
the 1980’s East Village squatter scene on E. 11th St. Two years ago, FA-Q went in
for surgery for a pituitary tumor, and was supposed to come home in three days and
be on one-month’s bed rest. Instead, there were many post-surgical complications,
and he spent the last year hospitalized. Not everyone knew FA-Q had kids. His two
children, Jessica Wendall Bohach, above right, and Brooks Wendall, left, were recently
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EDITORIAL
The Tucson tragedy
The awful, senseless act of violence that occurred in
Tucson, Arizona, last Saturday has forced us to pause and
reflect. Within minutes of the massacre that not only put a
congresswoman’s life in jeopardy but also ended the lives
of six others — including a federal judge, a 9-year-old girl
and a young man engaged to be married — many have
begun to question the role of extremist, violent rhetoric
and references in today’s political arena.
We do not wish to blame anyone at this point, except
the perpetrator, for what happened. But we cannot turn
a blind eye to the fact that a former candidate for vice
president earlier this year posted on her Facebook page a
map of the United States with target symbols on particu-
lar districts, one of which was Gabrielle Giffords’. Sarah
Palin used the term “reload,” a fact she cannot deny.
Extreme ideological partisanship and overheated speech,
mostly but not entirely coming from the right, increas-
ingly characterize our politics.
Regardless of Palin’s poor judgment, the heated rheto-
ric that divides and instills fear in people was evident here
in Lower Manhattan during the debate over Park51, the
planned Islamic cultural and community center on Park
Place. Our community saw what such language could do,
firsthand, and we are lucky that nothing along the lines of
the events of last Saturday happened here.
Beyond demanding that our politicians and pundits
dial down their discourse, the shooting rampage in
Tucson is a clarion call for common-sense solutions to the
availability and proliferation of firearms. We salute Mayor
Bloomberg’s efforts, and those of 500 other mayors in his
group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, to stem the flow of
illegal guns into American cites.
That the Tucson killer, who has a history of drug
use and aberrant behavior, was able to legally purchase
a handgun with a high-capacity ammunition clip is a
further outrage. No sane society should permit ordinary
citizens to purchase semiautomatic weapons, period. The
federal law enacted in 1994 that restricted some assault
weapons was allowed to expire in 2004 by a Congress
cowed by the National Rifle Association. Our state and
federal lawmakers need to show guts, and take a stand.
Good riddance
Today the former Deutsche Bank building at 130
Liberty St. stands only two stories high. According to the
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the building
will be completely demolished by the end of this month.
While there is no single reminder of the tragedy
of 9/11 that, should it disappear, could make people
forget what happened, this building’s demise will cer-
tainly signal progress. For years it has stood, shrouded
in black, and when it is down and gone for good, it will
be one less eyesore and one less remaining remnant of
that horrible day.
What cannot be forgotten, however, are the pitfalls
that plagued the project from beginning to end. Some
were minor, like falling debris. But some were major,
like the hiring of a contractor with no demolition expe-
rience and a careless demolition management, where a
lit cigarette caused a fire that killed Firefighters Robert
Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino.
The building’s disappearance will not erase these
facts. But it will, however, make it easier to walk down
Liberty St. and not see what for years stood as a beacon
of disaster.
We only hope the saga of this project results in
lessons learned by all parties so another building, and
another person, never has to suffer the same fate.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The killers among us
To The Editor:
Last month, Sylvie Cachay was murdered in my
district. Last week, her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks,
was charged with second-degree murder. She is just one
victim in an upward trend of intimate-partner violence;
yet membership to an exclusive club and family ties to
an award-winning musician made this particular story
infiltrate the media. Even stories about the poodle the
victim left behind were published.
Each day in the United States, an average of three
women are murdered by an intimate partner. Of female
murder victims, one-third are killed by an intimate
partner and this percentage is on the rise. In New York
City, most crimes are committed by someone the victim
knows, and rates of murder and rape are both on the rise.
Yet victims of intimate-partner violence rarely become
more than a statistic as the media fails to cover all but
the most sensational of these stories.
All victims of intimate-partner violence were also
sisters, friends, co-workers, daughters, mothers and girl-
friends, yet not all victims have ties to prestigious places
and people. This does not mean they do not warrant our
attention or our empathy.
The gruesome reality of intimate-partner violence is
that it is pervasive in society — but in order to curb the
epidemic, we have to first acknowledge that it exists. We
need to continue to shed light on all of these egregious
acts, not just the ones with catchy headlines. We need to
give voice to all of those who are no longer able to do so
for themselves.
Deborah J. Glick
Glick is assemblymember for the 66th District
The carnage continues
To The Editor:
In New York City gun deaths have declined somewhat
since stricter regulations were put in place, according to
Violence Policy Center statistics.
However, gun violence in Upstate New York recently
claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy who was accidentally
killed by his young friend while playing with his friend’s
father’s handgun. This tragedy then led to the demise of
the dead boy’s grandfather, who walked headlong into
freeway traffic. Next came the gory slaughter in Arizona
IRA BLUTREICH
The mayor responds to a blizzard of criticism.
and a police officer’s killing in Baltimore.
In spite of this national, ongoing, daily carnage, gun
advocates and the N.R.A. are as unreasonable, dogmatic
and perverse as ever.
For instance, in response to a call for a renewed effort
on the Brady Bill and new regulations that would call for
childproof gun locks, a typical hard-line gun advocate
wrote the following poem in the local paper in Saratoga
Springs, where the young boy was killed:
“John Lennon had his fun,
Wrote ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun,’
But he wasn’t laughing none,
When David Chapman pulled his gun.
Ol’ karma came around,
And John Lennon he went down,
You can hear that gun ban sound,
Way down in New York town.
And its loud, yeah its loud,
Yeah its loud, yeah its loud,
That gun ban sound.”
As a New Yorker, a Lennon fan and a person touched
by these senseless tragedies, I am horrified by this sort
of cavalier and jocular attitude toward gun deaths by
opponents of reform. Yet this is exactly the sort of mad-
ness those of us who advocate common-sense regulations
face every day.
Naturally, this white-hot rhetoric is terribly frighten-
ing. With that in mind, is it any wonder that nothing is
likely to come from all the bloodshed?
Lawrence White
Let’s get ready to ride!
To The Editor:
Re “Critics can’t roll back the progress on bike lanes”
(talking point, by Barbara Ross, Jan. 5):
Good, sensible argument. Get the word out on that “Love
Your Lane” ride next month! Let’s have hundreds of cyclists
show up!
Danny Garcia
Continued on page 12
 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011 11

Kiss epiphany: Revelation outside the Gay Center

in this situation? I was not sure if he’d touch her but I knew position, but something pretty strange just happened to me
NOTEBOOK Jesus would act with kindness and compassion.
“You gotta do things to meet women,” I said. “Go to a
outside,” I said, and I told him the story of the woman who
wanted a kiss to determine if she was a lesbian.
BY KATE WALTER dance or a bar or an event at the Center.” By now, we’d been “Oh, her?” he said, obviously familiar. “She’s back?
On a cold December morning, I left Integral Yoga after talking about five minutes and I was cold. She’s been doing that off and on for years. People have
an invigorating class. “Look, I have to go. I’m freezing. Good luck and please been nice to her, like you. I’m amazed no one has hit her.
I crossed W. 13th St. and headed to the Gay Center to talk to a therapist.” She’s more than confused. She’s really crazy. I feel sorry
pick up the new issue of GO Magazine, the popular city for her.”
dyke monthly. “Yeah, she seems really tortured,” I said, feeling sorry for
“Excuse me,” said a woman who was sitting in a parked her, too. When I slipped back outside, 10 minutes later, I was
car, door open, about 200 feet from the entrance. ‘I want to figure out if I’m gay. relieved to find her car was gone.
The car was too far from the curb, so I thought she As I thought about this encounter over the next few days,
wanted help parking or she was seeking directions. I walked Would you kiss me? I have to know.’ I convinced myself that she was a messenger — like a crazy,
toward her. She was about 40 with shoulder-length hair that queer, Christmas angel — sent to make things clearer for me.
needed washing. Her car was filled with blankets like she’d She was desperate for a kiss and I wasn’t. She felt tortured;
been sleeping in it. I felt peaceful.
“Are you gay?” she asked out of nowhere. “No, I want a kiss and then I will know. Please. I’m clean, Everything was lining up in my life, and I had faith I’d
“Yeah. Why?” I said, surprised at her question. I don’t have diseases. We could go somewhere. I’m not a meet a special person in 2011.
“Do you have a girlfriend?” she asked. hooker.” I was open to possibilities and happy with my indepen-
“I’m dating someone,” I said quickly, wondering where “No, sorry,” I said. “I can’t.” I hadn’t had a soulful kiss in dent single life. I was now in the best position from which
this was going. This woman seemed highly agitated as she a long time but I wasn’t so desperate that I’d kiss a deranged to attract someone. It had taken years of hard work to get
gripped the phone in her hand. woman stalking lesbians outside the Gay Center. I turned here but I was where I wanted to be and the new year was
“But you see other people?” she asked. and walked inside the building grateful to be safe inside the filled with promise.
“What’s this all about?” I demanded. warm lobby. When I went to church on Christmas Eve, I said a prayer
“I’m confused,” she said. “I want to figure out if I’m gay. I went up to the handsome Latino man behind the front for this woman, or angel in disguise, whose sad situation
I want a woman to kiss me and then I’ll know. Would you desk and spoke to him. shone a light on how I am blessed with good fortune.
kiss me? I’m going crazy. I have to know.” “I’m sure you see and hear a lot of weird s--t in your
I was taken aback by her request.
“You should talk to a therapist. They could help you at
the Institute for Human Identity. They specialize in these
issues.”
“No, no therapy,” she said. “I want a kiss. I want a woman
to hold me.”
I shook my head and adjusted my yoga mat, which was
slipping off my shoulder.
“You can’t just expect strange people to kiss you.”
I was stunned at this ironic interaction. I’d been looking
for love and romance for months and now this unhinged
woman was throwing herself at me. Was the universe mock-
ing my efforts? Was the devil tempting me, like Eve with the
apple? For a brief moment I considered it (if only to break
this dry spell) but I realized no good could come from kiss-
ing a crazy lady in the street. What if she had a knife or gun
hidden in her car? That thought made me back away farther
from the vehicle.
“Well, if you won’t do it, maybe you know someone who
will. I could give you my card — please, I have to know.” She
was pleading now.
“This isn’t the right way to go about this,” I said thinking
she’d have better luck making her appeal at the Cubbyhole
on the night they served cheap shots of tequila.
Photo by Milo Hess
She was sitting on the edge of her car seat facing me, her
Some colorfully painted and, thankfully, nonfunctional and broken AK-47 rifles
feet on the curb, her head in her hands.
“For two years I have been trying to figure this out,” she
said, sounding desperate. “First I was into Jesus and then I
SCENE were mounted on walls on Wooster St. In the current climate of gun violence — so
horrifically witnessed recently in Tucson — hopefully, this project’s intent was to
was married and… .” defuse the deadly weapons’ destructiveness by transforming them into artwork, à la “swords into plough-
When she mentioned Jesus, I thought, What would he do shares.”

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problem. It is the people that use them, and
Lanes should be low priority those that don’t — riding in all directions,
with the light or not, on the sidewalks and
To The Editor: in traffic.
Re “Critics can’t roll back the progress Many times, work vehicles, delivery
on bike lanes” (talking point, by Barbara trucks and even police cars occupy the
Ross, Jan. 5): bike lane and riders are forced into traf-
I’m writing from Brooklyn. On Dec. fic, but most times this is not the case.
26 the street in front of my home was not Bike riders on my block are on the
cleared and would not be cleared for 48 sidewalk every day. First and Second
hours. The arterial avenue at the end of my Aves. have almost as many bikers going
street was not yet cleared. At least your road- the wrong way as the right way. I don’t

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spoke out from Ocean Parkway, again in
Brooklyn, noted that the segregated bike
lane had been cleared but the heating-fuel
or against bikes. The benefits of bicycling
street. People were at risk because of misin-
terpreted priorities.
We can solve most of the problems by
know how fast a bike can go, but there are
times when I’ve felt the wind of a bike as
it almost hits me, usually going the wrong
way. They are also all over the place in
traffic or riding against the light.
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Re “Critics can’t roll back the progress
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VILLAGER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rooted in past, Metropolitan eyes emerging talent
Harlem Renaissance Fest features seven to watch
THEATER
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
FESTIVAL
Seven new works by emerging artists
January 17-30
At the Metropolitan Playhouse (in the Cornelia
Connelly Center: 220 E. Fourth St. btw. Aves.
A & B)
Tickets: $15-$18 per program
(four shows for $50)
For reservations and a schedule,
visit metropolitanplayhouse.org.
BY MARTIN DENTON (OF NYTHEATRE.COM)
As a history buff, I’ve always been fas-
cinated by the way that drama can teach
us about our collective past. And I’m not
talking just about history plays. “The Boys
in the Band” and “Angels in America” — to
pick two somewhat related examples, have
much more to tell us about our country’s
culture and attitudes at a particular politi-
cal/historical moment than, say, “Sunrise at
Campobello” or “Frost/Nixon” (and they do
so much more vividly, too).
So a theatre company devoted to explor-
ing the American past to see what it has to
teach us about our American present feels
like a godsend to me, which is why I’ve
always been such a huge fan of Metropolitan
Playhouse. They’ve been around for 19
seasons now — and for the past 11, they’ve
been led by artistic director Alex Roe. He
describes the company’s mission this way:
Guiding the company’s growth has
been a clear vision of the rich por-
trait that theater paints of the culture
that creates it. Reflecting society’s val-
ues, aspirations, and character, theater
offers, as does no other art, a dou-
bly rich perspective.…Connecting us
with our past in the light of our pres-
ent, America’s theater gives invaluable
insight into our cultural identity.
Metropolitan presents four mainstage pro-
ductions every season in their cozy theatre
space on East 4th Street in Alphabet City
(located on the second floor of the Cornelia
Connelly Center, which is also home to the
Connelly Theater). Over the years, they’ve
scoured the American canon as no other
company in New York has done, looking for
work from the early 20th, 19th and even 18th
century that will enlighten and entertain 21st-
century audiences — simply by letting us see
Alia Chapman and Alex Ubokudom, in a scene from “The Octoroon” (part of the
Harlem Renaissance Festival).
what our great-great-grandparents saw when
they went to the theatre.
Thanks to Roe and his colleagues at
Metropolitan, New Yorkers have had a
chance to sample famous old plays like
“Fashion” by Anna Cora Mowatt and “The
Octoroon” by Dion Boucicault; lost works
that were stupendously popular in their day
like William Gillette’s “Secret Service” or
curiosities like “Metamora” by John Augustus
Stone — and more contemporary neglected
pieces, as in “The Pioneer” (which was a
compendium of five very early plays, pre-
“Beyond the Horizon” of Eugene O’Neill).
So far this season they’ve brought us back
to ante-bellum New York City with a rousing
rendition of W.H. Smith’s temperance “The
Drunkard” and to the American South of the
same era with a clear-eyed look at George
Aiken’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
What makes Metropolitan’s productions
so valuable is that they are never edited,
camped up or otherwise “fixed.” You’ll find
no Alan Gribben-style rewrites of these plays,
Photo by Noam Galai
which Roe and company steadfastly present
in unexpurgated form, warts and all, laying
bare what’s dated or discomfiting in these
works without comment. Thus, we learn how
much things have changed in American popu-
lar culture over the years — and sometimes,
joltingly, how little.
Lest I’ve led you to think that Metropolitan
Playhouse is a one-trick pony sort of theatre
company, I hasten to add now that in addi-
tion to their mainstage productions each year,
they produce several other ongoing series.
They’ve been mounting at least a couple of
family shows geared for children every year
for quite some time now; usually these have
an interactive bent that helps youngsters
appreciate how immersive and engaging the
theatre experience can be.
Metropolitan also sponsors two sum-
mertime festivals, both of which tie them
directly to their home community: “East
Village Chronicles” is an annual program of
new short plays inspired by events, people
and locations in the neighborhood; and
Januar y 13 - 19, 2011 13
“Alphabet City Monologues” are short solo
performance pieces created from interviews
with local personalities, some famous, some
not. These two sets of original American
plays illuminate the past and present life
of the vibrant and historic section of New
York City that Metropolitan Playhouse is
part of; they connect the community to the
theatre and the audience to the community
in a visceral, thrilling way. They also provide
opportunities for Metropolitan — a compa-
ny mostly rooted in the past — to work with
contemporary and emerging playwrights and
theatre artists and help them develop their
craft. Some of the folks who have gone
through “East Village Chronicles” Alphabet
City Monologues include indie theater lumi-
naries like Trav S.D., Anthony P. Pennino,
Tim Cusack, Lisa Barnes and Qui Nguyen.
As if all this wasn’t enough, Metropolitan
combines aspects of their summer festival
initiative and their mainstage season in an
annual wintertime extravaganza known as
the Living Literature Festival. Now in its sixth
year, this highly anticipated January event
brings to audiences new works inspired by
the lives, thoughts and writings of important
figures from America’s literary past. Prior
years have celebrated Mark Twain, Herman
Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen
Poe and notable women writers from the
19th and early 20th centuries.
This year, from January 17 through
January 30, Metropolitan will present the
“Harlem Renaissance Festival” — compris-
ing seven premiere works by cutting edge
artists inspired by the life and writings of
the dynamic artists who defined the Harlem
Renaissance. Among those whose work will
be explored are poets Langston Hughes,
Georgia Doulas Johnson, Countee Cullen,
Angelina Grimke and Paul Laurence Dunbar;
composers Duke Ellington and Fats Waller;
journalist and activist Marcus Garvey; as well
as surprising personages such as enterpris-
ing purveyor of good eats, Pig Foot Mary,
and librarian Belle da Costa Greene — first
director of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
Bringing these figures to life will be indie art-
ists Danny Ashkenasi, Leah Maddrie, Daniel
Carlton, David Lally, Juliane Haim, Xoregos
Performing Company and students from the
Newburgh Performing Arts Academy.
As in previous years, the plays will be pre-
sented in short evenings, 90 minutes or so in
length. There are seven different programs in
the Harlem Renaissance Festival, each sched-
uled for four performances.
All of Metropolitan’s programming serves
the important dual purposes of entertaining
a diverse audience and bringing them a deep
and renewed understanding of who we are.
Metropolitan Playhouse is a cornerstone of
the East Village community, one that we hope
will endure for many years to come.
14 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011

You know, for kids! Compiled by Scott Stiffler

BOOKS OF WONDER & CUPCAKE CAFÉ
Literate kids and cupcake enthusiasts of all ages mingle
at the space shared by Books of Wonder and Cupcake Café.
The café has sweet stuff all day, every day (they’ve got some
of the best icing in town) — while the bookstore has story
time Sundays at Noon (appropriate for ages 3-7). There’s
simply nothing better than being able to depend on a weekly
story followed by a massive sugar rush. Life is good!
Want to take a book home for some story time, any time?
“My Princess Boy” is a nonfiction picture book (words by
Cheryl Kilodavis) about a four-year-old boy who happily
expresses himself by enjoying “traditional girl” things. For info,
visit myprincessboy.com. For signed copies, visit the store!
Books of Wonder owner and founder Peter Glassman
enthusiastically recommends (for ages 3-7), “Children Make
Terrible Pets” by Peter Brown (about a little girl bear
who finds a little boy and decides he’d make a great pet).
“Archvillian” by Barry Lyga (for ages 8-12) is about a kid
who gets super powers — and an enemy to go along with
them. For teenagers (12, 13 and up), Richard Peck’s “Three
Quarters Dead” involves a girl who speaks to the dead
through text messages.
Books of Wonder is located at 18th St. (btw. Fifth &
Sixth Aves.). Call 212-989-3270 or visit booksofwonder.
com. Cupcake Café, at the same address, can be reached at
212-465-1530 (visit cupcakecafe.com).

ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE MUSICAL

Everyone at the Camembert Academy is all aflutter
because a special guest is coming to visit. Angelina and
her friends are excited to show off their hip-hop, modern
dance, Irish jig and ballet skills — but will Angelina get that
moment in the spotlight she’s hoping for? Based on charac-
ters from the PBS series, this show is appropriate for ages
3-12. Through Feb. 19, Sat. at 1pm & 3pm and Sun. at 1pm.
At the Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th St. btw. Union
Square East and Irving Place). For tickets ($39.50-$65), call
1-800-982-2787 or visit ticketmaster.com. Also visit angeli-
nathemusical.com.
MARK TWAIN:
A WONDERFULLY FLAT THING
This modern twist on Mark Twain’s short story “A Fable”
finds Twain and his animal friends on a journey of self-
discovery and magic. Puppets, dance, music and interactive
video are the new tricks that help bring this old writer into
the modern age. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Sat., Jan.
15 at 11:30am, 2:30pm & 5pm and Sun., Jan. 16 at 11:30am
& 2:30pm. At the 14th Street Y’s LABA Theatre (344 E.
14th St. btw. 1st & 2nd Aves.). For tickets ($15), call 212-
780-0800 or visit.14StreetY.org/AWFT.
Photo courtesy of the NYC Police Museum
Driving a Police Car, in the Junior Officers Discovery Zone. See “New York City Police Museum.”
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM
The Junior Officers Discovery Zone is an exhibit designed
for ages 2-10. It’s divided into four areas (Police Academy;
Park and Precinct; Emergency Services Unit; and a Multi-
Purpose Area), each with interactive and imaginary play
experiences for children to understand the role of police
officers in our community — by, among other things, driving
and taking care of a police car. For older children, there’s a
crime scene observation activity that will challenge them to
remember relevant parts of city street scenes; a physical chal-
lenge similar to those at the Police Academy; and a model
Emergency Services Unit vehicle where children can climb
in, use the steering wheel and lights, hear radio calls with
police codes and see some of the actual equipment carried
by The Emergency Services Unit. At 100 Old Slip. For info,
call 212-480-3100 or visit www.nycpm.org. Hours: Mon.
through Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Admission:
$8 ($5 for students, seniors and children. Free for children
under 2.

PRESCHOOL PLAY
AND STORIES & SONGS
A new session of “Preschool Play” has been added:
This program, for walking toddlers, invites you to join
other children, parents, and caregivers for fun interac-
tive play, art, and theme days. Thursdays, Jan. 20-March
24, from 1:30-3:30pm. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks
(siblings: $100). At “Stories & Songs,” a variety of musi-
cians perform child-friendly music and teach each week.
Movement, dancing and shakers add to the fun. It takes
place Mondays, Jan. 10-April 25 (except 1/17 and 2/21)
as well as on Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 13. Space is still
available in 40-minute classes: the 9:30-10:10am class for
children 6-14 months — and the 12 noon-12:40pm class
for mixed ages (6 months to 3.5 years). There is a $231
fee for 14 weeks (20% discount for siblings). Both events
take place in the Meeting Room at the Verdesian (211
North End Ave., btw. Warren & Murray, in Battery Park
City). For info or to register, call 212-267-9700, ext. 366
or 348. Visit bpcparks.org.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
Explore painting, collage and sculpture through self-guid-
ed arts projects. Open art stations are ongoing throughout
the afternoon — giving children the opportunity to experi-
ment with materials such as paint, clay, fabric, paper and
found objects. Regular museum hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-5pm;
Thurs., 12-6pm (Pay as You Wish, from 4-6pm). Admission:
$10. At the Children’s Museum of the Arts (182 Lafayette
St. btw. Broome & Grand). Call 212- 274-0986 or visit
cmany.org. For group tours and visit, call 212) 274-0986,
extension 31.
DEAR EDWINA
This heartwarming show about the joys and frustrations
of growing up has our spunky heroine (advice-giver extraor-
dinaire Edwina Spoonable) sharing her wisdom on every-
thing from setting the table to making new friends. That
it’s done through clever, catchy and poignant songs makes
the experience enjoyable and engaging for kids who know
what Edwina’s going through as well as adults who remem-
Image courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Get your signed copy of “My Princess Boy” at Books
of Wonder.
ber what it was like. Through Feb. 25 at the DR2 Theatre
(103 E. 15th St.). For tickets ($39), call 212-239-6200. For
groups of 10 or more, call 646-747-7400. Visit dearedwina.
com for additional details and full playing schedule.
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW:
THE NEXT GENERATION
Three years into its run, the Gazillion Bubble Show wel-
comes creator Fan Yang’s 20-year-old son into the family
business. We’re promised that “Bubble Super-Star” Deni
Yang will elevate this already spectacular experience to new
heights of bubble blowing artistry). The open-ended run
plays Fri. at 7 p.m., Sat. at 11am, 2pm and 4:30pm and
Sun. at noon and 3pm. 75 minutes, no intermission. For
tickets ($44.50 to $89.50), call 212-239-6200 or visit www.
telecharge.com. Visit gazillionbubbleshow.com.
 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011 15

Knickerbocker’s bio of Moses gets the job done

Chamber Orchestra counting on your support
BY HELAINA N. HOVITZ
It’s finally time for Robert Moses to face
the music.
This Saturday, conductor, composer and
South Street Seaport resident Gary Fagin will
be presenting six excerpts from his musical
“Robert Moses Astride New York” at the World
Financial Center Winter Garden. He was com-
missioned by the Francis Goelet Charitable
Lead Trusts to present 20 minutes of the larger
piece — which is still a work in progress.
Fagin, along with his Knickerbocker
Chamber Orchestra, will perform musical num-
bers highlighting three different but equally
pivotal occasions in the life of the man dubbed
by Robert. A. Caro as “The Power Broker.”

“It’s been a real challenge

financially to make this
work during the worst
recession in 80 years,” Photo by Bettmann Corbis

Fagin says. “I’m hoping
that having this piece of
the musical out in the
world will engender more
financial support to help
me continue and finish the
work.”
Selections will include “The Man Who
Gets Things Done” (in which Moses directs
a whirlwind of construction projects that
begin to redefine the city) and “Aria: My
City” (where Moses describes his feelings of
betrayal and infallibility). Rinde Eckert is the
The man with the plan: Robert Moses eyes Lower Manhattan.
man who portrays Moses — the controversial
visionary who helmed many of our city’s now-
iconic parks, highways and bridges.
While the piece is specific to New York,
the story of a man with a tremendous vision
is universal. But it’s no easy feat to sing his
praises. Those who’ve read Caro’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel know that Moses was a
man who favored highways over public trans-
portation, vehicles over people — and dis-
placed hundreds of thousands of New York
City residents in order to build expressways
in traditional neighborhoods.
“Moses was a man of tremendous ego,
will and determination. That’s the kind of
character that will be portrayed,” Fagin says.
“Some people disagree with what he did and
how he did it, but I’ve tried to let him speak
for himself, in a musical way.”
Fagin is musical director of the
Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra. Currently
in its third season of performing exclusively
Downtown, they’re counting on locals to
come show their support. When Fagin assem-
bled the orchestra back in 2008, his objective
was to hire the best musicians possible, and
pay them “respectfully, to reflect their worth.”
This meant that each performance, with
rehearsals, would be costly. The economic
downturn has affected the level of support
for all non-profits — especially a newly estab-
lished professional chamber orchestra. But
since the KCO is based and performs exclu-
sively in Lower Manhattan, their funding
is dependent almost entirely on Downtown
residents and institutions.
“It’s been a real challenge financially to
make this work during the worst recession
in eighty years,” Fagin says. “I’m hoping that
having this piece of the musical out in the
world will engender more financial support to
help me continue and finish the work.”
Fagin also hopes that the show will
help bring in the New Year on a positive
note. “Because it is the tenth anniversary
of September 11, we want to kick off a
year of commemoration with a concert that
celebrates the Spirit of New York,” he says.
“Instead of having a concert of commemora-
tion and solemnity, we want to be positive
and celebratory.”
The orchestra will also be performing
works by Euday L. Bowman and Charles Ives,
and open the floor to the audience for a waltz
at the end of the show. This will be the third
annual concert that Fagin and his 33-piece
orchestra will perform in the Winter Garden
(220 Vesey St.) on Martin Luther King Jr.
weekend. The event is free and begins at
7pm on Saturday, January 15. For more
info, call 212-945-0505 or visit artsworldfi-
nancialcenter.com. Also visit knickerbocker-
orchestra.org.

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IFC and Anthology documentaries shine a light
Man takes drug to stop
CINEMA FILE taking drugs
BY SCOTT STIFFLER Can a psychedelic plant release your
demons? If you’ve got a monkey on your
back, there’s only one way to find out. Too
I’M DANGEROUS WITH LOVE bad the drug that might help conquer your
2009 addiction is also a drug (and not legal).
That’s just one of the ironies NYC native
85 minutes Michel Negroponte tackles in his documen-
tary “I’m Dangerous With Love.” Here’s the
Directed by Michel Negroponte
plot, short and simple enough to understand
At IFC Film Center (323 Sixth Ave. at W. Third no matter how high you may be:
St.) Operating deep below the radar — and
hovering just above the law — a reformed
Call 212-924-7771 or visit ifccenter.com junkie travels the country on a sacred quest
to administer a Schedule-1 controlled sub-
stance to addicts desperate to kick their
PETITION habit. Even with the adrenaline buzz that
Directed by Zhao Liang comes from his missionary zeal, the stress
of effectively executing that shadowy task is
In Mandarin with English subtitles enough to drive a man to drink.
2009, 123 minutes, video The man is Dimitri Mugianis, former
front man for the band Leisure Class. The
Jan. 14-20, at 6:30pm & 9pm outlawed substance is the hallucinogen
Ibogaine. In Africa, when administered by a
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT shaman, taking Ibogaine is a socially accept-
ed part of cultural rituals. But do that here in
Directed by Zhao Liang the states, and the next epiphany you experi-
In Mandarin with English subtitles ence will probably happen behind bars.
Ibogaine helped Mugianis get sober, so
2007, 122 minutes, video now he travels the country (and sometimes
Jan. 13 at 6:30pm & 9pm. Canada) to help others use it as a gateway
to sobriety. When a detox session turns into
Jan. 15 & 16 at 4pm. a very bad trip indeed, Mugianis begins to
At Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave. at question how much of his mission has to do
2nd St.) with public service, and how much of it is a
self-indulgent shot at redemption.
Call 212-505-5181 That’s a great question, and a fantastic
or visit anthologyfilmarchives.org springboard for exploring a multitude of
legal, cultural, spiritual and personal issues.
It’s just too bad the film doesn’t display a
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Dimitri Mugianis takes the shaman’s way out of addiction, in “I’m Dangerous With
Love.”
junkie’s fix-chasing passion when it comes
to finding answers (which, to be fair, are elu-
sive to say the least). Instead, Mugianis goes
on an ill-advised narrative detour to Gabon,
West Africa — where our hero consults with
Bwiti shamans and puts himself through a
punishing Iboga initiation.
It’s fascinating stuff, to be sure. But like
a pothead who’s gone down the rabbit hole
after using one of those gas mask bongs they
sell in Union Square, the filmmaker and his
subject get distracted by indulgences just
when they’re on the cusp of having a spec-
tacular epiphany.
Pair of Liang docs
From the opening scene of “Crime and
Punishment” (which eavesdrops on police
meticulously folding their beddings), the
message is clear: Don’t mess with those who
thrive on precision.
Zhao Liang’s documentary follows
Chinese military police officers as they take
on the (mostly) petty crimes of those who
live in an impoverished mountain town near
155 1st Avenue at East 10th St.
Reservations/Info 212-254-1109 Buy Tickets Online at www.theaterforthenewcity.net
THE INVENTOR, THE ESCORT, THE
PHOTOGRAPHER, HER BOYFRIEND
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND
Written & Directed by MATT MORILLO
Wed - Sun, January 12 - 30
Thu-Sat 8pm, Wed & Sun 7pm
All Seats $20/tdf
AGE OUT
Written by TOM DIRIWACHTER
Directed by JONATHAN WEBER
Thursday - Sunday, January 13 - 30
Thu - Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
All Seats $15/tdf
Photo courtesy of First Run Features
the North Korean border. Whether you (or
they) think wagering on mahjong or collect-
ing scrap with an expired permit is a crime
really doesn’t matter. Once you run afoul
of authority, your goose is cooked. Lack of
evidence might get you released eventually
— but before that happens, you’re likely to
get slapped around a little (at the very least,
since the cameras stop rolling shortly after
the first signs of abuse).
But as much as Liang seems intent on
revealing the questionable wisdom of certain
laws or exposing the ineptitude of those
charged with enforcing it, the most powerful
moment of “Crime and Punishment” comes
when the son of that poor scrap collector
mouths off to the arresting officers over the
phone. As their demands for a formal apol-
ogy become more aggressive, it’s clear that
disrespect is the greatest, most dangerous
offense of all.
Also screening at Anthology is “Petition”
— Liang’s decade-long exploration of ‘peti-
tioners’ who come from all over China to
make complaints in Beijing about abuses
committed by their local authorities.
A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
Written by GENE RUFFINI
Directed by CELINE HAVARD
Thurs - Sun, January 13 - 16
Thu - Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pm
All Seats $15/tdf
NEW CITY, NEW BLOOD
TNC’s Play Reading Series
“WALL STREET FANDANGO”
Written by MURRAY SCHISGAL
Directed by STEPHAN MORROW
Tuesday, January 18 7pm $5
 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011 17

Just Do Art!
COMPILED BY SCOTT STIFFLER

SAMURAI SWORD SOUL PRESENTS:

GEKIRYU
It seems like a very long time indeed since
the gleaming blades wielded by Samurai
Sword Soul’s precise and intense cast graced
the stage in a full-length production. When
last we saw them — in the 2009 FringeNYC
production “Scattered Lives” — Samurai
Sword was slicing and dicing their way
through an epic tale, well-served by their
trademark minimalist technique (lots of
blood and gore and death and mayhem, all
done without the use of actual buckets of
red stuff). Primal screams let loose in the
heat of battle — and blades that generated
a furious sound even though they weren’t
made of metal — gave a literal kick to the
proceedings.
Now, writer, director and fight choreog-
rapher Yoshihisa Kuwayama has cooked up
what promises to be another relentless, imagi-
native series of violent encounters punctuated
by moments of somber reflection. That reflec-
tion takes place 400 years ago in Japan, and
comes in the form of a Samurai family baffled
by rapidly changing times.
“Gekiryu: When the torrent takes their
lives” happens Thurs.-Sat., Jan. 20-22, at
7:30pm and Sun., Jan. 23 at 3pm. At Dance
New Amsterdam (DNA), 280 Broadway,
2nd floor (entrance on Chambers St.).
Tickets are $18 in advance, $23 at the door.
For reservations, call 212-625-8369 or visit
dnadance.org. Also visit samuraisword-
soul.com.
DEVOTION
This new dance piece, created by chore-
ographer Sarah Michelson, is performed by
the New York City Players and Michelson’s
own dance corps. “Players,” by the way, is
the theater company of director and play-
wright Richard Maxwell. “Devotion” was
inspired by a story of Maxwell’s. Jan. 13-15
and 19-22, 8pm, at The Kitchen (512 W.
19th St. btw. 10th and 11th Ave.). For tick-
ets ($15), call 212-255-5793 ext. 11. Visit
thekitchen.org and nycplayers.org.
SOSOMUCH
“Sosomuch” is a solo exhibition of new
paintings and sculptures by NYC resi-
dent Carol Peligian. It continues Peligian’s
“alchemical seduction” of materials which
include aluminum, oil, enamel and latex.
Rather than conjuring gold from lesser ele-
ments, Peligian’s use of organic and manu-
factured materials in service of the aforemen-
tioned alchemy seeks to create for the viewer
an altered state existing somewhere between
atmosphere and stratosphere. Through Feb.
12. At DEAN PROJECT. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,
11am-6pm. At 511 West 25th St., Room
207. For info, call 212-229-2017 or visit
deanproject.com.
ENSEMBLE HELACIOUS
As part of their 25th season, North
There will be blood: Samurai Sword Soul’s “Gekiryu” is set to strike.
Hopelessly devoted — to you? See “Devotion.”
Peter Zummo (trombone), Kevin Norton (drums) and J.D. Parran (winds). See
“Ensemble Helacious.”
River Music presents J.D. Parran, Kevin
Norton and Peter Zummo — known on
the street, and elsewhere we suppose, as
“Ensemble Helacious.” They’ll be pre-
miering “Untitled Number Nine.” Meant
to express the artists’ connection to an
eternal spirit, it’s a study in the genera-
tion, propagation and emotional reception
Photo by Nobutoshi Mizushima
Photo by Rudolf Grittner
Photo by Yusef Jones
of sound. Also scheduled to be performed
is “MC 5” — inspired by the musical spirit
of the legendary Detroit-based rock band
of the same name. Thurs., Jan. 20, 8pm,
at Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich
House Music School (46 Barrow St/ btw.
Bedford St. & 7th Ave. S). Purchase
tickets at the door ($15; $10 students/
Image courtesy of Dean Project
“Sosomuch” — studio view.
seniors). For info, call 212-242-4770 or
visit greenwichhouse.org.
HOUSING WORKS: THRIFT SHOPS &
BOOKSTORE CAFE
The Housing Works mission is to end
the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS
through advocacy and the provision of life-
saving services. Proceeds from their Cafe
and Thrift Shops pay for that mission.
THRIFT SHOP LOCATIONS: Soho (130
Crosby St. — 646-786-1200); Tribeca
(119 Chambers St. btw. W. Broadway &
Church — 212-732-0584); Chelsea (143
West 17th St. — 718-838-5050); West
Village (245 W. 10th St. — 212-352-
1618).
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is
located at 126 Crosby St. For general
info, call 212-966-0466 or visit housing-
worksbookstore.org. For the Bookstore
Cafe (open M-F, 10am-9pm & Sat/Sun,
10am-5pm), call 212-334-3324.
UPCOMING BOOKSTORE EVENTS: On
Jan. 17, MLK Day is celebrated with a
30% Off Sale.
Tues., Jan. 18, 7pm (free): Catchafire
Presents “A Salon on Giving: How the Web
is Advancing Service and Philanthropy.”
Thurs., Jan. 20, 7pm ($8): The Moth
StorySLAM! makes its 2011 debut, with
the theme of “Romance.” 10 stories, 3
teams of judges, 1 winner.
Fri., Jan. 21, 7pm (free): Electric
Literature Presents J. Robert Lennon,
Ben Greenman and Lynne Tillman — plus
short films by Carson Mell films…and a
DJ! Thurs./Fri./Sat. (Jan. 21/22/23): All
day long, a Children’s Book Sale (30% off
hardcovers. Paperbacks for $1).
18 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF YUSON & IRVINE,
LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
10/22/10. Office location: 24
W 45th St., 5th Floor, New
York, NY 10036, NY County.
SSNY has been designated
as an agent upon whom pro-
cess against the LLC may
be served. The address to
which SSNY shall mail a
copy of any process against
the LLC is to: Yuson & Irvine
c/o The Company Corpora-
tion, 2711 Centerville Road,
Suite 400, Wilmington, DE
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in any lawful act or activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF ELADIAN PART-
NERS LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/22/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 10/01/10. Princ.
office of LLC: 750 Third Ave.,
Ste. 2300, NY, NY 10017.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
to c/o Peter R. Kent at the
princ. office of the LLC. DE
addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville
Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington,
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of Corps., John G. Townsend
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Application for Authority
filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
11/12/2010. Office Location:
New York County. The Prin-
cipal Business Address of
the LLC is 404 South Beach
Road, Hobe Sound, Florida
33455-2701. SSNY has been
designated as agent of LLC
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
c/o Gunster, Yoakley & Stew-
art, P.A., Attn: Lisa Schneider,
Esq., 777 South Flagler Drive,
Suite 500E, West Palm Beach,
Florida 33401. LLC formed in
Florida on October 13, 2010.
Certificate of LLC filed with
Florida Secretary of State,
2661 Executive Center Circle,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
Purpose: Any lawful act or
activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
EYELEVEL RETAIL SOLU-
TIONS, L.L.C.
art. of org. filed Secy. of State
NY (SSNY) 10/8/10. Off. loc.
in NY Co. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of pro-
cess to: The LLC, 6040 N.
Cutter Cir, ste 309, Portland,
OR 97217. Purpose: Any law-
ful purpose.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFI-
CATION OF CLINTON
LENDER LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/17/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 11/16/10. Princ.
office of LLC: c/o Coalco NY,
505 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10017.
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. office. DE addr. of LLC:
c/o Corporation Service Co.,
2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400,
Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of
the State of DE, Corp. Dept.,
Loockerman & Federal Sts.,
Dover, DE 19901. As amend-
ed by Cert. of Correction filed
with SSNY on 11/23/10, the
name of the LLC is: PARK-
SIDE LENDER LLC. Purpose:
Any lawful activity
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
VIRTUOSO RESOURCES
LLC,
a domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with the
Sec of State of NY on 9/29/10.
NY Office 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 Harold Hagopian, 303 W.
66th St., #5JE, NY, NY 10023.
General Purposes.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
CUCINELLI RETAIL SCP
LLC
art. of org. filed Secy. of State
NY (SSNY) 10/13/10. Off. loc.
in NY Co. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of pro-
cess to: att: Palma Settimi,
7 Sutton Pl, Brewster, NY
10509. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF CHIC ACCESSORIES
& DECOR LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/7/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
7014 13 Ave. #202, Brooklyn,
NY 11228. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF EMYS CAPITAL LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. Of
State of NY (SSNY) on 5/5/10.
Office location: NY County.
SSNY designated as agent
for service of process. SSNY
shall mail process to: 556
State St. #2DN, Brooklyn, NY
11217. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF HEARTS OF PALM
(ASIA), LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/3/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
1411 Broadway, 23 Fl., NY,
NY 10018. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ADKO PARTNERS
LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/14/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC for service
of process. SSNY shall mail
process to: 450 E.86 St. #26D,
NY, NY 10128. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
FL CAPITAL LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/10/2009.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Ron Hollands-
worth 225 W 35th 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF YOMA, LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/19/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Texas
(TX) on 11/12/10. SSNY des-
ignated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Capitol Services,
Inc., 1218 Central Ave., Ste.
100, Albany, NY 12205. TX
address of LLC: 3418 Lovers
Lane, Dallas, TX 75225. Arts.
of Org. filed with TX Secy. of
State, 1019 Brazos, Austin,
TX 78701. Purpose: any law-
ful act or activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF BLACKROCK
CORE ALTERNATIVES FB
PORTFOLIO LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 11/15/10. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 40 E. 52nd St.,
NY, NY 10022. LLC formed
in DE on 11/19/09. NY Sec.
of State designated 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.
agent upon whom process
may be served. DE addr. of
LLC: 100 Bellevue Pkwy.,
Wilmington, DE 19809. Cert.
of Form. filed with DE Sec. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF HPM ADVI-
SORS LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 11/17/10. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 6 E. 43rd St., NY,
NY 10017. LLC formed in
DE on 10/20/10. NY Sec. of
State designated 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.
agent upon whom process
may be served. DE addr. of
LLC: The Corporation Trust
Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilm-
ington, DE 19801. Cert. of
Form. filed with DE Sec. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any and
all lawful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
PUBLIC NOTICES
PARK BRIDGE SCR
WFCM 2010-C1 LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 11/15/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to Robert
J. Spinna, Jr. 560 Lexington
Ave 17th Fl New York, NY
10022. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF PEONY 82, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/23/10. Office location:
NY County. Princ. office of
LLC: 909 Fifth Ave., NY, NY
10021. 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 Co., 80 State St., Albany,
NY 12207, regd. agent upon
whom and at which process
may be served. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF SDUSA, LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/8/10. Office location:
NY County. LLC formed in
California (CA) on 12/17/08.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
The LLC, 801 S. Figueroa St.,
Ste. 2500, Los Angeles, CA
90017, also the address to
be maintained in CA. Arts of
Org. filed with CA Secy. Of
State, 1500 11th St., Sacra-
mento, CA 95814. Purpose:
any lawful activities.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
AEG ADVISORY SER-
VICES, LLC,
a domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Sec of State of NY on
10/29/10. NY Office location:
New York County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail a copy of any pro-
cess against the LLC served
upon him/her toThe LLC, 575
6th Ave., #7B, NY, NY 10011.
General Purposes.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF RADIANT PIG BEER
COMPANY, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
10/01/2010. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: Radiant
Pig Beer Company, E 26th
St, #5F, New York, NY 10010.
Purpose: To engage in any
lawful act or activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF S.E.A. NICHE, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/20/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Chamberlain &
Steward Associates, Ltd.,
400 Park Ave., NY, NY 10022,
Attn: Norman Volk, President.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NAME OF FOR. LLC:
DKDOI GP LLC.
App. for Auth. filed NY Dept.
of State: 11/8/10. Jurisd. and
date of org.: DE 10/13/10.
Cty 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 process to:
65 E. 55th St., 19th Fl., NY, NY
10022. Addr. of foreign LLC
in DE is: National Corporate
Research, Ltd., 615 S. DuPont
Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Auth.
officer in DE where Cert. of
Form. filed: DE Sec. of State,
Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NAME OF FOR. LLC: DKIL
GP LLC.
App. for Auth. filed NY Dept.
of State: 11/8/10. Jurisd. and
date of org.: DE 10/13/10.
Cty 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 process to:
65 E. 55th St., 19th Fl., NY, NY
10022. Addr. of foreign LLC
in DE is: National Corporate
Research, Ltd., 615 S. DuPont
Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Auth.
officer in DE where Cert. of
Form. filed: DE Sec. of State,
Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF ERWIN PEN-
LAND LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/22/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 11/8/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: c/o IPG, 1114
Ave. of the Americas, 19th Fl.,
NY, NY 10036. DE address of
LLC: 615 South DuPont Hwy.,
Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org.
filed with DE Secy. of State,
401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful act or activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF MAGGY’S FUND LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with NY
Dept. of State on 11/24/2010.
Office location: NY County.
Sec. of State designated
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal busi-
ness addr.: 520 E. 86th St.,
Apt. 8A, NY, NY 10028, Attn:
Patricia H. Nadosy, regd.
agent upon whom process
may be served. Term: until
12/31/2060. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF MARIA RODALE
CHELSEA ENCLAVE LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with NY
Dept. of State on 11/30/10.
Office location: NY County.
Sec. of State designated
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal business
address: 177 9th Ave., Ste.
4K, NY, NY 10011. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF HALPERN REAL
ESTATE VENTURES, LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 11/12/10. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 401 West St.,
3rd Fl., NY, NY 10014. LLC
formed in DE on 9/2/10. 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. agent upon
whom process may be
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Cert. of Form. filed
with DE Sec. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: real estate, invest-
ments, management and
related activities.
Vil 12/16-1/20/11
ALVA CAPITAL, LLC
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
4/8/2010. Office location: NY
Co. LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 4/6/2010. SSNY des-
ignated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to The LLC 347 W
57th ST 30B NY, NY 10019.
DE address of LLC: 1209
Orange ST, Wilmington, DE
19801. Arts. Of Org. filed with
DE Secy. of State, PO Box
898 Dover, DE 19903. Pur-
pose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMA-
TION OF FLUSHING BAY
DEVELOPMENT LLC,
Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of
State (SSNY) 7/26/10. Office
location: NY County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process
to Xiao Bo Zhang, 180 River-
side Blvd., Ste. 12H, NY, NY
10069. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUAL. OF
NEZU ASIA CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC,
Auth. filed Sec’y of State
(SSNY) 11/12/10. Office loc.:
NY County. LLC org. in DE
11/3/10. SSNY desig. as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
copy of proc. to Attn: David
Snoddy, 590 Madison Ave.,
18th Fl., NY, NY 10022. DE off.
addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville
Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.
Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE,
Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE
19901. Purp.: any lawful
activities.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUAL. OF 15
LITTLE WEST 12 OWNER
LLC,
Auth. filed Sec’y of State
(SSNY) 11/12/10. Office loc.:
NY County. LLC org. in DE
11/6/09. SSNY desig. as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of proc. to NRAI, 875 Ave of
the Americas, NY, NY 10001.
DE off. addr.: 160 Green-
tree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE
19904. Cert. of Form. on
file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any
lawful activities.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ST ANNES, LLC
Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of
NewYork (SSNY) on 10/18/10.
Office location: NY County.
SSNY has been designated
as an agent upon whom pro-
cess against the LLC may be
served. The address to which
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the
LLC is to: St Annes LLC, 110
Duane Street, PH3N, New
York, NY 10007. Purpose: To
engage in any lawful act or
activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF STARR STREET PART-
NERS II LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/1/10. Office location: NY
Co. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: The LLC, 594
Broadway, Ste. 1212, NY, NY
10012. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF KILOHANA
PARTNERS, LP.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/29/10. Office location:
NY County. LP formed in
Delaware (DE) on 11/19/10.
SSNY designated as agent
of LP upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
The Partnership, 351 Saint
Nicholas Ave., Ste. 31, NY,
NY 10027, also the principal
office address. DE address of
LP: c/o National Registered
Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree
Dr., St 101, Dover, DE 19904.
Name/address of genl. ptr.
available from SSNY. Cert.
of LP filed with DE Secy. of
State, 401 Federal St., Ste.
4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activities
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF VICTOR RPM, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/06/10. Office location: NY
County. Princ. office of LLC:
146 W. 57th St., Apt. 56C, NY,
NY 10019. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to c/o Moshe Shuster at
the princ. office of the LLC.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF TWAIN WERKS, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/07/10. Office location: NY
County. Princ. office of LLC:
202 Riverside Dr. - Ste. 9J,
NY, NY 10025. SSNY desig-
nated 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. office. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ECUA_COOL, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
07/27/2010. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: ECUA-
COOL LLC, 623 W 207th
Street # BSMT, New York, NY
10034. Purpose: To engage
in any lawful act or activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF HARKELYN LLC.
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 11/9/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY des-
ignated agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to attn. Lloyd
Mark, 1186 Broadway #1043,
New York, NY 10001. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF PROXIMETY SOLU-
TIONS, LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/7/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
7014 13 Ave. #202, Bklyn, NY
11228. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF ETF SPECIALISTS
LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/10/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
80 Trapelo Rd., Lincoln, MA
01773. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF TRIBECA HOUSE-
KEEPING SERVICES LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/2/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
105 Hudson St. #1B, NY, NY
10013. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF BOKEH LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/12/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: 55 Fifth Avenue, 18th
Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose:
any lawful act or activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF MILESTONE
HORIZON LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/29/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 10/11/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: c/o KVB Part-
ners, 60 Broad St., Ste. 3502,
NY, NY 10004. DE address of
LLC: 1201 Orange St., Suite
600, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Arts. of Org. filed with DE
Secy. of State, P.O. Box 898,
Dover, DE 19903. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11

NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF CAM TASB,
LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/8/10. Office location:
NY County. LLC formed in
Delaware (DE) on 11/17/10.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
101 Park Ave., 23rd Fl., NY,
NY 10178, Attn: Paul Tanico.
DE address of LLC: c/o United
Corporate Services, Inc., 874
Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover,
DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed
with DE Secy. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF CASTLEROCK
GLOBAL MACRO FUND,
L.P.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/9/10. Office location: NY
County. LP formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 8/30/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LP
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: c/o Castle-
Rock Management II, LLC,
101 Park Ave., 23rd Fl., NY,
NY 10178. DE address of LP:
c/o United Corporate Ser-
vices, Inc., 874 Walker Road,
Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904.
Name/address of each genl.
ptr. available from SSNY.
Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec.
of State, 401 Federal St.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF KOPLIK INTERNA-
TIONAL LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
11/3/10. Office location: New
York County. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: The LLC, 600
Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF JUNIPER I,
L.L.C.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/29/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 11/10/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to princ. bus.
loc.: 311 W. 43rd St., NY, NY
10036. DE address of LLC: c/o
Corporation Service Com-
pany, 2711 Centerville Rd.,
Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE
19808. Cert. of Form. filed
with DE Secy. of State, 401
Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: real estate
development and any other
purposes permitted by appli-
cable law.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF RESTIVO EVENTS,
LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/23/10. Office 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, 245 E. 25th
St., #12L, NY, NY 10010. Pur-
pose: any lawful purpose.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NAME OF LLC: RIGBY
183 LLC.
Art. of Org. filed Dept. of
State of NY on 8/9/10. Off.
Loc. in NY: NY Cty. 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: Hands-
man & Kaminsky LLP, 900
Third Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY
10022. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF REEF SOLUTIONS,
LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/30/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: Ben Serebin, 160 W.
96th St., #11M, NY, NY 10025.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF MMMM, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
7/19/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Corporation Ser-
vice Company, 80 State St.,
Albany, NY 12207, registered
agent upon whom process
may be served. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF AMERICOLD
MFL 2010 LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 12/7/10. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 10 Glenlake Pkwy.,
South Tower, Ste. 800, Atlan-
ta, GA 30328. LLC formed
in DE on 11/17/10. NY Sec.
of State designated 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. DE
addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St.,
Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert.
of Form. filed with DE Sec. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF VALUE LINE
PUBLISHING LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 12/3/10. Office
location: NY County. LLC
formed in DE on 7/2/10. NY
Sec. of State designated
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal business
addr.: Value Line, Inc., 220 E.
42nd St., NY, NY 10017, Attn:
Howard Brecher, Esq. Regd.
agent upon whom process
may be served: CT Corpora-
tion System, 111 8th Ave.,
NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of
LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilm-
ington, DE 19801. Cert. of
Form. filed with DE Sec. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF THE PICKHOLZ LAW
OFFICES LLC, A PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICE LLC
(PLLC).
Arts. of Org. filed with NY
Dept. of State on 11/19/10.
Office location: NY County.
Sec. of State designated as
agent of PLLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and shall mail pro-
cess to the principal busi-
ness addr.: The Pickholz Law
Offices LLC, 1140 Ave. of the
Americas, 9th Fl., NY, NY
10036, Attn: Jason R. Pick-
holz, Esq. Purpose: practice
law.
Vil 12/23-1/27/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF SO OTHERS MIGHT
SURVIVE, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
08/30/10. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: So
Others Might Survive, LLC,
7014 13th ave., Brooklyn, NY
11228. Purpose: To engage
in any lawful act or activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF EASTSIDE HOME
REPAIR & IMPROVE-
MENT, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
04/05/10. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: The
LLC, 568 Grand St. Ste 2002,
New York, NY 10002. Pur-
pose: To engage in any law-
ful act or activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
MELODY OF FLAVORS
LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 10/22/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Melody A. Staz-
zone 255 Cabrini Blvd. Ste 5F
NY, NY 10040. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF CBBJ, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/10/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to Steven Golden, c/o
CBIZ MHM, LLC, 1065 Ave. of
the Americas, NY, NY 10018.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF M & H 75TH STREET
HOLDINGS, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/29/10. Office location: NY
County. Princ. office of LLC:
55 E. 75th St., NY, NY 10021.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
c/o Schwartz & Salomon,
P.C., 225 Broadway, Ste.
4200, NY, NY 10007. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
PUBLIC NOTICES
NAME OF FOR. LLC:
WASHINGTON ST. 42A,
LLC.
App. for Auth. filed NY Dept.
of State: 10/26/10. Jurisd.
and date of org.: DE 3/17/10.
Cty 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 process
to: Jeff Silver, 14 Faulkner
Lane, Dix Hills, NY 11766.
Addr. of foreign LLC in DE is:
615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover,
DE 19901. Auth. officer in DE
where Cert. of Form. filed: DE
Sec. of State, 401 Federal St.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NAME OF FOR. LLC:
WASHINGTON ST. 42B,
LLC.
App. for Auth. filed NY Dept.
of State: 10/26/10. Jurisd.
and date of org.: DE 3/17/10.
Cty 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 process
to: Jeff Silver, 14 Faulkner
Lane, Dix Hills, NY 11766.
Addr. of foreign LLC in DE is:
615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover,
DE 19901. Auth. officer in DE
where Cert. of Form. filed: DE
Sec. of State, 401 Federal St.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LOFTS 21 LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
7/1/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: c/o Classic Group
Inc., 4 W. 22nd St., 4th Fl.,
NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF 58 FERRY RD
LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 12/15/10. Office
location: NY County. Princ.
bus. addr.: 200 Whitsett St.,
Greenville, SC 29601. LLC
formed in DE on 12/14/10.
NY Sec. of State designated
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. agent upon
whom process may be
served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209
Orange St., Wilmington, DE
19801. Cert. of Form. filed
with DE Sec. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF 3 WTC MEZZ
2 LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 12/9/10. Office
location: NY County. LLC
formed in DE on 11/29/10.
NY Sec. of State designated
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. agent upon
whom process may be
served. DE address of LLC:
1209 Orange St., Wilming-
ton, DE 19801. Cert. of Form.
filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF WORLD TRADE
CENTER HOLDCO LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept.
of State on 12/9/10. Office
location: NY County. LLC
formed in DE on 11/29/10.
NY Sec. of State designated
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. agent upon
whom process may be
served. DE address of LLC:
1209 Orange St., Wilming-
ton, DE 19801. Cert. of Form.
filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE
19901. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 12/30-2/3/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF 350 WEST MANAGE-
MENT LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/08/10. Office location:
NY County. Princ. office of
LLC: c/o Peter Glazman, US
Pack Courier Service, 350
Fifth Ave., Ste. 4714, 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. office. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF 306 WEST 97TH
MCLEAN EQUITIES LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/16/10. Office location: NY
County. Princ. office and
regd. agent of LLC: Robert
Kantor, 55 Fifth Ave., 15th Fl.,
NY, NY 10003-4398. 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. office. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF AVENUE OF THE
AMERICAS DEVELOP-
MENT COMPANY LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/17/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to c/o Rosenberg
& Estis, P.C., Attn: Michael
E. Lefkowitz, Esq., 733 Third
Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
LENDY DEMETRIUS LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/13/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to The LLC 545 W
148 St, 4B NY, NY 10031. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF MANHATTAN MADE
ENTERPRISES LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
09/28/10. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: Manhat-
tan Made Enterprises LLC,
501 Fifth Ave., New York, NY
10017. Purpose: To engage
in any lawful act or activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF 630 EAST 9TH
STREET REALTY LLC.
Appl. For Auth. filed w/Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/8/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 8/5/10. SSNY
designated as agent for ser-
vice of process. SSNY shall
mail process to: 875 Ave.
of Americas #501, NY, NY
10001. DE address of LLC:
160 Greentree Dr. #101,
Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of
Form. filed with DE Secy. of
State, 401 Federal St. Ste. 4,
Dover, DE 19904. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF PEOPLE ARCHITECTS
GROUP LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/15/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
79 Sullivan St. #5C, NY, NY
10012. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF THE MANHATTAN
HIGH BROW, LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
9/22/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to:
325 W.38 St. #705, NY, NY
10018. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
FRAN & SAL’S ARTI-
CHOKE ON MACDOU-
GAL, LLC.
Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY)
on 12/23/10. Office 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, 325 East
14th Street, Apartments 3
& 4, New York, New York
10003. Purpose: For any law-
ful purpose.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
Januar y 13 - 19, 2011
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN THAT
a license, #TBA has been
applied for by Il Buco Vineria
LLC d/b/a Il Buco/Vineria to
sell beer, wine, and liquor
at retail in a restaurant. For
on premises consumption
under the ABC law at 53
Great Jones Street NY, NY
10012.
Vil 1/6-1/13/10
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pur-
suant to law, that the NYC
Dept. of Consumer Affairs
will hold a Public Hearing
on Wednesday, January
19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., at 66
John Street, 11th floor, on a
petition from New Mekong
Restaurant Corp., to continue
to, maintain, and operate an
unenclosed sidewalk café
at 16-18 King Street, in the
Borough of Manhattan, for
a term of two years. Request
for a copy of the proposed
revocable consent may be
addressed to Dept. of Con-
sumer Affairs, 42 Broadway,
New York NY 10004 Attn: Foil
Officer
Vil 1/6-1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF BEYOND ARCH, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
12/09/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY has been des-
ignated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: Beyond
Arch LLC, 45 Overlook Ter-
race 6F, New York, NY 10033.
Purpose: To engage in any
lawful act or activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
SHERIFF’S ADJOURNED
REALTY SALE NOTICE
I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-
TION, by DENNIS ALESTRA,
DCA# 840217, auctioneer, as
the law directs, FOR CASH
ONLY, on the 12TH day of
JANUARY 2011, at 10:30
o’clock in the forenoon, at:
THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 66
John Street, 13th Floor, in the
county of New York all the
right, title and interest which
ANDREW CHANG, ET AL.
the judgment debtor, had on
the 10TH day of NOVEMBER
1993, or at anytime thereaf-
ter, of, in and to the follow-
ing property: 21-23 AVENUE
B, NEW YORK, NY 10009.
EDGAR A. DOMENECH
SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK DEPUTY SHER-
IFF LOPEZ (212) 487-2673
CASE# 10013167
Vil 1/6/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF SAMMY MUSIC
COMPANY, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/23/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: c/o United Corporate
Services, Inc., 10 Bank St.,
Ste. 560, White Plains, NY
10606. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
19
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF BLDG 522 FULTON
LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
12/10/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: Bldg Management
Co., Inc., 417 5th Ave, 4th Fl,
NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF CE EASTERN
PARKWAY, LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on
12/9/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 12/6/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: c/o The
Cheshire Group, LLC, 826
Broadway, 11th Fl., NY, NY
10003. DE address of LLC:
2711 Centerville Rd., Ste.
400, Wilmington, DE 19808.
Arts. of Org. filed with DE
Secy. of State, Townsend
Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Pur-
pose: any and all lawful act
or activity.
Vil 1/6-2/10/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
WANDERING MINSTREL
LLC
art. of org. filed Secy. of State
NY (SSNY) 10/25/10. Off. loc.
in NY Co. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of pro-
cess to: David Kaminsky &
Assoc, 325 Broadway # 504,
NY, NY 10007. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose, managed by
members.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF GATE GLOBAL, LLC.
Arts of Org filed with the
Secy of State of New York
(SSNY) on 5/6/10. Office
location:NY County. SSNY
has been designated as an
agent upon whom process
may be served and shall mail
a copy of any process to the
principal business address:
1212 6th Ave, Ste 803 NY,NY
10036. Purpose: any lawful
act.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF LION ARC CAPI-
TAL LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/21/10. Office location:
NY County. LLC formed in
Delaware (DE) on 11/06/07.
Princ. office of LLC: 499 Park
Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10022.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &
Mosle, LLP, Attn: William L.
Bricker, Jr., 101 Park Ave., NY,
NY 10178. DE addr. of LLC:
2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400,
Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of
State, DE, Jeffrey W. Bullock,
401 Federal St., #3, Dover, DE
19901-3639. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
20 Januar y 13 - 19, 2011
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF GRIFFIN 303
EAST LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/18/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 09/28/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to c/o Eisenberg
Tanchum & Levy, 675 Third
Ave, Ste. 2900, NY, NY 10017.
DE addr. of LLC: Corporation
Service Co., 2711 Centerville
Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE
19808. Arts. of Org. filed with
DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal
St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF URIU LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/13/10. Office location:
NY Co. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail
process to: The LLC, 1556
Third Ave., #201C, NY, NY
10128. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
“...A treasure downtown.”
–New York Times
“Damn good!”
–Village Voice
“Refreshing
Change of Pace.”
–Zagat
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF HOWARD P. MAGA-
LIFF, LLC
Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on
12/02/10. Office location:
NY County. SSNY has been
designated as an agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. The
address to which SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is to: The
LLC, 138 Shadow Lake Road,
Ridgefield, CT 06877. Pur-
pose: To engage in any law-
ful act or activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
METRO PCS PROPOSES
new wireless communica-
tions facilities to be located
at 1128 Third Ave., New
York, NY and 1560 Broad-
way, New York, NY. Both
facilities will entail the col-
location of antennas on the
existing building along with
the installation of ancillary
equipment on the roof. Com-
ments regarding the poten-
tial effects of the proposed
facility on historic properties
should be directed to: the
IVI Telecom Services, Inc., 55
West Red Oak Lane, White
Plains, New York 10604.
Vil 1/13/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF EPISODE 80 LLC
Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of
NewYork (SSNY) on 09/24/10
Office location: NY County.
SSNY has been designated
as an agent upon whom pro-
cess against the LLC may be
served. The address to which
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC
is to: The LLC, 74 Perry Street
#4F NY NY 10014. Purpose:
To engage in any lawful act
or activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
SOHO 2108 LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/16/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to Jajan, PLLC 110
Wall St, 11th Floor NY, NY
10005. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
BLUE HILL DESIGN STU-
DIO, LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 12/22/2010.
Office in NY Co. SSNY
design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to The LLC 315
West End Ave Apt 3B NY, NY
10023. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
Morten Sohlberg
Chef/Owner,
Smörgås Chef
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF AMMARA Y, LLC
Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of
NewYork (SSNY) on 11/22/10.
Office location: NY County.
SSNY has been designated
as an agent upon whom pro-
cess against the LLC may be
served. The address to which
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC
is to: Ammara Y, LLC, 350
East 79th Street, #41A, New
York NY 10075. Purpose: To
engage in any lawful act or
activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
1661 FIRST AVE LLC,
a domestic Limited Liability
Company (LLC), filed with
the Sec of State of NY on
12/1/10. NY Office location:
New York County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail a copy of any pro-
cess against the LLC served
upon him/her to The LLC,
c/o Mr. Vincent Ventura, 1586
First Ave., NY, NY 10028.
General Purposes.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF CIVIC GW LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/3/10. Office location: NY
County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: c/o Civic Builders,
304 Hudson St., 3rd Fl., NY,
NY 10013. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Vil 1/13-2/17/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF GI TENANT LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
12/13/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 11/16/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to princ. bus.
loc.: c/o GxG Management
LLC – Series A, 540 Madison
Ave., Ste. 21A, NY, NY 10022.
DE address of LLC: Delaware
Corporate Services Inc., 1220
N. Market St., Ste. 850, Wilm-
ington, DE 19801. Cert. of
Form. filed with DE Secy. of
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Task force: Cooper plan will draw ‘drunk hooligans’
A rendering of the planned reconstruction of what the city is dubbing Village Plaza —
south of Peter Cooper Park — with a view to the north.
Continued from page 1
Ave., Astor Place and Lafayette and E.
Eighth Sts.
Under the project, Astor Place between
Lafayette St. and Cooper Square (Fourth
Ave.) would be closed to vehicles and
incorporated into the new plaza. Decorative
paving would mark the route of the former
road segment.
‘Bars across the street have
been a constant problem
— the source of drunken
loudness. We want the
park locked at night and
places not locked to have
no seating.’
Susan Stetzer,
C.B. 3 district manager
After four hours of discussion, the task
force voted to give the plan a qualified
approval, including a recommendation that
there be no open public seating, except
behind gates that would be locked at night.
The $6.5 million project would include
four locations:
• The Astor Place subway plaza between
E. Ninth and E. Eighth Sts. at Fourth Ave.
and Lafayette Sts.
A rendering showing an overview of the proposed reconstruction plans for the Astor
Place / Cooper Square area.
• “The Alamo” plaza, where the large
black cube sculpture by Tony Rosenthal is
located on a traffic island at Astor Place.
• The gated Peter Cooper Park triangle
— south of The Cooper Union’s Foundation
Building — between E. Seventh and E. Sixth
Sts.
• A new green triangle south of the park,
to be known as the Village Plaza.
A rendering of the proposed redesign of what is being called “The Alamo” Plaza,
after the Tony Rosenthal cube sculpture.
Grace Church intends to open a pri-
vate high school on the west side of
the proposed Village Plaza beginning in
September 2012 on the west side of
Cooper Square.
While seating possibilities are envi-
sioned for all four areas, Board 3 task
force members were especially against the
proposal for permanent seating outside
Januar y 13 - 19, 2011 23
the gated area of an enlarged Peter Cooper
Park. They were also against the proposal
for seats in the new triangle to the south
of Peter Cooper Park, which would have
no fencing whatsoever.
Nevertheless, there was a suggestion that
movable daytime seating might be acceptable
if some neighborhood organization agreed to
take the chairs or benches away at night.
The Department of Design and
Construction, the lead agency in the proj-
ect, intends to submit its preliminary plans
for the project, including the task force
resolution against open 24-hour public seat-
ing, to the next meeting of the city Design
Commission for approval.
But the project, which has been on the
city agenda for at least six years, is not likely
to begin before 2013.
“This is a jurisdictionally complex proj-
ect,” Andy Wiley Schwartz, an assistant
commissioner with the Department of
Transportation, told the Jan. 6 meeting, not-
ing that D.O.T., the Parks Department, the
Department of Environmental Protection
and D.D.C. are involved in the project. “It
will bring big changes to an important part
of Manhattan,” he said.
The impetus was the construction of
New York City’s Third Water Tunnel, an
important section of which is on E. Fourth
St. just south of the Astor Place / Cooper
Square project. The redesign was put on
hold when the water tunnel project was
delayed for budget reasons. Now back on
track, the water tunnel project is expected to
be completed in a year or so.
“D.E.P. told us they could restore the
streets the way they were or rebuild them
along a new design,” Schwartz said. Although
the federal government has withdrawn funds
originally earmarked for the Astor Place
project, city funding for it is now in place,
he said.
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