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At the end of December, Bob Kerrey ended his tenure as president of The New School.
Kerrey pines for his political
voice post-school presidency
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON
After a sometimes-tumultuous 10
years leading The New School, Bob
Kerrey has turned the page and is mov-
ing on to the next chapter in his life.
That new chapter may include writ-
ing a book about American politics.
It might also see him head a political
institute connected to The New School.
And, he hopes, it will see him reacquire
his “political voice,” which, he admit-
ted, he had to stifle far more than he
liked while university president.
Kerrey — a former Nebraska gov-
ernor and senator — stepped down
as president of the iconic Greenwich
Village university at the end of
December, and his replacement, David
Van Zandt, took over at the start of
this month.
Kerrey, 67, sat down with The
Villager a few weeks ago for a wide-
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ranging conversation about his tenure
at The New School, his own personal
narrative, the state of current politics
and what the future might hold for
him.
Among the school’s biggest accom-
plishments under Kerrey is the recent
start of construction of its new
University Center, on the east side of
Fifth Ave. between 13th and 14th Sts.
The $361 million project, sporting 16
stories and 365,000 square feet, will
have a 620-bed student dormitory in
its top half and an auditorium in its
bottom.
The building’s design faced much
scrutiny from the community. But The
New School hasn’t endured anything
near the sort of angry backlash New
York University has over its N.Y.U.
2031 expansion plans, which call for
millions of square feet of new space
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Waterfront park
president to set
sail for new job
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
The Hudson River
Park Trust announced on
Wednesday that Connie
Fishman, president of the
state/city authority that is
building the 5-mile-long
riverfront park, is leaving
her post after 11 years with
the Trust, seven of them as
president.
Fishman — credited with
shepherding the park to its
current 80 percent comple-
tion — will leave the Trust in
February to become senior
vice president for real estate
Feds are charged
Photo courtesy of The New School
up to chuck school
PCB-packing lights
BY ALINE REYNOLDS
The city Department of
Education and the federal
Environmental Protection
Agency are at odds con-
cerning recent discussions
to be created in the Greenwich Village over eliminating possible
area. airborne toxins from public
“We don’t have the ambition that schools.
N.Y.U. does,” Kerrey stated. “N.Y.U. The E.P.A. released
is in a very different situation than we guidelines last Wednesday
are.” for the safe and immediate
And yet, Kerrey said, in the last five removal of polychlorinated
years, The New School may have had biphenyls, or PCB’s, from
the largest increase in full-time fac- electrical lighting ballasts in
ulty of any academic institution in the school buildings. The city
country. The school now boasts 375
full-time faculty and 1,200 adjuncts.
Six years ago, he said, The New School
— always known for its graduate pro-
grams and continuing-education cours-
es — decided to make undergraduate
education its priority.
In many ways, The New School,
with its former emphasis on Ph.D. pro-
grams, has developed “back-asswards,”
Continued on page 8
January 6 - 12, 2011
of the YMCA of Greater
New York.
“Everyone who loves
Hudson River Park and
cares about New York City
owes a huge debt of grati-
tude to Connie Fishman,”
Diana Taylor, chairper-
son of the Trust board of
directors, said in the Jan.
5 announcement. “As the
Trust’s president for the past
seven years, she has steered
the Trust through countless
minefields, building eight
Continued on page 2
D.O.E., though, is not quite
ready to jump onboard with
the program and is specifi-
cally questioning the urgen-
cy of the E.P.A.’s claims.
In a recent letter to
Dennis Walcott, the city’s
deputy mayor for education,
the E.P.A. recommended
that all PCB-containing
lighting fixtures be removed
in a safe and “expedited”
fashion. The E.P.A. hopes to
schedule school inspections
Continued on page 5
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Connie Fishman set to leave Hudson River Park Trust

Continued from page 1
new public piers and acres of spectacular landscapes, not to
mention an enduring relationship with the public we serve,”
Taylor said.
Taylor did not indicate who might succeed Fishman, but as
chairperson of the Trust, Taylor will probably be consulted in
the process, which will involve New York State’s newly inaugu-
rated Governor Andrew Cuomo and also Mayor Bloomberg.
“It will be an interesting search,” said Arthur Schwartz, a
former chairperson of the Hudson River Park Trust Community
Advisory Council and present chairperson of the Waterfront
Committee of Community Board 2, which covers Greenwich
Village. Schwartz noted that former Governor Eliot Spitzer,
a Democrat, appointed Republican Taylor, the girlfriend of
Mayor Bloomberg, as chairperson of the Trust.
“I don’t suppose Hudson River Park is at the top of
Governor Cuomo’s agenda, but his administration will have a
month to figure it out,” Schwartz said.
Fishman’s connection to the waterfront park dates back
to when she was an aide to Deputy Mayor Fran Reiter under
Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In 1995, she was Reiter’s liaison to the
Hudson River Park Conservancy, the predecessor organiza-
tion to the Trust. A year after the state Legislature passed the
Hudson River Park Act, creating Hudson River Park, Fishman,
in 1999, was named executive vice president of the Trust, under
Robert Balachandran, the Trust’s first president.
Schwartz said that since Fishman became Trust president
in 2003 she has been very good at bringing community boards
and advocacy organizations, like Friends of Hudson River Park,
together.
“She really listens — she doesn’t just go through the
motions,” he said.
File photo
Connie Fishman
“Since joining the Trust in 1999 Connie has been largely
responsible for turning our dream of an accessible waterfront
park into a reality for New York City,” said Douglas Durst, co-
chairperson of Friends of Hudson River Park.
“Connie has been wonderful to work with and always
appreciated the independent and supportive role of Friends in
advancing Trust plans,” said A.J. Pietrantone, executive director
of Friends.
Fishman and the Friends formalized the relationship between
the Trust and the Friends this year, under which the Friends
have become a designated fundraising partner to help secure
private funds needed to operate and maintain the park.
“I’m sorry she’s leaving as president of the Trust,” said Ross
Graham, co-chairperson of the Friends, “She was a terrific
leader. But I hope her new job will allow her to do more things
with Friends of Hudson River Park. I spoke with her awhile ago
and she said she wanted to be active in park advocacy.”
“When she took the job as Trust president, she committed
herself to completion of the park. I think it’s evident — 80
percent of the park was completed in 2010 — that she fulfilled
that pledge,” said John Doswell, a member of the Friends and
of Community Board 4, which covers Chelsea.
“When you look at the Lower West Side of Manhattan, you
can see firsthand the beautiful park space, waterfront access,
bike paths, piers and other recreational activities that all New
Yorkers can enjoy, and that is a testament to the Trust and the
community who worked so had to make this a reality,” said
Julie Menin, chairperson of Community Board 1, which covers
Lower Manhattan south of Canal St. “Connie was able in very
arduous economic times to raise the money to ensure that the
park was 80 percent complete, and Community Board 1 thanks
her for her years of service,” Menin said.
In a letter to the Trust staff, Fishman said, “The past 11-plus
years working together to build Hudson River Park have been
the most rewarding of my 23 years in public service. The Trust
and its board have realized a remarkable achievement: the near-
ly complete transformation of the far West Side of Manhattan.
The process of creating the park was a once-in-a-lifetime oppor-
tunity — one for which I will always be grateful.”

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KOCH GETS HIS DUE — AT LEAST FROM CUOMO:
We were surprised that The New York Times’s “Governor
Cuomo” lead editorial on Friday didn’t mention either Ed
Koch or his New York Uprising group. That is, since the
editorial was all about the need for reform in state govern-
ment, and about half of the editorial was a discussion of the
specific reforms being pushed by Koch and Uprising — yet
not a single mention of Hizzoner or his group in the piece.
The editorial even mentioned the reform pledge that Koch
has gotten a majority of both houses to sign. But Koch didn’t
take it personally. “That’s O.K. I’m a very modest person,” he
told us on Monday. “I’m not the only one who’s been for this,”
he said of the reforms he’s backing: independent redistrict-
ing, ethics reform and a GAAP balanced budget. “As long
as the reforms take place, I’ll be happy,” Koch continued.
“And my name doesn’t have to be mentioned — my friends
know what I’ve done.” Well, in his State of the State address
on Wednesday afternoon, Governor Andrew Cuomo, for
one, did see fit to publicly acknowledge Koch. Cuomo, who
invited Koch up to Albany to be in the audience, said, during
his remarks, “We’re going to listen to Ed Koch’s warnings,”
adding that Koch has been “going all around the state,”
campaigning for reform. “Congratulations, Mr. Mayor,” the
governor told the longtime Villager, thanking him for his
work. In his speech, Cuomo said Albany will absolutely have
ethics reform — to disclose where legislators’ income is
coming from — and he also mentioned “independent redis-
tricting.” But he didn’t specifically refer to GAAP — we’re
pretty sure we didn’t hear it as we were watching the stream-

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leaders of the Assembly and state Senate give remarks, as
well. Facing a strong governor, for a change, unlike the past
two, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made it clear he’s
all for cooperating. “We can work together. We will work
together,” Silver stressed. Silver vowed Albany’s ethics will
be “strengthened,” and that the redistricting process will
be “reformed,” without getting into specifics. Interesting
to note, he also said government must strive to make the
state “more affordable” for people. Will those words come
back to haunt the speaker if he decides to come out pub-
licly against affordable housing in the latest redevelopment
plan for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area? Silver also
touched on the hot environmental issue of gas hydrofrack-
ing, stating, “Hydrofracturing must not threaten the health
of our citizens.” In another new touch, Cuomo used visual
aids, one of which showed little headshots of him, Silver
and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos with captain’s hats
on and commanding their own “passing ships in the night”
during the budget process, as “special interest” attack jets
fired missiles at the S.S. Cuomo. A shot right then from the
streaming video showed Skelos laughing, but Silver appar-
ently didn’t find it too funny.
HE SHARE ’S AN ADMISSION ON SPURA: In our
article on the fraught issue of the Seward Park Urban
Renewal Area in last week’s issue, Brett Leitner, the founder
of SHARE, had some pretty tough words for Silver, saying
the speaker better support the emerging consensus plan for
redeveloping the long-stagnant Lower East Side site — or
else! “If Sheldon Silver does manage to sink this, there will
be political ramifications,” the article quoted Leitner saying,
as well as, “He’s not elected for life. He’s not king for life,”
insinuating there could potentially be an election challenge.
Leitner subsequently contacted us to say that, while he
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like to clarify...is that my comments on Speaker Silver should
have been couched with my admission that I have voted for
him in every election that I’ve lived on the LES (almost 10
years). So my strident attitude, which I admit sounded a
little harsh, is coming from someone who is one of his sup-
porters.”
DIARY’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED: Philip Van Aver’s
journal has frequently come in handy in elucidating local news
stories, as witnessed by his journal entry in this week’s letters
to the editor, on Page 10, in which he describes being the vic-
tim of a random pit bull attack a few years ago. But Van Aver
confessed to us that he plans to end the diary at the end of this
year. “I started it in 1981,” he said. “Thirty years — I’m getting
older all the time.” The journal has doubled as a scrapbook,
featuring stickers and other notable collectibles from around
the East Village. At various times, he said, he’s shown particu-
lar passages of interest to the likes of housing activist Frances
Golden and theater great Judith Malina. Van Aver, who is an
artist, said, “I’ve always wanted to do some kind of literary
work, but it’s such a bitch getting published.”
ROSIE BATTLES THE BUGS: Councilmember Rosie
Mendez will be sponsoring two upcoming Community
Bed Bug Forums on how to prevent and combat infesta-
tions by the dreaded, blood-hungry bugs. The first will be
on Tues., Jan. 18, starting at 6 p.m., at Health Professions
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Bohemian rhapsody has lost some of its key players

CLAYTON’S PAGE
Proto-Beat figure, jazz musician and artist Bill Heine,
at right, was in the Lower East Side and living a bohe-
mian lifestyle long before it was hip. Now 81, he resides
in Woodstock, where documentarian Clayton Patterson
took this photo a few months ago.
In November, Heine (pronounced “high-knee”) suf-
fered the loss of his wife, Anne Spitzer, seen in photo,
below right, with Heine and the late Lionel Ziprin, noted
poet and kabbalist, who died last year at age 84. The
photo was taken at Patterson’s Essex St. gallery at a 1987
show of Tom DiVita’s artwork. Ziprin is shown holding
a photo of Harry Smith, the noted Downtown filmmaker
and ethnomusicologist, whose acclaimed “Anthology of
American Folk Music” compiled folk and country 78-rpm
recordings released between 1926 to 1932. Smith died at
the Chelsea Hotel in 1991 of a heart attack while singing
in the arms of Italian poet Paolo Igliori.
Since Spitzer’s death, Heine has had a hard time, as
seen in his place’s evident state of disarray. When he
was young, he played boogie-woogie and jazz piano with
Charlie Parker and hung out with all the jazz greats. He
turned to visual art after the heyday of the jazz scene
faded and rock and roll was on the rise, and also was
inspired by Smith and Ziprin to delve into things mysti-
cal and occult.
Heine was at the heart of the 1960’s Lower East Side
creative scene and its famously wild parties.
He and Spitzer left New York in 1982 for Upstate to
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Feds are charged up to change
PCB-packed lights; City demurs
Continued from page 1
in the coming months with D.O.E.’s help,
according to Judith Enck, the E.P.A.’s region-
al administrator. Enck also suggested that
D.O.E. create a working group to produce a
written strategy plan by March 15, 2011.
In response to Enck’s letter, Walcott said
a wholesale replacement of ballasts is “an
inadequately informed risk management
strategy.”
The chemicals, used as insulators in
school buildings prior to 1979, are toxic
and pose long-term health threats to stu-
dents, teachers and staff, according to
medical reports.
The E.P.A. and D.O.E. co-launched a
pilot program last year, testing PCB levels
in five schools around the city. Three of the
schools had broken lighting ballasts, which,
if not properly dismantled, can cause the
dangerous chemicals to seep into the air.
Ballasts are the small brackets that fluores-
cent light bulbs connect into and through
which voltage flows into the bulbs.
Walcott also questioned the E.P.A.’s
scientific assessment of the pilot program,
arguing that health studies have not tied the
PCB levels to direct health effects among
students or staff.
“Available health literature suggests that
the theoretical risk of health impacts is too
low from this exposure…to justify a public
health-driven intervention to immediately
remove all PCB-containing ballasts in all
New York City public schools,” Walcott
wrote. Limiting PCB exposure, therefore,
merits “a more thoughtful and careful
evaluation of realistic risk management
strategies,” he said.
Replacing the lighting ballasts in the
nearly 800 public school buildings that
are potentially contaminated, Walcott
explained, would amount to $1 billion and
would require “unprecedented” amounts
of supervision and manpower. The steep
investment, he said, could result in staff
layoffs, a loss of educational programs
and a halt of school construction projects
around the city.
“We believe that this discussion should
include federal funding to allay the vast
financial burdens on the city of such an
initiative,” the deputy mayor said.
Nineteen schools in the Downtown
Manhattan area were built prior to 1979
and are therefore at risk of PCB con-
tamination, according to data collected by
Communities for Change, a citywide orga-
nization representing low-income families.
“We saw what happened with lead and
paint — we decided we had to be a
part of finding a solution to this,” said
Jonathan Westin, president of Communities
for Change.
“Parents are really concerned about
the future of their children’s health,” said
ALord Allah, chairperson of the School
District 1 Parent Advisory Council.
Allah has been educating Lower East
Side schools about the dangerous toxins
since last fall. He distributed petitions to
local parents and teachers, requesting their
schools be tested for PCB’s. Communities
for Change and New York Lawyers for the
Public Interest then sent the petitions to
D.O.E. and E.P.A.
The city, however, might have to comply
with the E.P.A.’s initiative in order to avoid
federal penalties. Failing lighting ballasts,
according to Enck, puts the city at “sub-
stantial risk” for noncompliance under the
Toxic Substances Control Act.
As for the costs, the E.P.A. says, new
lighting fixtures will pay for themselves in
long-term energy savings. The city is also
eligible for federal bonds that would help
finance the plan, according to the E.P.A.
‘Parents are concerned
about the future of their
children’s health.’
ALord Allah
Congressmember Jerrold Nadler, along
with fellow New York Representatives Jose
Serrano and Joseph Crowley, recently intro-
duced the Safe Schools, Healthy Kids Act,
a new law that would set up a federal
grant program to finance PCB cleanup in
schools.
“We welcome these guidelines for the
aggressive and comprehensive abatement
of lighting ballasts under the oversight of
the E.P.A., and we renew our call on New
York City’s Department of Education to
step up its testing and remediation pro-
gram,” Nadler and Crowley said in a joint
statement.
Nadler formed a citywide coalition on
the issue last October, urging the E.P.A.
to take immediate action on the potential
PCB threat. He said he plans to work with
Downtown schools and communities, as
well as citywide, in an effort to do away with
the toxins.
Long-term exposure to the chemicals
can cause cancer, immune disorders and
hormonal imbalances in children, according
to Dr. Warren Licht, chief medical officer at
Downtown Hospital. He stressed, however,
that the substance is only dangerous if it
becomes airborne.
“If it’s sitting idle in a wall somewhere
without being disturbed, I wouldn’t worry
about it,” he said.
PCB’s were once widely used to insulate
electrical equipment since they are non-
explosive and have a high tolerance for
heat. The E.P.A. banned their distribution
in 1979, however, after learning about their
health effects.
Januar y 6 - 12, 2011 5
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By Emma DeVito
Older people living with HIV have double the chronic conditions of
others, their management needs are a lot more complex, and they are
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quickly than the rest of us.
For all of us, when we hit age 50, 60 and older, it’s the time we begin
to face a myriad of chronic conditions and ailments – hypertension,
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For those who are HIV-positive and have been taking potent
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the development of age-related conditions. And, of course, managing the
HIV “cocktails” and having to add new treatments for various chronic
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Six years ago at VillageCare, we helped kick-start a broad discussion to
raise awareness about the plight of those who fit into the “AIDS Over 50”
category. We have had, and continue to have, some moderate success in
promoting this issue not just in New York, but in Washington, D.C., and
other parts of the country.
Jeff Crowley, President Obama’s AIDS advisor, recently visited
VillageCare’s Rivington House, and we told him that all our efforts so far
have failed to spawn development of a cohesive policy of HIV prevention
and treatment for older adults.
In terms of prevention, we no longer can afford to stereotype older
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saying if we didn’t start targeting a prevention message to those who are
older, the epidemic was going to explode in this older population.
Well, when we first sent out that message, 15 percent of all new AIDS
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More than 47,000 New Yorkers over 50 are living with HIV/AIDS.
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We can most assuredly tell you that many older adults are not aware of
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It is long past the time that as a nation we make a commitment to the
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numbers of new AIDS diagnoses among those over 50.
(Ms. DeVito is president and chief executive officer of not-for-profit
VillageCare, which serves some 10,500 persons annually in community-
based and residential care programs for older adults and those living with
HIV/AIDS.)
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It’s a Downtown dog’s life

Whether rolling laidback with the sun roof open in Soho, sporting spiffy winter wear
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POLICE BLOTTER
Shooting conviction upheld
An appeals court on Tues., Dec. 28, upheld the 2006
murder conviction of Rudy Fleming in the shooting death of
Nicole duFresne, 28, an actress and writer, during a holdup
at Rivington and Clinton Sts. in January 2005 while she was
walking home with friends. Fleming, serving a sentence of
life in prison without parole, appealed last year, claiming
that he should have been declared mentally unfit for trial.
The Appellate Division panel last week decided the trial was
valid. “There was extensive evidence the defendant, even
if psychiatrically ill…was deliberately feigning the type of
symptoms that might suggest an inability to understand the
proceedings and assist in his defense,” the decision said.
Soho House murder charge
Nicholas Brooks, 24, arrested Dec. 9 in connection with
the death of Sylvie Cachay, 33, a swimwear designer found
dead in a bathtub at Soho House, the exclusive hotel club
in the Meatpacking District, was arraigned on Tues., Jan. 4,
on a charge of second-degree murder. Brooks, of 60 Second
Ave., checked into the hotel with the victim during the early
hours of Dec. 9 and was arrested later that day after he
returned to Soho House, at 29 Ninth Ave. at 13th St., where
her half-clothed body had been found with strangle marks on
her neck in the overflowing tub.
Autopsy reports at first were inconclusive pending a toxi-
cology report. Cachay, a resident of W. 10th St. near Hudson
St., reportedly was breaking up with Brooks. The suspect is
the son of Joseph Brooks, an Oscar-winning songwriter fac-
ing charges of raping 11 aspiring actresses. Nicholas Brooks
was being held without bail pending a court appearance later
this week.
Bag thief gets bagged
Police arrested Richard Warren, 28, on Sun., Dec. 26,
and charged him with grand larceny for stealing a bag with
$1,300 in cash from a tipsy woman patron at Three Sheets
Saloon, 134 W. Third St., eight days earlier. The victim told
police she had put her bag on a ledge in the bar’s rear around
12:30 a.m. Sat., Dec. 18, and realized it was missing at 2
a.m. Warren was identified in a surveillance tape dragging
the bag on the floor with his foot before picking it up and
leaving the bar at 1 a.m., police said.
Triple assault
Police arrested an 18-year-old who gave his perma-
nent address as Charlotte, N.C., on Wed., Dec. 29, for
punching and injuring two men and one woman around
4 a.m. in front of a grocery store at 95 MacDougal St.
near Bleecker St. Jesse Thomas was banging on the store-
front window when the three victims told him the store
was closed and asked him to stop banging, police said.
Thomas then turned on the victims, broke one man’s
glasses, bit the other man’s hand and injured the woman,
punching her repeatedly in the chest, police said. He was
charged with assault causing physical injury, criminal
Januar y 6 - 12, 2011 7
mischief and reckless destruction of property.
Bleecker bottle attack
Police arrested Javier A. Agurto, 25, of the Bronx around
2:30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 30, and charged him with first-degree
assault with intent to cause physical injury. The suspect got
into an argument with another patron at Wicked Willy’s bar,
149 Bleecker St., and followed him outside and down the
street, where he attacked him with a bottle, police said.
Dud grenade
Police evacuated a six-story building at 106 Norfolk
St. near Delancey St. for a short time Wednesday morning
Dec. 29 after someone on the fifth floor reported there was
a hand grenade in an apartment. The grenade was deemed
inert and residents were allowed back in the building after
45 minutes. There were no arrests in the incident.
Cabbie takes bags
A cab with two women passengers stopped in front of the
Soho Grand Hotel, at 310 West Broadway, around 10:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 29, and the hotel bellman started unloading their
luggage, police said. Before all the bags were out of the cab, the
driver sped away north on West Broadway. The lost luggage had
shoes, clothes, two handbags, watches, a digital camera and
perfume with a total estimated value of $5,320 police said.
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After leaving New School,
Continued from page 1
the plainspoken Kerrey quipped.
Rebranding its various schools under The
New School umbrella also helped create a
feeling of a more unified university: Parsons,
for example, was redubbed Parsons The
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On academic issues, one of Kerrey’s
rockiest moments as New School president
was two years ago when he decided to
install himself as provost — the university’s
chief academic officer — after the previous
provost’s departure. The move resulted in a
stinging faculty vote of “no confidence” in
him. Looking back on his decision, Kerrey
said it was a misstep, but that it was ben-
eficial since it ultimately strengthened the
Provost’s Office.
“We had a very weak Provost’s Office,”
he said. “A weak provost was O.K. 10 years
ago. It was not O.K. two years ago — and
we’ve changed that.”
As for the overwhelming no-confidence
vote and the criticism that he took then,
including calls for his departure, Kerrey said,
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“Some of it was honest — and some of it was
dishonest. There were statements made that
I was destroying the university.”
Hands Down!
In fact, he said, “The New School in Exile
wanted to destroy the school.”
He was referring to a students group
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one leg in combat in Vietnam.
The Field House at Later that night, a group of students
came riding by his house on black bicycles
and wearing black clothes, and graffiti was
scrawled on the building’s exterior, Kerrey
recalled.
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that when he was in politics in Nebraska
for 16 years, he always had a “30 percent
disapproval rate,” since not everyone voted
for him.
LEAVING POLITICS...
His decision to leave politics came after
he met the writer Sarah Paley. They planned
to marry and she wanted to have a child
with him.
“I didn’t want to have another kid in
politics,” he said. “The child of a politician
has a different life. It’s not that my two other
children suffered, but it’s a burden on them.
I’d come to the end of two terms [in the
‘I like to be able to speak
freely on politics. I’d like
to reacquire a political
voice.’
Bob Kerrey
Senate]. Twelve years is enough.”
So when The New School job opened
up, Kerrey took it and moved to Greenwich
Village, where Paley also lived not far from
the school.
Shortly after Kerrey got to The New
School, the story broke of how the comman-
do unit he led in Vietnam had killed about
20 Vietnamese villagers after a stealth raid in
search of a Viet Cong leader. That incident,
and later Kerrey’s support of the invasion
of Iraq, led some at the famously left-wing
school to call for his ouster.
Looking back, Kerrey said, knowing what
he does now, he’s not so sure he would have
taken the university post — not because of
having to deal with radical student protest-
ers and critics, but because of the sheer chal-
lenges The New School faced.
“We didn’t have a list of our alumni,” he
noted. “Ninety percent of the money I’ve
raised is from people who didn’t go to school
here. I didn’t comprehend the sense of the
challenge.”
Kerrey admitted he almost didn’t extend
his contract for another five years when
it came up for renewal in 2006. A second
renewal, however, wasn’t in the cards.
“There was zero chance to go beyond
2011,” he stated.
...BUT STILL POLITICAL
A big part of his reluctance to renew was
his discomfort with having to muzzle himself
on political matters.
“I like to be able to speak freely on poli-
tics,” he said.
However, at a certain point, he received
the message from school trustees that, as
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Kerrey reflects on his tenure, ponders his future

president, he should tone down his politics,
he said.
His invitation of his longtime friend
Senator John McCain to be The New School’s
commencement speaker in May 2006 also
caused controversy — and resulted in a
raucous, protest-marred ceremony. Many
faculty and students felt what McCain rep-
resented was anathema to the ideals of The
New School.
The conservative Republican presidential
candidate bombed with the liberal graduat-
ing students, but Kerrey stressed then that
free speech means listening to all sides of
a debate.
Speaking after the commencement,
Kerrey had told The Villager, “I think the
idea of students acting up in objection to the
commencement speaker is not an unusual
idea. … I disagree with the assertion that
he doesn’t represent the ideals of the uni-
versity.”
It’s abundantly clear that Kerrey — a for-
mer U.S. presidential candidate — remains
a political animal through and through. In
2007, he seriously mulled running for retir-
ing Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel’s seat,
but decided against it, saying he would have
had to uproot too quickly — his young son,
Henry, was settled in school here — and that
it was just too hard “to go back.”
“I still love Nebraska,” he said. “I don’t
consider myself a natural New Yorker. I still
like to see the sunrise, sunset.”
Before that, in 2005, he made waves
when he told a New York Times reporter
that he was thinking about running for
mayor of New York City.
“I was very upset with the mayor at the
time,” Kerrey explained. “I felt Bush’s tax pol-
icies really disadvantaged New York. Adam
Nagourney called, and I said, ‘I’m thinking
about it.’” But, in retrospect, he added, “I
don’t think I’d enjoy being mayor.”
MCCAIN AND D.A.D.T.
Speaking several weeks before the recent
historic vote on the bill to repeal Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell, Kerrey said of McCain — a
staunch opponent of gays serving openly in
the military — “John is on the wrong side of
As university president, Bob Kerrey led the effort to rebrand The New School’s vari-
ous schools. Also under him, the university came up with new logos and signage for
The New School and its buildings.
history on this one.”
In the service, Kerrey noted, “You don’t
have sex with subordinates — it’s against the
rules. They regulate sex. ... People are com-
ing out now as gay younger and younger.”
Regarding the Arizona immigration
law, Kerrey said, “I think our federal immi-
gration policy is embarrassing; Arizona
should take a role in changing it. But we
can’t have 50 state laws on immigration
policy. I think it’s not the province of the
states.”
On terrorism, Kerrey said, the capacity
to identify people coming into the U.S. to
wreak damage has gotten a lot better in the
last few years.
Kerrey said that during the presidential
primary campaign, when he was initially
backing Hillary Clinton, his statement about
Barack Obama having Hussein as a middle
name was misconstrued as an underhanded
criticism.
Speaking to The Villager last month,
Kerrey explained that what he said was
meant as a positive.
“We have a Barack Hussein Obama
as president,” he stressed. “France and
Germany don’t.”
As for the health bill, Kerrey noted, “The
Photo courtesy of The New School
federal government can’t say you have to buy
insurance.” The Supreme Court will likely
rule against that provision, he predicted.
If he were president, Kerrey said, to get
the economy back on its feet, he would have
focused on major works, like transporta-
tion.
“I would probably have come in with
three or four big infrastructure projects over
like 10 years,” he said, adding, “One thing
you can say about a ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ —
it’s a bridge and someone’s got to build it.”
On the next presidential election,
Kerrey sees either Sarah Palin or Mike
Huckabee as the likely Republican candi-
date. The nominee will likely be decided
very quickly, based on the Iowa caucuses
or New Hampshire or South Carolina pri-
maries, he said.
In foreign affairs, the former senator said
of Afghanistan, “You don’t have to occupy a
whole country to deal with terrorists that are
in that country,” adding, “I think you got to
look beyond Karzai. The ‘single man’ thing
is a problem. We’ve made him into this kind
of hero.”
On the planned Islamic cultural and
community center on Park Place, a.k.a. the
“Ground Zero Mosque,” Kerrey noted, “I
completely misjudged that one.”
“I wouldn’t have cared if it was moved six
blocks away” from its current site, he said,
calling that “a reasonable compromise.”
POLITICS STILL HIS PASSION
Kerrey said he potentially has a position
lined up at The New School at what he
called The Institute for Liberal Democracy,
but that details haven’t been finalized.
“What I’d like to do is reacquire a politi-
cal voice,” he said. Currently, he noted, he’s
lost that voice — lost it “a lot.”

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EDITORIAL
Mind the GAAP
The New York Uprising reform pledge signed by a
majority of members of both houses of the Legislature
had three points: independent, nonpartisan redistrict-
ing; ethics reform; and, finally, the implementation of a
GAAP budget process.
Former Mayor Ed Koch is the leading force behind
Uprising, which counts good-government groups
among its members.
The first two points are pretty self-explanatory. Basically,
unless there is an independent, nonpartisan redistricting
commission, incumbents will keep drawing their own
district lines every 10 years, helping reassure their per-
petual re-election; viable challengers won’t have a hope of
a level playing field and will be put off from even running.
However, no one is guaranteed election for life.
Ethics reform is also sorely needed, because it’s
essential that we know where our politicians’ income
comes from. If our elected officials are doing business
with people who have business before the state, we
must know this.
The Uprising pledge’s third point, though, a GAAP
budget, is perhaps less well understand by most vot-
ers. Yet, it’s just as vitally important, if not more so,
as the pledge’s other two points — particularly with
the state’s staggering deficit now at more than $9 bil-
lion, and expected to mushroom to $15 billion in the
coming fiscal year, unless it can somehow be reined in.
GAAP can help do that.
GAAP stands for “generally accepted account-
ing principles,” and these regulations are something
Albany desperately needs.
Although Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has
told us twice since Koch started his reform initiative in
March 2010, that New York State already does have a
GAAP budget, Koch emphatically disagreed.
“It’s not in the law,” Hizzoner told us Monday.
“And the budget they adopt is not GAAP-balanced.” In
short, Koch continued, without these accepted principles,
money can be shifted around between different agencies,
pension plans and so forth during the budget process.
New York City, for one, does have a GAAP budget
under law. It’s high time that the state followed suit.
Earlier this year when then-Lieutenant Governor
Richard Ravitch presented his “Ravitch Plan” — budget
measures he hoped the state Legislature would adopt —
GAAP budgeting was among its cornerstones.
The New York Times at that time noted GAAP would
help “curb the runaway spending that has helped plunge
New York into fiscal crisis,” and “would represent a
drastic change to how Albany has operated for decades.”
With Governor Andrew Cuomo in office and
pledged to reform, it behooves our legislators, includ-
ing Silver, to help him truly bring about a GAAP
balanced budget. Just saying we have a GAAP budget
obviously isn’t the same as having one. With a $15 bil-
lion deficit looming, the need for GAAP is great.
In his State of the State address on Wednesday,
Cuomo made it clear that reining in the budget and
out-of-control spending will be a priority. He gave
kudos to Koch, 86, who was sitting up near the front of
the audience, for leading his Uprising reform crusade,
and for taking it on the road around the state.
Cuomo didn’t specifically mention GAAP when he
was talking about fixing the state’s dysfunctional budget
process. But we hope it’s part of his game plan, because
it’s another piece of the puzzle for getting Albany and
the state to function properly. As Cuomo said, we need
to make our state government something that New
Yorkers can be proud of once again — and bringing
Albany’s wheeler-dealer, unaccountable budget process
under proper regulation is a big part of that.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Painful chapter in his life
To The Editor:
Re “Tompkins Square Park dog owners get some
training” (news article, Dec. 23):
As the following excerpt from my Nov. 27, 2003, jour-
nal entry indicates, one does not have to be in Tompkins
Square Park to be attacked by a pit bull:
“At Kamaran I bought three cans of Budweiser on
my way home. Since the nearby bars and restaurants
were closed due to Thanksgiving the streets were almost
deserted.
Instead of strolling home along the south side of
Sixth St. and crossing midblock, I walked past the shut-
tered Sidewalk Cafe. As I approached the Gladiators
Gym I saw two guys from the park bedding down for
the night on the sidewalk under the windows. During
the afternoon I had seen the younger man in death row
[the chess tables area in the park]. He had crudely cut
straw-colored hair.
A black pit bull on a leash attacked me as I passed.
When the dog bit my arm, the second man, who wore
Indian-style braids, pulled the dog away from me.
Neither man seemed at all apologetic or reactive. ‘This is
no joke,’ I cried. While I walked away I could hear the
men arguing about the dog. Turning around, I called,
‘I’m not your f---ing enemy; I see you guys in the park.
This dog is going to hurt somebody.’
When I got home I undressed. Though my raincoat
and sweater were not torn, I had ugly scratches and
teeth marks on my arm. Thinking that Nora would know
about dog bites, I called her. Since she was not at home
I opened a can of beer. A few minutes later I got the
number of the Ninth Precinct from the operator. When
I called the station, a rude-sounding woman said a car
would be sent by.
Despite my presumption, soon the doorbell rang.
Two young cops appeared when I opened the door to my
apartment. After I described what had happened and said
that I was concerned that someone else might get bitten
by the black pit bull, the officer who had said nothing
as I spoke and looked somewhat stupid, said to the cop
I had talked with, ‘Should we ask for his ID?’ Since I
must have looked angry and upset, the brighter of the
two shushed his partner.
Before going to bed I drank the three beers.”
Philip Van Aver
EVAN FORSCH
Save 5C Cafe and Center
To The Editor:
I want to thank you for publishing the Peops Project
cartoon by Fly in your Dec. 16 issue that featured the 5C
Cafe and Cultural Center and Trudy Silver.
I hope this current eviction — unjust and unfounded
in my opinion — against 5C will be dismissed by Judge
Scarpulla once and for all, so that this cultural and com-
munity center can continue to thrive and be part of the
rich artistic heritage of this city.
The original members have worked so hard to sustain
this amazing place for the past 15 years.
The 5C Cafe and Cultural Center serves a multitude of
artists and a diversity of people — from a wide range of
cultures, classes and ages — in the community and from
around the city. I have met 80-year-old regulars who
love the food and music. I have heard everything from
gypsy music to Juilliard-trained musicians to legendary
jazz artists, such as Charles Gayle and William Parker, to
high school students reading their poetry and elementary
school kids showing off their budding piano skills.
Performers at 5C have gone on to brilliant careers
working with the likes of Dawn Upshaw, Yo-Yo Ma and
the Kronos Quartet. The 5C Cafe has opened its doors to
both well-known musicians and less-established artists,
and has provided a rare thing in New York City these
days — a noncommercial, community performance space
for artists and students.
The space at 5C is also warm and inclusive and wel-
comes people from the neighborhood, providing com-
munity and fellowship — and the food is healthy and
delicious!
I also know 5C has been hugely conscientious about
volume, even though they are fully soundproofed — tak-
ing great pains, routinely, to ensure musicians under-
stand that volume must be limited. They have always
focused on booking acoustic and low-volume performers
and those who appreciate playing the cafe’s tuned grand
piano.
If the Lower East Side loses 5C it will be a huge loss,
not just to the neighborhood that directly surrounds it,
but to the city at large and the many musicians, artists,
audience members and community members who care
about the space and have gained so much from it.
Silvia Ravelo
Ravelo is a board member, 5C Cultural Center
Continued on page 12
 Januar y 6 - 12, 2011 11

Critics can’t roll back the progress on bike lanes

Would the city consider taking away the car lanes because road — not singling out any one class of commuter.
TALKING POINT motorists dangerously speed, run red lights and park illegal-
ly? Would the city consider taking away sidewalks because
A new year has begun. In 2011, let’s turn over a new leaf
and start the year celebrating safe, protected bike lanes. Let’s
BY BARBARA ROSS pedestrians carelessly jaywalk in front of moving traffic? listen to the sensible majority and keep expanding the bicycle
After being cooped up inside, watching the snow that lane network — especially the still-uncompleted First and
blanketed the city melt from my apartment window, I Second Aves. bike lanes that will serve the communities all
grabbed the trusty bicycle I use daily for transport, eager the way up to East Harlem.
to hit the streets again. I headed toward the First Ave. pro- Let’s listen to the sensible majority At Time’s Up! Environmental Group, where I’ve been
tected bike lane that I’ve become accustomed to using on all volunteering and advocating for safer streets for more than
my uptown errands, only to find it still piled up with snow and keep expanding the bicycle lane a decade, we focus on courtesy, education and appreciation
and unusable. in connection with the bike lanes as part of our “Love Your
Being forced to ride with the fast-moving vehicle traf- network. Lane” campaign. Join us in celebrating this February for our
fic heightened my appreciation for all the new bike lanes annual “Love Your Lane” bike ride and after-party! The ride
and other effective safety measures the Department of will be on or around Valentine’s Day.
Transportation has put into place over the past three-and-a- Cycling is on the rise in New York City, which is recog-
half years. Although there is a small but loud anti-bike lane Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s well- nized all over the world as a great accomplishment. Let’s
chorus, our City Council must resist the temptation to cater researched testimony at the hearing included details of his keep working together toward a greener, healthier, more
to the car-centric past and instead support healthier, lower- “Respect the Lane / Clear the Path” campaign; Stringer’s ini- environmental New York City.
cost mobility with permanent protected bike lanes that help tiative emphasized the need for more bike lanes and offered
people of all ages ride safely in New York City. real solutions to creating safer streets for everybody, encour- Ross is a volunteer with Time’s Up! Environmental
My thoughts returned to the City Council’s Transportation aging all street users to be more courteous when sharing the Group
Committee hearing on New York City’s bike policy held last
month. Hundreds of pro-bike lane enthusiasts attended the
hearing to advocate for the healthy, environmentally friendly,
cost-efficient and social aspects of cycling that benefit all
New Yorkers.
The first two hours of the daylong hearing were devoted
to city councilmembers questioning Janette Sadik-Khan, the
Department of Transportation’s commissioner, about the
increase of new bike lanes in New York City. The commis-
sioner discussed the measurable safety benefits of bike lanes
for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists, such as a 40 percent
decrease in crashes, as well as lowered rates of speeding by
automobile drivers.
The commissioner assured the city councilmembers that
all the new bike lanes were approved by the local community
boards and were installed at little cost to the city. According
to Sadik-Khan, “All of D.O.T.’s current bike projects com-
bined have cost a total of $8.8 million… . When you factor
in the 80 percent federal match, the city has spent less than
$2 million from its own coffers on the major expansions to
the bike network we’ve seen the last few years.”
The D.O.T. commissioner was followed by former Deputy
Mayor Norman Steisel and Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz, who seek to eliminate the hugely popular
Prospect Park West bike lane.
Almost three hours into the hearing, when the public was
finally allowed to give testimony, most of the city councilmem-
bers had left the room, leaving the majority of bike lane sup-
porters to address their empty seats. If councilmembers had
stayed, they would have heard their constituents’ impassioned
testimony about why they love using their bicycles for everyday Photo by Barbara Ross

commuting and their pleas for more safe places for families,
senior citizens and new cyclists to ride, particularly more physi-
cally separated, protected bike lanes.
Anti-bike lane advocates tried to use the careless behavior
of random cyclists to justify the elimination of bike lanes.
Following the big blizzard of Sun., Dec. 26, some in the daily press angrily accused the city of prioritizing
bike lanes for snow clearance. However, it appears what they were complaining about were, in fact, only a
few isolated incidents. As this photo of writer Barbara Ross’s tricycle shows, the Chrystie St. bike lane near
Grand St., for one, was still clogged with snow as recently as this Monday.

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VILLAGER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Before Dick did waterboarding: What Houdini knew
Reconstructed Water Torture Cell part of exhibit’s bag of tricks
MUSEUM
HOUDINI: ART AND MAGIC
On view through March 27
At the Jewish Museum (Fifth Ave. and 92nd St.)
Exhibition Galleries, Hours: Sun., Mon. Tues.,
11am-5:45pm / Thurs., 11am-8pm / Fri.,
11am-4pm / Sat., 11am-5:45pm
Museum Admission: Adults: $12 / Seniors/65 &
over: $10 / Students: $ 7.50 / Children under
12: Free / Jewish Museum Members: Free /
Saturdays: Free (11am-5:45pm)
For info, call-212-423-3200 or visit thejewish-
museum.org
BY JERRY TALLMER
Mr. Richard Bruce Cheney, Esq.
Vice President Emeritus, USA
Mr. Vice President Emeritus:
I know you have long been a fan of
something called waterboarding, and in
that regard I wonder if you would care to
join me in a sort of field trip — an educa-
tional expedition — to a museum in this
city, where recently I was almost buried at
the entrance by 40 or 50 little kids chirp-
ing away like so many happy sparrows
while a couple of nice young teachers
tried to make sure that not one sparrow
had been lost en route.
The excited children were being swept
into the Jewish Museum, a venerable
but often quite daring institution that
currently houses a compelling exhibit —
“Houdini: Art and Magic” — all about
the life and times of a performer who held
this nation (and the world) in thrall as the
dear old 19th century was turning into the
corrupt and infinitely bloodier 20th.
But I do hope, Mr. Cheney, that those
chirping little ones didn’t get too upset
when, halfway through this fascinating
display, they came upon an upright rect-
angular see-through chamber labeled
“Water Torture Cell.”
Yes, Virginia, water can be used as an
instrument of torture — it’s right there in
print on the label — even if your Uncle
Dick tells you otherwise, and even if
we’re not at this moment talking about
a board but a sort of glass and steel tele-
phone booth.
Okay, let’s drop the Uncle Dick stuff.
The point is that you could drown in this
Water Torture Cell — unless you were
“Houdini in Chains” — 1903.
Harry Houdini, magician and escape art-
ist supreme (in which case you could
also spring free of every other prototype
object in this remarkable display, from
heavyweight handcuffs to a massive trav-
eling trunk to a triple-strength straitjacket
to an oversized milk can to the Water
Torture Cell).
Image courtesy of the Jewish Museum
The astonishing Houdini could, and
did, escape from them and from much
else — straightjacketed at the bottom
of a river, for instance — over and
over and over again. And would with
no less astonishing modesty bill himself
around the globe as, for one instance
out of dozens on these walls — a vivid
Januar y 6 - 12, 2011 13
lithograph in the Western Mail, Cardiff,
Wales, 1913 — “The World-Famous Self-
Liberator! HOUDINI! Presenting the
Greatest Performance of His Strenuous
Career!” The “Water Torture Cell,” by
the way, is the only reconstruction in
this whole assemblage (the original hav-
ing been destroyed by a 1995 fire at the
Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, in Niagara
Falls).
Houdini did walk among the notables
of his time, from Charlie Chaplin, whom
he physically, athletically, and aestheti-
cally much resembled (viz. the prize-
fight sequence in 1931’s “City Lights”),
to Fatty Arbuckle, to W.C. Fields, to
Sarah Bernhardt, to Theodore Roosevelt,
to Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle — whom he liked but
disagreed with over the phoniness, as
Houdini saw it, of spiritualism.
They and other greats of the period
were his peers, even though Houdini —
like Chaplin — was technically an immi-
grant. And this exhibit is not just about
Escape. It is also about Immigrants.
Escape and Immigrant — sometimes
the same thing. Particularly if you were a
European Jew.
Ehrich (or Erik) Weiss (or Weisz), the
son of Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and
Cecilia Steiner, was born in Budapest,
Hungary, on March 24, 1874 — though
for some years Ehrich (redubbed Harry)
claimed to have been born in Appleton,
Wisconsin, USA. Maybe he really thought
so.
The rabbi and his family had in fact
emigrated to America — to Appleton
— when Ehrich was three, and though
the rabbi never did learn English, young
Ehrich got Americanized quickly enough.
At some later point, probably his teens, the
aspiring young runner, wrestler and magi-
cian changed his last name to Houdini, in
honor of the great French magician Jean
Eugene Robert-Houdin (1806-1871).
With some amusement, Brooke Kamin
Rapaport, the freelance curator of this
engrossing project, notes that Appleton,
Wisconsin, has sent forth into the world
novelist/playwright Edna Ferber, U.S.
Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harry
Houdini, man of magic.
The first thing that hits your eye when
you walk through the portal at the Jewish
Museum that says “Houdini” is the pro-
jection on a sizable wall of a giant fish
dangling and struggling at the end of a
line.
Oh no, this isn’t a fish. It’s Harry
Houdini, the man who can untie knots
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with his toes and his teeth, swinging in a straitjacket
high over an amassed crowd, either in Times Square or in
front of some other big-city newspaper building, all the
better leap from feat to headline.
Pretty soon, as we move along, we meet petite, good-
looking Wilhelmina Beatrice (Bess) Rahner, the Roman
Catholic song-and-dance girl from Coney Island whose
German-American mother never forgave her daughter
for marrying a Jew. Bess soon got rather famous in her
own right, helping Harry do Kafka one better with the
Metamorphosis act in which they somehow exchange posi-
tions, sight unseen, he’s here, she’s there, alakazam!
What I did not know until this exhibit came along was
how many people have played Houdini in movies — Tony
Curtis, Harvey Keitel, Guy Pearce, Norman Mailer to
name a few — and that Houdini himself was a star in a
half-dozen works of the silent film era (he was the first
man ever to fly an airplane in Australia, and performed
acts of derring-do in thrillers like “Haldane of the Secret
Service” (1923).
Even more astonishing is the number of artists —
writers, painters, sculptors, photographers, conceptual-
ists — who have come along in all these years since
Houdini died to memorialize his existence through what
they, these artists, do.
High among them is Matthew Barney, who not only
made that film in which Mailer plays Houdini but also in
this layout has an entire (small) room called “Cremaster
5: The Ehrich Weiss Suite” — which you look at through
its glass door. What you see is a small white plastic
casket and six or seven live high-collared Kite Jacobin
pigeons whose defecations on that casket symbolize, in
the words of the Jewish Museum, “that nature endures
while life is fleeting.”
But nobody has paid better tribute to Houdini than
novelist E.L. Doctorow, who gets the escape artist thing
Image courtesy of the Jewish Museum
Harry Houdini, King of Cards: 1895, lithograph.
and the immigrant thing and the aviator thing all bril-
liantly together in 1975’s best-selling “Ragtime.”
The catalogue for the Jewish Museum exhibit is actu-
ally a 260-page Yale University Press hardcover book,
and in it, among much else, there is a Q&A interview of
Doctorow by Rapaport.
“When I was a boy [in New Rochelle],” the Doctorow
who hits the 80 mark on January 6 tells her, “he [Houdini]
served as one of the models for a child’s fantasy life. We
children had a lot of them. There was Tom Mix, the cow-
boy, or the great comic book heroes like Superman, or
Joe DiMaggio, or Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.
Some of them real, some fictitious. And in that pantheon
was Harry Houdini.
“Kids in my generation…loved learning card tricks
and sleight of hand, making coins disappear, trying to
hypnotize one another, that sort of thing. And behind
all that tomfoolery stood the figure of Houdini. Even
though he was long since dead. Perhaps because he was
long since dead.”
When Houdini tried and failed to raise his own
beloved mother from the dead, he grew bitter and skep-
tical about all forms of spiritualism. Indeed, he spent
much of the closing part of his own life debunking all
psychics and spiritualists. You can’t flimflam a flim-
flammer, he’d acidly proclaim. And when Lady Doyle,
the wife of his friend Arthur Conan Doyle, engaged in
spiritual converse — in English — with Houdini’s late
mother, the son let it be known that Cecilia Weiss had
never spoken a word of English in her lifetime. This is
replicated in the Jewish Museum exhibit by a fragment of
film in which actor Paul Michael Glaser cries out, during
a séance: “Mama, this is your son, speak Yiddish!”
What most impresses Rapaport, over and above the
Great Escapes, is “the ordinary, mundane quality” of what
might be called Houdini’s props — objects an immigrant
would well understand — a big old traveling trunk; steel
sewing needles (for swallowing, ugh!); an oversized milk
can (“from farm to dairy to milkman to you”).
Ehrich Weiss of Budapest, Hungary — and Appleton,
Wisconsin — died of peritonitis from a ruptured appen-
dix on the afternoon of October 31, 1926 (Halloween
eve) in Detroit, Michigan. Every magician now alive
owes him more than can ever be repaid and will freely
say so. But I do not think any magician now alive will
freely and gladly go for a swim in Harry Houdini’s glass
booth. We leave that to Deadeye Dicks.

Just Do Art!
COMPILED BY SCOTT STIFFLER
GRAND OPENING: FAB CAFE & EAST
VILLAGE VISITORS CENTER Way back
when visions of sugarplums were still danc-
ing in our heads — and a certain jolly fel-
low was loading up his sleigh — the busy
elves at Fourth Arts Block (FAB) were
soft-launching and pre-testing their nifty
new caffeine-infused gathering place. The
FAB Cafe & East Village Visitors Center
will be a welcome addition to that dense,
dynamic stretch of 4th Street that’s home
to more artsy endeavors than most other
places (possibly any other place) in town.
Just in time to get you through the next cold
and cruel months, FAB Cafe is poised to
become a much-loved gathering place for
getting pre-show infusions of MUD Truck
coffee or post-performance sugar rushes
to help extend that natural high coming
from just having seen something at, say,
WOW Café Theatre or La MaMa E.T.C.
or Teatro Circulo or Horse Trade Theater
Group or Rod Rodgers Dance School or
Duo Multicultural Arts Center — and the list
goes on and on and on.
But FAB Cafe isn’t just for locals. It also
Java, food and FAB fun. See FAB Cafe.
fills the void by providing the area with a
Visitors Center. A concierge (Tues. through
Photo by Anton Nickel
Fri., 1-6pm) will help tourists and locals
wanting to know more about their neighbor-
hood or learn about the history of the East
Village. The Cafe will also serve as a way to
get hooked up with FAB Tix (a 2-for-1 ticket
program).
The Grand Opening happens on Wed.,
Jan. 12, 6-8pm, at the FAB Cafe (75 E. 4th
St. btw. Bowery & Second Ave.). It features
performances by FAB Cafe baristas, an
exhibit from Harumi Ori made from her
signature orange mesh, and free samples of
MUD coffee and Ceci Cela pastries for all.
Regular Cafe hours: 7am-8pm weekdays and
9am-8pm on weekends. Visit fabnyc.org.
GRAND OPENING: AVENUE C STUDIOS
While many businesses have shuttered —
and more than one gun-shy entrepreneur has
resisted the urge to take a risk in the midst of
a still-stressed economy — The East Village
Dance Project (EVDP), in partnership with
GOH Productions, is opening Avenue C
Studio. It will be the only dance facility east
of 2nd Ave., and will be the new permanent
home of the EVDP Youth Program (which
has been running in studios all over the
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neighborhood for the last 14 years) as well
as home base to the recently-formed East
Village Dance Project Jr. Company.
The Open House celebration happens
Sun., Jan. 9, 1-5pm (accompanied by per-
formances at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM by East
Village Dance Project Jr. Company (55 Ave.
C, near E. 4th St.). For a full schedule of
offerings, visit eastvillagedanceproject.com.
NO NAME AND A BAG O’ CHIPS Ten
years away from the terrible twos and
one year away from its teens, you’d think
“No Name and A Bag O’ Chips” would be
languishing in that awkward tween stage
— but, no. In fact, this funky-assed they-
should-be-stars-studded comedy/variety
show is going very strong (as is their house
band, The Summer Replacements). Show
them some love, have some laughs, and
get that famous free bag of mini chips —
when you attend their next show. Fri., Jan.
14, 7pm, at Otto’s Shrunken Head (538 E.
14th St. btw. Aves. A & B). No cover, no
minimum. For info, call 212-228-2240 or
visit www.nonamenyc.com.
The comedy crew with no name: See “No Name And A Bag O’ Chips.”
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is a pop-up/parasite gallery curated by (mostly) Johan

Kugelberg that, once in a while, shows up in New York or
Tokyo or London or Paris or Stockholm or Mayberry or
Hooterville. This exhibition marks the first time the entire
SUCKADELIC catalogue will be exhibited in one place. For
the duration of the exhibit, a SUCKADELIC SUCK-SHOPPE
pop-up store will be open. Original artwork, sculptures, silk-
screens and paintings will be for sale.
Opening party: Tues., Jan. 11, 6pm. Closing party: Sun.,
Jan. 23, 3pm. Open daily from 11am-6pm. At Boo-Hooray
gallery (521 W. 23rd St.). Not that he’ll answer, but you can
email the artist at sucklord@suckadelic.com. Lots of spare
time and no friends? Fill the void by visiting boo-hooray.
com/suckadelic and suckadelic.com. Meet the SUCKLORD:
boo-hooray.com/suckadelic/meet-the-sucklord. Facebook:
facebook.com/boohooray. Twitter: twitter.com/boo_hooray.
YouTube: youtube.com/boohooray.
SHAPE SHIFTING: VETERAN VOICES Brooklyn-based
theater company Ripe Time has come up with a high concept
whose time is right (ripe?). “Shape Shifting: Veteran Voices”
is a salon-style event featuring prominent theater-makers
whose work responds to war — specifically, to ways dra-
matic works can approach the plight of the veteran returning
home. The event is part of Ripe Time’s Shape Shifting series,
which explores the art and craft of adaptation and how
works from the past can create a bridge to politics or cultural
issues of our time. As for that signature Ripe Time style, it’s
a hybrid of dance and theater.
Photo by Carolyn Ratcliffe
Old School: The old PS 64. See “First Annual Let’s Save the East Village/LES.”
Among the “Veteran Voices” artists: Bryan Doerries
— whose “Theater of War” has toured military bases
nationwide; MacArthur Fellowship winner Sarah Ruhl;
and KJ Sanchez & Emily Ackerman of The Civilians (who
both have brothers that have served in combat zones over-
seas). Each writer will have a cast of actors performing an
excerpt of his/her work. Following each excerpt will be a
conversation moderated by Alicia Anstead (Editor-in-Chief
of Arts Presenters “Inside Arts Magazine” and writer for
the Harvard Arts Blog). Mon., Jan. 10, 7pm at New York
Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th St. btw. Bowery & Second
Ave.). Suggested donation: $15. Reservations Required. Call
718-622-3650. Visit ripetime.org.
FIRST ANNUAL LET’S SAVE THE EAST VILLAGE/
LES — NEIGHBORS & FRIENDS The “Let’s Save the East
Village/Lower East Side — Neighbors and Friends Meet
and Greet” is a free event co-sponsored by the Theater for
the New City, Art Loisaida Foundation and LESPI. Its mis-
sion: preserve the East Village/Lower East Side’s remaining
historic streetscapes, where historic buildings are quickly

Continued on page 17

Photo by Emma Winter Zeig

From Ripe Time’s “Septimus and Clarissa.” See “Shape

Shifting.”

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What’s so funny about Canadians? These four fully clothed females know. See “City
Winery.”
Continued from page 16
being demolished or insensitively altered in
an unrelenting tide of development. Helping
that harsh reality go down? Free light refresh-
ments — and lots of images of the LES and
the East Village (as well as a current art exhibit
featuring works by 25 artists on the subject of
Preservation). Don’t think it’s going to be a
downer, though. As long as there are works of
art amidst all the talk about what we’ve lost,
the evening won’t be a total loss. Tues., Jan. 11,
6-8pm at Theater for the New City (155 First
Ave. btw. 9th &10th Sts.). Visit lespi-ny.oreg
and theaterforthenew city.net.
CITY WINERY Every Sunday, the Klezmer
Brunch Series pairs top tier musicians with
top tier lox and bagels (10am-2pm, with
music from 11-noon and 1pm-2pm). $10
music fee. At 155 Varick St. at Vandam. Call
212-608-0555 or, for a full schedule of events,
visit citywinery.com. UPCOMING: “Women
Fully Clothed” features an all-star cast of four
renowned Canadian sketch comedy artists,
riffing on career matters, family dynamics, and
other assorted absurd topics. It’s written &
performed by Robin Duke (SNL and SCTV),
Jayne Eastwood (My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
Chicago), Kathryn Greenwood (Whose Line Is
It Anyway) and Teresa Pavlinek (History Bites
and The Jane Show). Sun., Jan. 9, at 7pm. For
tickets ($25), call 212-608-05. Visit women-
fullyclothed.com.
“HOPE AND A FUTURE” BENEFIT
CONCERT FOR HAITI On the one-year anni-
versary of the Haiti earthquake, Gloria Gaynor
(whose classic anthem “I Will Survive” has been
adopted by anyone who’s ever had an obstacle
to overcome) lends the spirit of that song —
and her pipes — to this benefit concert. The
event is organized by Brooklyn-based nonprofit
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Photo by Tom Packer
Photo courtesy of “Women Fully Clothed.”
L-R: Hannah Pierce, Eloise Secker and Mabel Jones strike an Andrews Sisters pose,
as they experience a “Metamorphosis.”
PANTS ON FIRE’S “METAMORPHOSIS” make the world a better place if your higher
This collaboration between actors and musi- power makes that splitting headache go away,
cians from London’s Pants on Fire theatre the Arbor Day Foundation wants to help you
company time-warps Roman poet Ovid’s epic help yourself — and the planet. How? By get-
tales of heroics, love, gods and monsters to ting a jump on Arbor Day, 2011 (April 29).
1940s wartime Britain. Songs, dance, puppetry Just join the Foundation now — and before the
and film are used to tell the darkly comic story prime planting period (Feb. 1 through May 31),
— in which Cupid is an evacuee with a catapult; you’ll receive two white flowering dogwoods,
Narcissus is a Hollywood Matinee Idol drooling two flowering crabapples, two Washington
over his screen image; and an Andrews Sisters hawthorns, two American redbuds and two
chorus provides harmony amid cosmic chaos. golden rain trees. The trees (with pink, yellow
Gasmasks, gramophones and an acting style and white colors) “are perfect for large and
reminiscent of that found in British films of the small spaces, and will provide food and habi-
1940s conspire to provide a fun-packed explo- tat for songbirds” — so says John Rosenow,
ration of man’s relationship with nature. chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day
Through Sun., Jan. 30 at The Flea Theater Foundation. The 6-12 inch trees will arrive at
(41 White St. btw. Broadway & Church, 3 your doorstep with planting instructions. To
blocks south of Canal). Tues.-Fri. at 7pm; get your trees, all you have to do is join the
Sat. at 3pm & 7pm; Sun. at 5pm. For tickets, ADF. Members will also receive a subscription
($42.50) call 212-352-3101 or visit theflea. to the Foundation’s bimonthly publication —
Photo courtesy of C2C and the artist org. Also visit pantsonfiretheatre.com. and The Tree Book, which includes info about
Helping Haiti survive: Gloria Gaynor. tree planting and care. Just send a $10 contri-
bution to “Ten Free Flowering Trees,” Arbor
Community2Community (C2C) — a service 10 FREE FLOWERING TREES If you’re Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska
organization whose focus is helping to build tired of winter already, and/or want to make City, NE, 68410 — by Jan. 31. You can also
self-sufficient communities. Their goal, on this good on that morning of January 1st vow to join online, at www.arborday.org/january.
occasion, is to raise $50,000 to fund the build-
ing of the Piton Vallue Water Center (which
will provide clean, potable drinking water to
the entire village).
WBLS/WLIB radio personality Liz Black
hosts. Gloria Gaynor headlines, with perfor-
mances by artists including Ronald K. Brown’s
Evidence Dance Company; Haitian DJ Hard
Hittin’ Harry and The Earthman Experience;
Barbara King; Mecca; Haitian Mass Choir;
Curtis Haywood; C3YC; Boots; and Thurston
Daniel. There will also be vignettes spotlighting
Haiti’s culture and history — with a focus on
the C2C Haiti Restoration & Transformation
Project.
Wed., Jan. 12, 8pm (doors open at 7pm),
at the Apollo Theater (253 W. 125th St.).
For tickets ($65, $75, $85), 800-745-3000 or
ticketmaster.com. Visit community2community.
info.
18 Januar y 6 - 12, 2011
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF NORTH PARK PRES-
ERVATION CLASS B LIM-
ITED PARTNER, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/16/10. Office location: NY
County. Princ. office of LLC:
60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY
10023. 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. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/2/10-1/6/11
KMR LLP
Notice of Reg. filed 11/17/10
NY Sec. of State (SSNY).
Office in NY Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served.
SSNY to mail copy of pro-
cess to 440 Park Ave. S., NY,
NY 10016, also the princi-
pal business loc. Purpose:
To practice Certified Public
Accountancy.
Vil 12/2/10-1/6/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF FIND. EAT.
DRINK. LLC.
Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/9/10. Office location: NY
County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 4/29/10. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: Nicholas
Bumstead, 161 W. 16th St.,
Fl. 7, Ste. H, NY, NY 10011. DE
address of LLC: Capitol Ser-
vices, Inc., 615 South DuPont
Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts.
of Org. filed with DE Secy. of
State, 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful act or activity.
Vil 12/2/10-1/5/11
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
19808. Purpose: To engage
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,
DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed
with DE Secy. of State, Div.
of Corps., John G. Townsend
Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: Any law-
ful activity.
Vil 12/9-1/13/11
NOTICE OF QUALIFICA-
TION OF 188 E. 76TH
STREET, LLC,
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
PUBLIC NOTICES
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
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
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On Monday, in what was billed as a “Rock and Roll Circus,” the punk band Japanther performed a free show at the Big Apple Circus tent at Lincoln Center. The raucous
show featured a crowd-surfing clown, above. However, it was shut down by Lincoln Center officials once the crowd — at the band’s invitation — joined them on stage, twice.
Although some bloggers dubbed it a riot, the event’s co-producer told Rolling Stone, “It’s a Japanther show. They’re kids, they get crazy. … They called it a riot, but it really
wasn’t a riot, it was a mosh pit. It was punk rock and people don’t know how to handle it.” The two-night festival also featured the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but was cancelled after
the Japanther flap.
20 Januar y 6 - 12, 2011
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
PUBLIC NOTICES
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
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
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

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
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First Republic Bank has submitted an applica-
tion to the Regional Director of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish a
branch office at 442 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York, 10011.
Any person wishing to comment on this appli-
cation may file his or her comments in writing
with the regional director of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation at its regional office at
25 Ecker Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco,
California 94105, before processing of the appli-
cation has been completed. Processing will be
completed no earlier than the 21st day following
either the date of the last required publication or
the date of receipt of the application by the FDIC,
whichever is later. The period may be extended
by the regional director for good cause. The
nonconfidential portion of the application file is
available for inspection within one day following
the request for such file. It may be inspected in
the Corporation’s regional office during regular
business hours. Photocopies of information in
the nonconfidential portion of the application
file will be made available upon request. A
schedule of charges for such copies can be
obtained from the regional office.
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Januar y 6 - 12, 2011 21
PUBLIC NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE
TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION, LP
AND ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Docket No. CP11-56 -000
Notice is hereby given that Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (“Texas Eastern”) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (“Algonquin”), on
December 20, 2010, filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for certificates of public convenience
and necessity and for related authorizations for (i) the construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of Texas Eastern’s proposed
New Jersey - New York Expansion Project (“NJ-NY Project” or “Project”), (ii) the construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of
facilities by Algonquin, (iii) the lease of capacity on Algonquin’s system to Texas Eastern and (iv) the abandonment of certain existing Texas
Eastern facilities in Docket No. CP11-56-000 (“Application”).
The NJ-NY Project facilities on the Texas Eastern system consist of the (i) installation of approximately 4.84 miles of 42-inch diameter pipe-
line that will replace certain segments of existing 12-inch and 20-inch diameter pipelines from the existing Linden Compressor Station in the
City of Linden, Union County, New Jersey, to the existing metering and regulating (M&R) station 058 in the Borough of Staten Island, Rich-
mond County, New York; (ii) construction of approximately 15.5 miles of new 30-inch diameter pipeline from the existing M&R station 058
through the Borough of Staten Island, NewYork, and the cities of Bayonne, Jersey City, and Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey, to the
Borough of Manhattan, New York County, New York; (iii) removal and abandonment in place of approximately 8 miles of 12-inch diameter
pipelines in the City of Linden, New Jersey, and the Borough of Staten Island, New York, and 20-inch and 24-inch diameter pipeline in the
City of Linden, New Jersey; (iv) installation of receivers and launchers within the existing property line of the Linden Compressor Station
in Linden, New Jersey, and within the property line of M&R station 058 in the Borough of Staten Island, New York, and remote controlled
valves in the City of Bayonne, New Jersey and Jersey City, New Jersey; (v) installation of additional yard piping at the Hanover Compressor
Station in Morris County, New Jersey; (vi) modifications to existing M&R stations in Union County, New Jersey, and in Richmond County,
New York; (vii) construction of two new M&R stations at the existing Hanover Compressor Station in Morris County, New Jersey; (viii)
construction of a new Bayonne M&R station at a location where the pipeline crosses the local distribution system, thereby allowing an
interconnection with Public Service Electric and Gas Company (“PSE&G”) in Hudson County, New Jersey; (ix) construction of a new tap
for a future Jersey City meter station and a point of interconnection with PSE&G, in Hudson County, New Jersey; (x) construction of a new
Jersey City M&R station, and (xi) construction of a new point of interconnection with Con Edison at the Manhattan Point.
The NJ-NY Project facilities on the Algonquin system consist of installation of additional yard piping at the Cromwell Compressor Station
in Middlesex County, Connecticut, and the Hanover Compressor Station in Morris County, New Jersey; and modification of facilities to
facilitate the interconnection with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company in Mahwah, New Jersey and facilities to facilitate the interconnection
with Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C., in Ramapo, New York.
The NJ-NY Project will: (i) provide new points of interconnection for existing and new customers, including New Jersey and NewYork local
distribution companies, to deliver diverse sources of natural gas supply to high-growth New Jersey and NewYork markets, including a new
direct pipeline connection to the Borough of Manhattan; (ii) expand access to multiple sources of natural gas supply utilizingTexas Eastern’s
and Algonquin’s systems, thereby increasing supply diversity and improving operational performance and system flexibility and reliability;
(iii) increase opportunities to eliminate existing operational constraints that will enableTexas Eastern and Algonquin pipelines to bring addi-
tional natural gas supplies to the New Jersey and NewYork metropolitan market, resulting in enhanced market competition, reduced price
volatility and lower prices; (iv) mitigate the risk of severe disruption at Con Edison’s system that would result from a loss of an existing Man-
hattan delivery point; (v) provide new and existing electric generation facilities with greater sources of natural gas supply, in turn improving
air quality and the reliability of the electric system; (vi) meet escalating residential and commercial demands for energy with clean-burning
natural gas in the growing New Jersey and New York metropolitan area; (vii) provide new and enhanced energy infrastructure to support
economic development in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area; and (viii) provide opportunities to improve regional air quality
by utilizing clean-burning natural gas in lieu of fuel oil in existing and future residential, commercial and industrial facilities, thereby signifi-
cantly reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions and other pollutants. The proposed in-service date for the Project is November 1, 2013.
Notice of the Application will be mailed to affected landowners, and local, state and federal governments and agencies involved in the
Project. A copy of the Application and related resource reports are on file in the public libraries and/or local offices in communities impacted
by the aforementioned facilities.
Texas Eastern and Algonquin will need to acquire permanent and temporary property interests from a limited number of landowners for the
proposed facilities. A significant portion of the proposed NJ-NY Project facilities will be within existing rights-of-way (“ROWs”), consisting
of pipeline ROWs currently occupied by Texas Eastern or Algonquin, public roadways, railways, and/or other utility ROWs. Texas Eastern
and Algonquin have made substantial efforts to ensure that the Project will have minimal impacts on landowners, communities and the
environment.
For further information on becoming an intervenor or commentor in the FERC process and/or to obtain FERC’s pamphlet entitled “An
Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?”, visit FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov) or contact FERC toll free at
(877) 337-2237 or (866) 208-3372.
Texas Eastern and Algonquin are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Spectra Energy Corp, a North American leader in developing infra-
structure and connecting major natural gas supply basins to growing markets. Texas Eastern and Algonquin are engaged in the business
of transporting natural gas in interstate commerce.Texas Eastern owns and operates an open access pipeline system extending from south
Texas and offshore Gulf of Mexico to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States. Algonquin owns and operates an open access pipeline
system from New Jersey to Massachusetts, connecting with major transmission pipelines in the Northeast United States.
For more information, please contact:
Franklin S. Gessner
Manager, Right-of-Way
NJ-NY Expansion Project
150 Warren Street
Suite 201
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Toll Free (888) 568-7269
www.yesgaspipeline.org
www.nj-nyproject.com
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Photos by Shawn Chittle

A clear case of projection at former CHARAS/El Bohio

A “Tompkins Square Everywhere / Save CHARAS Projection” / Christmas Party on Sat., Dec. 18, started out with “culture jammer” Vlad Teichberg jamming all over the old
P.S. 64 building on E. Ninth St. with provocative video projections, like the “For Squat” image, above left. The once-beautiful building has sat vacant nine years since developer
Gregg Singer evicted CHARAS/El Bohio cultural and community center in December 2001. Singer’s subsequent scheme for a 23-story mega-dorm on the site was foiled when
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