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Interview with Moi on Here’s Park Slope
Here’s an excerpt from an interview with me on Here’s Park Slope. Dan and I had a very nice conversation. We decided that I’m going to interview him for Park Slope Patch very soon. Thanks Dan!
HPS: Are you from Brooklyn originally?Louise: No, I’m from Manhattan. I lived my first year in Brooklyn, though, because my parents were looking for apartments. I’m a twin, actually, and we lived on Avenue J. I grew up on the Upper West Side.HPS: What brought you to Park Slope?Louise: They had to drag me here kicking and screaming, in 1991, when my son was little. We looked at Park Slope and finally succumbed. We’d been living in the East Village.HPS: What do you love about Park Slope?Louise: I love the look and feel of it. I love the scale. I love the colors of the buildings and the trees. I love that there’s small buildings and a couple of main streets, Seventh Avenue and Fifth Avenue. I love the community. I love that you know your neighbors. I really like it here.
Park Slope Fringe
I just read that a recent episode of Fox’s Fringe, one of Hepcat’s and my favorite TV shows, was set in Park Slope. The setting: a local apartment building where party-goers were “expelled against their will out a seventh-story balcony,” writes Ken Tucker on his blog.
To even begin to try to explain Fringe episode to someone who hasn’t been following the science fiction series, which deals with parallel universes and scientific detective work, is just plain fruitless. Hepcat calls it “a mash-up of the Outer Limits, CSI, and Lost only weirder.” The show has been relegated to a rather lonely spot on Friday nights at 8PM on Fox.
Suffice it to say that Walter, the show’s brilliant paranormal detective played by John Noble, fears that there’s a vortex into which Park Slope might disappear.
OTBKB’s Weekend List: Presidents’ Day Edition
President’s Day and Monday is a holiday for some (no banks, no mail). Some of us get to sleep late. Nice. Some people actually are on vacation in warm places (grrrr lucky people). But there’s stuff to do around here…
Continue reading OTBKB’s Weekend List: Presidents’ Day Edition
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
Slope Doctor Scams Medicare
Again from Patch: Dr. Leonard Langman, a Park Slope neurologist, located on tony 8th Avenue, is accused of double dipping Medicare and other workers-compensation programs.
He is accused of falsely billing for services the patients did not receive.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in a press release (via Park Slope Patch), the fraud amounts to well over $250,000. Yowza.
“The neurologist, whose office is near Union Street, was charged along with 111 other medical professionals on Thursday in a nationwide crackdown on Medicaid and Medicare fraud. He was released on $150,000 bail and back in his office Friday evening,” writes Patch editor Kristen Brown.
Park Slope Italian Eatery Seized
Scalino, a well-regarded Italian eatery on Seventh Avenue and 10th Street, was seized by the New York State Department of Taxation According to Park Slope Patch, they received four separate warrants for unpaid taxes.
The largest of the warrants is for $112,840 and it dates back to 2008, a year after the restaurant opened. No wonder the prices were so good. They weren’t paying taxes!
The owner told Patch and locals that he’s just sorting things out with New York State. Apparently, he reopened the restaurant last night. If he can’t pay the taxes they can seize the restaurant’s chairs, tables, kitchen equipment and other property.
Better get a payment plan, Scalino. New York State is very nasty. The Feds are warm and fuzzy compared to them. They can lien all over you and it isn’t pretty.
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
OTBKB Music: Audio/Visual Edition
Video: The Jayhawks who either broke up or went on hiatus in 2004 have reformed, with both Gary Louris and Mark Olson back in the fold. They have recorded a new record which will be out later this year. When the band was in New York City recently, they visited WFUV and played some songs live in the studio there, including I’d Run Away, originally from Tomorrow the Green Grass. The professionally shot, great sounding video of that song is available to you at Now I’ve Heard Everything if you click here.
Photos: We were promised two sets by Li’l Mo and The Monicats Tuesday night. What we got was one very long set; it ran almost two hours. It was a bit past the 10pm time scheduled end time when Rosie Flores, Austin’s electric blues guitar wiz came into Banjo Jim’s and joined the band for three songs or so. To see some shots of that night, just click here.
–Eliot Wagner
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
Here’s Park Slope: Interview with a Timboo’s Bartender
This week on Here’s Park Slope, there’s an interview with a bartender at the South Slope bar, Timboos, located on Fifth Avenue and 11th Street. Now that’s a place that’s been in the neighborhood forever. A friend of mine who grew up on Fifth Avenue in the fifties and sixties used to tell me about that place. Great stories.
Here’s Park Slope’s Dan runs a great series called Know Your Bartender and he does great interviews. In fact he interviewed me for an upcoming piece on his blog (know your bloggers?). Here’s an excerpt from his interview with bartender Betty Collins.
When it comes to South Slope bars, there are two categories: those that draw a younger crowd and those that cater to a slightly older demographic. For the former category, Ellis Bar and Black Horse Tavern come to mind. Bars in the latter category also share the trait of having been in the neighborhood the longest, though, and they include Smith’s, Jackie’s Fifth Amendment, and Timboo’s. These old-school bars open earlier, stay open later, draw a fiercely loyal clientele, and are throwbacks to an earlier Brooklyn.
Running Around Today
Life is busy right now. I’m taking a course in the morning which requires me to leave the house at 7:45AM. Early morning was prime time for writing OTBKB.
A new routine must be established.
Later I’m off to parent teacher conferences at my daughter’s middle school and to help out with their book fair.
Then it’s time for the Memoirathon at the Old Stone House at 8PM. I hope to see many of you there. It should be a great, great night.
OTBKB Music: Wednesday Night Dueling Residencies
Here we are at February Residency Wednesday again. Two are on the Lower East Side at 9pm, and one is in Williamsburg at 10pm. And despite what I said previously, Serena Jean swears that you can get from the Lower East Side to Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg by cab in 10 minutes. Tonight’s selections: Milton, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Serena Jean. Details about times, venues and public transportation can be found at Now I’ve Heard Everything by clicking here.
–Eliot Wagner
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
Lander: Livable Streets/Reduced Alternate Side Parking
Now the Mayor wants to grade the cleanliness of city streets. First restaurants, now this. Council Member Brad Lander, who’s district includes Park Slope, Boro Park, Kensington, Gowanus and Carroll Gardens thinks it a good thing. He was pleased that Speaker Quinn announced today (in her State of the City address) that she intends to move forward on a bill he introduced last year: Intro 287 which would require the Department of Sanitation to reduce alternate side parking to once a week per side in Community Board subdivisions that achieve cleanliness ratings of 90% or above on Mayor’s Office of Operation’s “Scorecard.”
Good street score = Less alternate side of the street parking. Okay. Here from Lander himself:
Author Calvin Trillin once joked that “You can park your car on the streets of New York, or you can have a full-time job — but you can’t possibly do both.” Unfortunately, for too many New Yorkers, this is all too close to reality. By allowing communities to reduce alternate side parking to one day per week, this legislation can minimize the sense of dread that that all drivers feel on a day when alternate side parking is in effect. It will also reduce unnecessary car trips, thereby decreasing air pollution, since in many neighborhoods a good portion of the daily traffic consists of people looking for parking.
This proposed legislation builds on the success and leadership of my own community board, CB6 in Brooklyn, whose district manager Craig Hammerman has helped to lead the way on this issue. And I look forward to working with Councilmember Sara Gonzalez and CB7 in Brooklyn — who have been keeping their streets clean and patiently requesting the same treatment for years — and other Councilmembers and Community Boards around the city.
I am proud to be a supporter of a more livable and sustainable city for users of all modes of transportation. This legislation is an important part of broader efforts to make our streets and our city work better not only for drivers, but also straphangers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Open House on Wednesday: Shedding Light on Millennium Brooklyn
Millennium Brooklyn High School is on the DOE’s list of 22 new small high schools. It’s not too late to reorder your child’s high school application if you want to apply there for next fall.
If you or your child is interested in Millenium Brooklyn, you can also attend an open house at founding principal Lisa Gioe’s current school, M.S. 447 on Dean Street between Third Avenue and Nevins Street on Wednesday, Feb. 16th at 6PM.
Here’s my story from this week’s Park Slope Patch. I attended last weekend’s New High School Fair and came back with this report. The High School confidential Illustration is by Kevin Kocses: www.kevinkocses.carbonmade.com
Much has been written about the announcement — and subsequent controversy — over the Department of Education’s decision to place Millennium Brooklyn in the John Jay High School Complex in Park Slope.
Far less is actually known about the new school itself, a replicate of the highly successful Millennium High School in Manhattan. That’s why I rode on the subway up to the New High School Fair on Sunday at the Martin Luther King, Jr. High School building on the Upper West Side in a heightened state of curiosity and anticipation. Full disclosure: my daughter is an eighth grader, who is in the midst of the arduous and sometimes tortuous NYC high school admissions process.
I wanted to see for myself what the planners of the new school have in mind.
Lisa Gioe, the principal of Millennium Brooklyn, stood in front of a folding table covered in brochures and sign-up sheets, talking to parents and students. A petite woman with wispy blonde hair, she looks very young for someone who has been a mover and shaker in the New York City school system for 18 years.
Clearly she is not as young as she looks. The mother of three who is well on her way to a doctorate in education from Columbia University, Gioe is currently the principal of the Math and Science Exploratory School, a school she founded in 2003. It goes without saying that Gioe knows a thing or two about starting—and leading—a new school.
“The most important thing is to have structures and systems in place. That way the new school can function and everyone knows what to do. We know who’s in charge of what if there’s structure and transparency,” she told me.
Gioe and her planning team, which includes the principal and other consultants from Millennium Manhattan, are hard at work putting these structures in place so that the 108 incoming freshman will enter a functioning school next fall.
Continue reading Open House on Wednesday: Shedding Light on Millennium Brooklyn
The Memoirathon This Thursday
Fun for fans of memoir, Jamie Livingston’s Photo of the Day and Hugh Crawford’s No Words Daily Pix: Don’t miss the Memoirathon on Thursday at 8PM. The above photo of Keith Haring is from “Photo Address Book (1979-1984) by Hugh Crawford.
On February 17th at 8PM, Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House presents its 4th annual Memoirathon: Experience and Expression curated by Branka Ruzak with poet Howard Altmann, prose writers Mindy Greenstein, Chris Macleod, Sue Ribner, Andrea Rosenhaft, Elena Schwolsky, Beverly Willett and Annalee Wilson AND exhibition of works by photographers Jamie Livingston and Hugh Crawford and painter Kathleen Mackenzie.
The English noun memoir, comes from the French mémoire and the Latin memoria, meaning memory. In its very simplest form, one can look at memoir as a remembrance of something meaningful or significant in one’s life. Artists capture and explore personal memories in unique ways, dependent on how they choose to express themselves, whether it’s through painting, photography, poetry, essay, etc. This evening celebrates the expression of memoir in just a few of its many forms.
Click on read more to read about the prose writers, poets, photographers and painters, who will participate in this year’s Memoirathon.
Opponents of Bike Lane Get Ready to Sue
You’d think Park Slope would be the kind of neighborhood that would universally embrace a bike lane. I mean, that’s the crunchy granola cliche about this lefty, progressive, eco-astute neighborhood, right?
Think again.
You know those people who REALLY hate the Prospect Park West Bike Lane? They’re calling themselves Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes (NFBBL) and members of this high powered group include Iris Weishall, former head of the DOT (and Chuck Schumer’s wife) and former Sanitation Commissioner Norman Steiser.
NFBBL is getting ready to sue the city. They say that the bike lane plan was based on incorrect data by an agency that is too bike-friendly.
The group says that the lane bike lane was supposed to be a one-way lane, and that the two-way version is dangerous to pedestrians. The group wants the lane moved into the park or re-designed
Is It Really 3:25PM Already?
Sorry for the late start.
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
Special “smell a rose – pet a goat” catch up edition of No Words Daily Pix.
Stylefile NYC: Happy Valentine’s Day
To see more gorgeous pictures go to Stylefile NYC.
Finally, A Letter from Catherine in Albania
The former owner of the Park Slope’s Community Bookstore, Catherine Bohne, posted this wonderful letter on Online Journal from Albania. In it she describes the protests in Tirana, the capital, and also her new life in the Valbona Valley.
I found the writing so alive and so alluring. It’s positively novelistic in that magical way that Catherine has of describing her experiences. Do ya think she’s going to write a book about her exploits? Here’s an excerpts. You can read more here: http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_6858.shtml
Thanks for Ezra, the new owner of the Community Bookstore for sending this around to the Community Bookstore email list.
In the world I come from, I have made a seemingly quixotic and possibly overwroughtly romantic and impractical choice. I have given away my business, sold my apartment for break-even, and moved with a few suitcases of random possessions to Albania — specifically to Northern Albania, the District of Tropoja, to this point possibly one of the most backwards, impoverished and forgotten regions of Europe. To absolutely damn the impracticality of my decision, I should add that I have no income, no plans for any income and no clear thoughts about what my future looks like. Nor am I of an age which lends itself to such a cavalier attitude to the future. In my world, I should be planning sensibly for senescence, I suppose. Well, I’m not.
So my compulsion then is to explain the actual sense of my decision — to communicate why I’m absolutely certain this is the wisest and most practical choice of my life to date. What is it about Albania? What is there here that I perceive, that is not in other places I have been? Something real and tangible that is worth more than whatever I may have given up? And what is it that I see, that I see that others from my world do not see, so that they so often seem to be rushing to help Albania lose exactly what it is that I see that makes it so precious? Something worth speaking up for? Something that is exactly what my world might well stand to learn? Or relearn, as it seems so often to have been forgotten.
Images flash through my mind, but resist organization. Point and counterpoint. Somehow, though, I think they add up to an answer, of some sort at any rate…
…Here’s one last picture. Just before we leave Kamenica, I am sitting in the snow on the edge of the wall surrounding the entrance to the house. One of the daughters of the house crouches beside me. Together we gaze out at the snow-covered hills, absolutely silent and gloriously empty. An enormous mockingbird plays in a frozen fruit tree, knocking lumps of snow to the ground. You like Albania? she asks. Oh yes, I say. I love it. I turn and we look into each others eyes, smiling happily. You? I ask. I watch her as she returns watching the mountains. Oh yes, she says, still smiling. Yes.
Feb 16-18: The Pajama Men at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Because I am of the school of thought that practically everything at St. Ann’s Warehouse is worth seeing, here’s what they’re presenting later this week:
The Pajama Men, aka Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, are bringing their international hit show, The Last Stand to Reason, to St. Ann’s Warehouse. Hailed by the London Times as “one of the most dazzling displays of comedy theatre I’ve ever seen. It’s weird. And it’s wonderful”, these guys from Albuquerque, NM will be presented by AEG Live for 5 shows only, Wed Feb 16 – Fri Feb 18 at 8PM and Sat Feb 19 7PM & 9:30PM.
Park Sloper Creates Gay Valentines
Here’s one of my stories from Park Slope Patch. I should have posted it days ago. Sorry.
Everyone has a good idea from time to time. But Park Slope designer Susanne Fox decided to do something about it.
“A lesbian friend of mine who works with a Broadway production company mentioned that the boys at work were upset about a lack of man-to-man Valentine’s Day cards,” Fox told me in a recent phone conversation.
Apparently that was all the inspiration Fox, who is heterosexual, needed to create a line of Valentine’s Day cards for same-sex couples that she is selling on her Etsy site.
“I brainstormed a few ideas with my friend and the rest was easy,”
Easy if you happen to be a talented illustrator and designer like Fox. The cards are black, white and red and are characterized by an elegant line drawing and message.
“This year you are my valentine,” read the words on the cover of one of her cards. Inside there’s a hand drawn illustration of two women in bras and the words: “because four boobs are better than two.”
Another card shows a man smoking a cigarette, which says: “When you asked to borrow a fag I told you, Come and Get Me. Glad to be your Valentine.”
On another, two women are pictured. One has her hand on the other woman’s breast. When you open the card: “You’ve really got a hold on me. Happy Valentine’s Day”
According to Fox, 22, a Philadelphia native, the images were inspired by photographs and drawn by hand but in conjunction with (actually on) the computer.
With a degree in Interior Design from Syracuse University, Fox moved to Park Slope two years ago. “It’s a great community,” she says. “Still a city but you can meet everyone and anyone here.”
Fox, who most recently worked for interior designer Cherie Zucker in Manhattan, says she likes to create nice things for nice people. Currently self-employed, she aims to create “an environment, product or system that will delight someone and make his or her life a little bit more enjoyable every day,” she told me.
Like many a designer, she has a tendency to obsess over scale and proportion, which is evident in these cards which combine craftsmanship with a bit of whimsy.
In addition to her work as a designer, she describes herself as a frequent dinner party host. “My favorite dish is citrus panko-crusted shrimp couscous with toasted sliced almonds, scallions, watercress and cilantro.”
Clearly she capable of creating quite a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner.
For her parties, like her cards, Fox thinks that presentation is key. “I always set the table nicely before guests arrive. A beautiful dessert is great eye candy for the entertainment space and something worth waiting for after dinner. It’s also fun to have interactive activities for before and after food.”
I asked Fox if she has a favorite Valentine’s Day: “My Dad is a woodworker and furniture maker by hobby. One year he carved a heart out of wood for me and wrote “Be My Valentine. Love, Dad” on it.
For Valentine’s Day 2011, Fox’s plans are still undetermined. “I hope it involves cupcakes with pink frosting.”
Then I popped the big question. What is your definition of love?
“Putting up with stubble is a good answer,” was her succinct reply.
Steve Levin: The Power of Community Activism
I just received an email from City Council Member Steve Levin, who’s 33rd District includes parts of Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Williambsurg and Greenpoint (hope I didn’t miss anyone).
Apparently he’s all revved up about the power of community activism and is pleased to announce that in the past few weeks, local activism and organizing has had a real positive effect on various communities in his district.
While there are still many issues that he and the community must tackle, Levin feels reassured that “if we continue to work together, we will be able to overcome any obstacle. Together, we will make our city an even better place to live and work.”
Positive stuff.
First, just over a week ago, HELP USA announced their decision to withdraw their proposal to build a 200-bed homeless assessment center at 400 McGuinness Boulevard . Hundreds of Greenpoint residents signed petitions and sent letters to Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond, voicing their opposition to the proposed assessment center. The decision to withdraw the proposal was a direct response to the advocacy of a united community. Thank you to everyone who signed the petition, wrote a letter, and attended our meetings to voice their opposition the proposal. Now, we must continue to work together as a community to address Greenpoint’s homeless population in a positive and constructive manner. You can see my press release regarding this decision here.
Second, I recently held a town hall with residents of Monitor Street in Greenpoint. Residents were informed by the Department of Design and Construction that DDC had determined that their stoops were intruding on city-owned property and would be removed due to impending construction. The stoops have been in existence for generations and, despite other construction projects, residents were never before told that there may be an issue. After hearing from the community, DDC postponed their planned construction until a comprehensive solution can be reached. The residents of Monitor Street deserve all of the credit for effectively organizing and drawing attention to the city’s unnecessary request. You can see my press release regarding this decision here.
Lastly, a few days ago, Governor Cuomo announced that he planned to withhold funds for the continued operation of Long Island College Hospital until further notice. Our community came together quickly to tell Gov. Cuomo that LICH is essential to our neighborhood. Because of your strong advocacy, Gov. Cuomo recognized that LICH is essential to the Brownstone Brooklyn community and announced that he will adhere to the agreement put in place by his predecessor, former Gov. Paterson. The funding is being released and LICH will continue to serve our community.
E.E. Cummings: i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
Valentine’s Day 1991
I just found this photo of me on Jamie Livingston’s Photo of the Day website from February 14, 1991.
Here I am pregnant, in a bed at Lenox Hill Hospital with pre-term labor. I had to stay there for a month so that my son, Henry, wouldn’t be born 4 months early.
His due date was June 12th.
I remember spending Valentine’s Day at the hospital. Hugh, who managed to stay strong throughout this ordeal, made me a beautiful valentine’s card that made me cry. And I guess he gave me a box of chocolates. Or someone did.
That was one of the most stressful times of my life. I thought Henry might not survive. I was under doctor’s orders to be calm and told not to laugh or cry. I wasn’t allowed to get out of bed, to stand. It was pretty awful. But staying calm was hardest of all.
CALM? How can you be calm in a situation like that?
I had so much love and support from Hugh, my family and friends. My parents, who divorced years before and were rarely in the same room together, were there day after day, side by side (able for the first time to overlook their own differences in the face of this emergency).
My sister, my cousins, my aunts, my friends, including one who figured out how to wash my hair while lying in bed, all rallied round. They brought food, books, magazines. Jamie gave me cassette tapes of his favorite ethnic music, another friend brought Creme Brulee from a French Bistro, still another gave me an adorable stuffed dog that sat on top of the hospital TV like a mascot.
My twin sister gave blood for me (just in case). At first she was told that she was too thin to give blood. While she was disappointed about not being able to give blood, she was THRILLED to be too thin. As I recall, they told her to go out and have a big meal and then come back.
She did end up giving blood for me and I was grateful.
The room was often full of people. It was actually kind of festive and fun. I got so many flowers from a Upper West Side flower shop called Surroundings, it was a lush garden on my windowsill, which had a diagonal view of Park Avenue.
I remember wanting to connect with the baby(I had just learned that he was a he) but I was afraid because I thought he might die.
A wise person told me: attach to the baby inside of you. If something does happen, you will deal with the loss then.
And so I did. I soared at the art of positive even magical thinking. And you know what? It worked!
Henry was born on his due date. The nurse screamed out “He’s cute.” Indeed, he was the most adorable– and beloved — baby in the world.
Flowers and Chocolate
This is an old post from 2005 about Valentine’s Day:
Hepcat and I agree to differ about Valentine’s Day. He hates it and calls it a Hallmark holiday. Grudgingly, he will make or buy a card but his heart just isn’t in it. I don’t get hurt anymore but I do feel a twinge of regret that he’s not a flowers and chocolate kind of guy.
I happen to love Valentine’s Day: the cards, the silver-wrapped chocolates, the heart shaped gifts. It’s fun to browse the jewel-filled windows of The Clay Pot and Treasure Chest. Weeks ahead of time, they are harbingers of the big bright red spot in the middle of February.
As a girl, I enjoyed making valentines with white lace doilies or buying those tiny “Will You Be Mine” cards from Woolworths and giving them to each and every member of my elementary school class.
Even now, I shop for cards well in advance, carefully choosing the right card for friends and family. It is not lost on me that the stores are cashing in on these small gestures of love. I spent $39.99 at Possibilities, the newish card shop on Seventh Avenue (the closest thing we have to a Hallmark). That’s nearly forty dollars plus postage for this much maligned holiday.
Yeesh. The commercial nature of the day really is quite appalling. Shop after shop on Seventh Avenue has heart shaped decorations taped to their front windows — just another way to say: “Spend Money.” All the restaurants post signs announcing their Valentine’s Day dinners. It is said to be one of the two worst days of the year to eat out (the other is Mother’s Day).
But for all that it has going against it, Valentine’s Day does gently force us to acknowledge and say, “I love you” to the people we love in our lives. How bad can that be? It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money. But even when it does, it doesn’t hurt to spread a little love around.
Yours from Brooklyn,
OTBKB
Hideous Brooklyn Murder Spree
Today I listened to a girl on the subway recite the hideous details of this weekend’s Brooklyn murder spree.
Maksim Gelmanm 23, is accused of murdering three and injuring others in a 28-hour killing spree. He was finally captured on the number 3 train at Times Square and arraigned on Sunday.
Needless to say, he is being held without bail on assault, robbery and second-degree murder charges
Just before his capture, Gelman attacked another man with a knife in a subway car. The dead include Gelman’s stepfather, the mother of a friend and a man Gelman rear-ended in the car he stole from his mother.
The murder spree was sparked by an argument about his mother’s car, a Lexus.
LICH Hospital Back from the Dead
Phew.
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed to release $62 million in grants to allow LICH to merge with SUNY Downstate.
Hospital officials said the medical center was close to bankruptcy if the grants didn’t come through.
Now the Governor is releasing that money and the LICH/SUNY Downstate merger is good to go.
That was close.