The Park West TenantVol. 37, No. 1 The Newsletter of the Park West Village Tenants’ Association April 2012info@pwvta.org

PROTECTING RIGHTS, HELPING NEIGHBORS, BUILDING COMMUNITY www.PWVTA.org

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News and Notes from President Maggi Peyton...

Updates on Underground Parking; Jewish Home Lifecare’s Plans for Massive Building on 784 Parking LotPARKING LOT SITUATION: nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnWrite us: Parking@PWVTA.org.

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Produced by the PWVTA Communications Committee. Contributors to this edition: Win Armstrong, Charlie Berger, Francine Brewer, Katie Goldstein, Maggi Peyton, Evelyn Poole, Eileen S, Miriamne Spector, and Chuck Tice. To help report, edit, compose, design, or distribute, call the PWVTA Hotline: 212-662-2610, or write Commo@pwvta.org. Submit news and content articles to: Editor@pwvta.org and Reporter@pwvta.org.

The PWVTA Executive Board regularly meets on the third Tuesday of the month, except in July and August. The next Executive Board meeting will be held Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Ryan Health Center, 110 W. 97th St. Doors open at 7 p.m. for cookies and community. PWVTA members and associate members are welcome to attend.

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STORY 5 -- BUILDING MEETINGSnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

A City That Never SleepsThe other night I was coming home, walking up Columbus, toward Columbus Square. There was not a sign of humanity anywhere.

In that entire stretch of three blocks in a city that never sleeps — no laughter, no music emanating from a cafe, a restaurant — not a single sign of life.

Only strips of light lining each side of the street, like sentinels, presiding over an eerie dead zone.

... by a tenant in 788 Columbus Avenue

Dorri Jacobs passing

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