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While They Were Sleeping Battery Park City Resident Charged with Two Home Invasions, and Sexual Abuse
A Battery Park City resident has been arrested twice in the space of five days on charges arising from two separate (but related) incidents, in which he is alleged to have sexually assaulted one woman, and sexually menaced her roommate on another, prior occasion. In a story first reported by the New York Post, music industry executive Adam Lublin, a resident of the Tribeca Pointe building at 41 River Terrace was taken into custody on Monday after a woman who lives on his floor called police Sunday evening, charging that he had entered her unlocked apartment while she was asleep, and that she awoke to find him touching her vagina. She added that she had previously noticed multiple undergarments missing from her home in recent weeks. When police officers asked the building staff to play security video from the lobby and the elevators, the victim identified Mr. Lublin by sight, and the doorman was able to supply his name. Police then knocked on Mr. Lublin’s door, which went unanswered. The following morning, a team of officers was still surveilling the building, waiting for Mr. Lublin to enter or leave. When the morning doorman spotted Mr. Lublin via video camera in the service elevator, he alerted police, who caught up with Mr. Lublin at the corner of Chambers Street and North End Avenue. As they approached, officers allege, Mr. Lublin quickly tried to dispose of beverage container. Upon inspecting this container, officers say, they found it to contain several pairs of women’s panties. He was arrested and arraigned on Monday, charged with burglary and sexual abuse. As investigators interviewed other possible witnesses, they took a statement from the victim’s roommate, who said that a similar incident had occurred a week earlier, in which she awoke to find a man hovering over her bed in the dark, and reaching for her breasts and between her legs. When stirred, she said, the man fled. Although she had not filed a police report at the time, investigators added this account to their list of possible charges against Mr. Lublin. (The names of both women are being withheld to protect their privacy.) At his initial arraignment Mr. Lublin was released on $175,000 bond. At the time, his attorney, Scott Leemon (who makes a specialty of representing entertainment and sports celebrities facing serious criminal charges) said, “one of the backbones in our legal system is the presumption of innocence. That important presumption is deep-routed in our history and was created to stop others from jumping to conclusions. Today, Adam will rely on that presumption of innocence. Out of respect for the system we will not make any further comment at this time.” On Friday, however, Mr. Lublin was rearrested and charged with second-degree charge of burglary as a sexually motivated felony. These charges arose from the allegations leveled by the first victim’s roommate. Mr. Leemon responded, “there is nothing new here. These were the same allegations that were mentioned in court Monday. Not a surprise at all.” Reached by Billboard Magazine after this first arrest, Mr. Lublin acknowledged that he had a substance-abuse problem and declared his intention to check himself into a rehabilitation facility, saying, “if I donʼt get help, Iʼm going to end up killing myself,” adding that although he was not contemplating suicide, he was in “a very bad place. I have known I needed to go for a while and I just havenʼt. Now itʼs not even a choice. I must go.” Since then, Mr. Lublin has reportedly checked into a substance-abuse treatment facility. No trial date has thus far been set for the charges Mr. Lublin is facing. In the meantime, the judge at his arraignment has issued orders of protection barring Mr. Lublin from having any contact with either of the alleged victims. Matthew Fenton |
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Climate Science at Brooklyn Bridge Beach
On Saturday, September 28, the Waterfront Alliance will host “Climate Science in the Sand” on Brooklyn Bridge Beach (on the East River waterfront beneath the FDR Drive, near Dover Street), from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. In addition to offering rare public access to a shoreline that is normally closed, this educational family workshop will feature kid-friendly activities that showcase the past, present, and future of the local waterfront. Admission is free and children (along with their parents) are encouraged to drop by for any part of the afternoon-long program, which will include measuring the low tide (at 2:49 pm) with a flood yardstick, testing the water temperature, and gauging the pH balance of the river. There will also be talks about how warming waters and ocean acidification are affecting New York, and the world. (This program will proceed rain or shine. Closed-toed shoes are required for access to the beach.) |
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Letters Preserving the Rector Street Bridge
To the editor, I would like to take this opportunity to report progress on saving the Rector Street Bridge to the Battery Park City Community. We now have over 1,800 signatures and a letter from Margaret Chin; the steps of the bridge are re-painted and the elevator is running consistently. In Perspective There are many questions that remain unanswered about the origins of conflicting misunderstandings over the Rector Street Bridge. Why were two bridges proposed at once in the first place? Why, in 2002, was one declared “temporary” and the other not? When the Rector Bridge was completed, and for the succeeding 17 years, was there any public signage or announcement to users that it would be “temporary”? Who decided that West Thames location, backed into a dingy garage, was more vital for the long term than the more obviously prominent Rector Street with its very practical subway, work and community connections? All this, long before, the gardens, basketball courts or move-in of Metropolitan College were even imagined (Tom Goodkind lobbied for years for tennis). How was the Rector Bridge completed for $3.5 million in 2002, and the nearby Morris Street Bridge demolished and completed for $4 million in less than 6 months? Why was the initial estimate for the West Thames Bridge $18 million or more than 5 times more than the Rector Bridge over the same thoroughfare? Why did it take over 17 years from planning to completion for the Thames Bridge? Why was the cost of Thames permitted to expand to $45.5 million? Who approved these increases of public cost? Why were there no penalties for time or cost over-runs? Why should it cost $5.5 million to demolish Rector Street Bridge rather than applying a similar amount for restoration?
If the Thames Street Bridge were never completed, would the Rector Bridge have been sustained indefinitely? After more than 17 years of operation, had not the Rector Bridge earned its place as a community asset? If we now know that a quiet August afternoon on the bridge averages more than 200 crossings per hour and more than 1,800 local residents offered their signatures on petitions in support of the bridge, are these not an objective statement of need? Although the original West Thames proposal mentions “outreach,” there was no consideration of the users of the Rector Street Bridge. Could it be that West Thames cannot be a replacement of, but rather a safety addition to the Rector Bridge? In a survey taken in July 2019, 69.5% of bridge users had no idea that demolition was being planned. Was there no effort to inform the public of the planning for their asset whatsoever? Recently a survey established that 98.9% of users regard crossing the street at Albany as dangerous, yet 82.8% of them would cross at Albany despite the danger rather than using the West Thames Bridge. Is not public safety a basic reason for community boards, the EDC, the BPCA, the DOT? And also listening? Are they not responsible for proper public outreach and information? When Council Member Chin calls for community engagement, aren’t 1,800 user signatures the foundation of what she means?
We still do not know why Rector Bridge was ever considered “temporary,” especially after 17 years of direct public service. It was certainly not announced as such at its formal launch. It has become a working symbol of effective public safety and New-York-necessary-personal convenience… and it is a picture of the voice of community democracy. If you want to keep crossing the Rector Street Bridge, you can make you voice heard by writing to the Economic Development Corporation (wfisher@edc.nyc), the Battery Park City Authority (info.bpc@bpca.ny.gov), and Manhattan Community Board One (man01@cb.nyc.gov) — Or you can write Letters to the Editors of our local journals. Bob Schneck |
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DAY IN HISTORY September 25
275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor (Marcus Claudius Tacitus). 1237 – England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border. 1690 – Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time. 1789 – The Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment. 1890 – The Congress establishes Sequoia National Park. 1912 – Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City. 1956 – TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated. 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops. 1978 – PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people. 1983 – Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
2018 – Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison. Births 1683 – Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (d. 1764) 1711 – Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799) 1839 – Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist & geologist (d. 1904) 1866 – Thomas Hunt Morgan, American biologist, geneticist, and embryologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1945) 1897 – William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962) 1903 – Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and educator (d. 1970) 1917 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1927 – Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (d. 2013) 1929 – Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author 1930 – Shel Silverstein, author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter (d. 1999) 1932 – Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1982) 1943 – Robert Gates, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense Deaths 1066 – Harald Hardrada, Norwegian king (b. 1015) 1777 – Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1728) 1791 – William Bradford, American soldier and publisher (b. 1719) 1960 – Emily Post, American author and educator (b. 1873) 1984 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1897) 2003 – George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (b. 1927) 2016 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer (b. 1929) credits include wikipedia and other internet sources |
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Flipped Again Onetime Non-Profit Nursing Facility Sold to Anonymous Buyer for Five Times Original Price
If there is an Exhibit A in the case that the fevered speculation in Lower Manhattan real estate incubates perverse incentives it must be Rivington House — the onetime HIV/AIDS care facility that was bought by a real estate developer in 2014 for $28 million (a fraction of its market value), with the proviso that the building would continue to be dedicated to its decades-long use as a nursing home. After purchasing the block-long, 150,000-square-foot structure (located at 45 Rivington Street, near the Williamsburg Bridge), the developer, the Allure Group, paid the City an additional $16 million to remove the deed restriction that limited the property to its legacy use of non-profit, residential healthcare. Matthew Fenton |
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Breaking It Down Composting Catches on in Battery Park City
You’re probably heard of the farm-to-table movement. Thanks to the Battery Park City Authority’s compost initiative, there’s a burgeoning table-to-earth movement in this Lower Manhattan community. What happens to the scraps after you’ve dropped them in the bin? How do your apple peels and corn husks turn into rich, beneficial compost? The Broadsheet set out to investigate. To read more… |
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Today’s Calendar Wednesday September 25
10AM-1PM Forum on How to Finance a New or Existing Venture Small Business Development Center at Pace University Free forum where attendees will learn about what lenders look for when evaluating a loan application, network and learn practical strategies to finance their small business.According to the Annual Report on the State of Small Businesses compiled by New York State’s economic development agency, Empire State Development, 61 percent of small businesses faced financial challenges in the last year. Free. Pace University 3 Spruce Street Bianco Room, B- Level
11AM Elements of Nature Drawing Wagner Park 2:30PM Figure Al Fresco South Cove
W.O. Decker Trip + Museum Admission 7:30PM Janelle Monae Rooftop at Pier 17 R&B concert. $80 —————————————————————————— |
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Storm-Proofing Confabs
The Battery Park City Authority and Community Board 1 will co-host a pair of upcoming meetings on various aspects of resiliency measures being planned for the neighborhood. On Thursday, September 26, the focus will be on the ball fields, where temporary measures to protect the facility (and thus safeguard the fall season for local youth recreation leagues) are already in place. This session will be held in the community space at Six River Terrace, next to le pain Quotidien and across from the Irish Hunger Memorial, and will start at 6:00 pm. On Tuesday, October 1, the topic will be the measures now being planned for the northern border of the community, behind Stuyvesant High School, and possibly extending into Tribeca. This session will take place at the community room within 200 Rector Place, and will start at 6:30 pm. Admission to both meetings is free of charge, and no R.S.V.P. is needed. |
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Getting Squeezed Coming and Going Influential Planning Group Wants Two-Way Congestion Pricing
For Lower Manhattan residents who already feel aggrieved by the State’s pending congestion pricing plan (which will charge people who live here to drive to their homes), the Regional Plan Association (RPA) has a suggestion for how to make it worse: levy a toll upon drivers both as they enter and as they leave the zone south of 60th Street. Matthew Fenton |
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Influx Reflux Study Predicts 300 Fewer Vehicles Per Day on Local Streets If Verrazzano Toll Changes
A new analysis commissioned by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has quantified the possible impact on Lower Manhattan traffic of a proposal being spearheaded by Congressman Jerry Nadler and City Council member Margaret Chin to reform tolling policy on that span, which connects Brooklyn with Staten Island. Although Verrazzano is eight miles away from Lower Manhattan, its toll regimen is a significant contributor to Downtown traffic patterns. Matthew Fenton |
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Death Came Calling at the Corner of Wall and Broad Streets, in Lower Manhattan’s First Major Terrorist Attack
As the noon hour approached on a fall Thursday morning in 1920, a horse-drawn wagon slowly made its way west down Wall Street toward “the Corner,” the high-powered intersection of Wall and Broad. Its driver came to a gentle stop in front of the Assay Office, where stockpiles of gold and silver were stored and tested for purity. But theft was not his motive. John Simko |
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EYES TO THE SKY September 16 – 29, 2019 Protect the night. It is good for you
As the Sun’s arc shortens in the skies of Earth’s northern hemisphere, we approach equal day and night. To read more… Judy Isacoff |
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RiverWatch Cruise Ships in New York Harbor
Arrivals & Departures Many ships pass Lower Manhattan on their way to and from the Midtown Passenger Ship Terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from piers in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate clock in Jersey City, New Jersey, and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. They are also subject to tides, fog, winds, freak waves, hurricanes and the whims of upper management. ——————————————————————— Wednesday, September 25 Disney Magic Inbound 6:45 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Bermuda Thursday, September 26 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; New England/Canadian Maritimes Sapphire Princess Outbound 7:30 pm; Transatlantic (New England/Canadian Maritimes/Southampton, UK) Friday, September 27 Adventure of the Seas Inbound 5:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 3:00 pm; Maine/Canadian Maritimes/Quebec City Oceania Riviera Inbound 5:15 am; outbound 6:00 pm; New England/Canadian Maritimes/Quebec City/Montreal Saturday, September 28 AIDAluna Inbound 7:15 am; in port overnight New England/Canadian Maritimes Silver Wind Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 6:30 pm; New England/Canadian Maritimes/Quebec City/Montreal Sunday, September 29 Carnival Sunrise Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; New England/Canada Canadian Maritimes/Maine Scenic Eclipse Inbound 7 am (Brooklyn); outbound 5 pm; Poughkeepsie, NY/U.S. East Coast/Bahamas Zuiderdam Inbound 6:15 am; outbound 8:30 pm; New England/Canadian Maritimes/Quebec City Many ships pass Lower Manhattan on their way to and from the Midtown Passenger Ship Terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from piers in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate clock in Jersey City, New Jersey, and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. They are also subject to tides, fog, winds, freak waves, hurricanes and the whims of upper management. |
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If They Went Any Slower, They’d Slip Into Reverse City Transportation Study Finds That Lower Manhattan Bus Service Is Among Most Sluggish in Five Boroughs
The annual New York City Mobility Report, produced by the City’s Department of Transportation, contains two data points that will come as no surprise residents of Lower Manhattan. The first of these is that the median speed for Downtown bus service ranks among the slowest of any community in the five boroughs. And the second is that this creeping pace is, if anything, getting creepier. To read more… Matthew Fenton |
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Cass Gilbert and the Evolution of the New York Skyscraper by John Simko |
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