Letters to the Editor
Landlord always wins
To The Editor:
Re “At last, small business bill has a champion”
(talking point, by Sharon Woolums, Dec. 20):
Small businesses desperately need rights — especially
during the lease-renewal process.
We at RedEye Coffee just got booted out by our
landlord, another small business who was subleasing
space to us. Subleases are extremely common
in New York City because they are actually affordable.
During lease negotiations, our landlord tried
to increase the rent by 20 percent. We did our best
to fi ght back, even soliciting the help of the community,
which supported us, but in the end, the landlord
always wins.
All the local politicians talk about supporting
small businesses, but they never do what really
needs to be done — because, if they did, the Real
Estate Board of New York would run another candidate
against them.
But times are changing and the public is getting
more and more outraged when their favorite businesses
close: Cornelia Street Cafe, Tortilla Flats,
Coffee Shop and now in Clinton/Hells Kitchen, RedEye
Coffee. And they know someone is to blame.
When will the politicians see that it is actually in
their interest to be on the side of the people?
Marni Halasa
The pictures don’t lie
To The Editor:
Re “A new chapter for public libraries has watchdog
growling” (news article, thevillager.com, Dec.
27): We love the quote: “A library spokesperson said
there were never plans for a wine bar or any alcohol
to be served at Schwarzman... .”
Really?
See the pictures we put up at Citizens Defending
Libraries by Googling: “Article In The Villager
On What’s Happening To NYC Libraries Featuring
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To The Editor:
Re “A new chapter for public libraries has watchdog
growling” (news article, thevillager.com, Dec.
27):
The New York Public Library C.O.O., Iris Weinshall,
is also known as Mrs. Chuck Schumer.
A natural disaster
To The Editor:
Re “Flood of concerns over E. Side resiliency
redo” (news article, Dec. 13):
The new plan seems like it was designed by
people who observed the riverfront using Google
Maps only. Eight feet of fill will extirpate all biodiversity
in the East River Park: Our (very preliminary)
list includes more than 300 species,
from spring ephemerals to trees, pollinators and
birds.
Naturalists do not object to sharing the park with
athletes, but the athletic fi elds should not be driving
all decisions about the East River Park’s future.
Amy Berkov
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EDITORIAL
What’s new
You may have noticed some changes lately with
our Manhattan newspaper group — The Villager,
Villager Express, Chelsea Now, Downtown
Express and Manhattan Express.
As of mid-September, we are now part of Schneps
Media.
We already were the New York City metro area’s
largest community newspaper group when we were
NYC Community Media / Community Newspaper
Group.
Now we’re even bigger.
As with any ownership transition, there are going to
be some changes. One terrifi c one is that we now have
more reporters than before, which is helping us expand
our coverage.
In turn, that additional staffi ng is going to allow us
to do more daily online posting, so that we will be even
more of a go-to daily news resource for our readers.
We are currently ironing out some technical production
aspects to allow us to ratchet up our daily posting
to higher levels — but we will get there quickly.
Also, signifi cantly, in terms of our online presence,
we will soon be launching a single unifi ed Web site
that will bring together all of our Manhattan newspaper
brands, under which you will fi nd content for all of
our papers serving the borough.
Again, this will create a stronger, more dynamic
online site for our award-winning papers and a more
powerful news resource, in general, for readers.
Some of our sites were stronger than others, so by
combining them, the idea is that “a rising tide will lift
all boats.” Plus, readers won’t have to jump around
between different pages, but will fi nd everything they
were looking for — and more — in our “one-stop”
site.
We’re very excited about launching this powerful
new Web site.
In short, our goal increasingly is to become your
source for the best and latest local Manhattan news,
features and arts reporting in your neighborhood, as
well as events listings.
More to the point, in an age of shrinking media, one
area continues to thrive — community news. That’s
because people crave local news, they’re passionate
about it. They want to read about news that directly
affects their lives and their communities.
So we are still here, and we intend to stay here, doing
what we love doing and what are readers want.
Important to note, our print editions also are still
going strong, as the enjoyment of reading and simply
holding expertly designed pages in one’s hands (no battery
needed!), and visually appreciating well-displayed
photographs and good design, has not faded. And
many hope it never will.
On that note, we’re also striving to bring even greater
attention to design detail to make our print products
look even better. And, of course, we continue to feature
stunning photos — by some of the best photographers
New York City has to offer.
In short, yes, we’ve been going through some changes,
but we believe they’re making our products even
better. Nothing stays the same forever; we all must
change with the times. But in an era of dramatic media
shrinkage, we’re thriving — and we are always aiming
to improve.
12 January 3, 2019 TVG Schneps Media
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