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Scoopy’s Notebook
WATERFRONT WARRIOR: We’re
sad to report that former Village
leader Ben Green died this past Friday
at age 73. The cause of death
was cancer. He had also suffered a
serious heart attack more than 10
years ago. Green was the head of the
Federation to Preserve the Greenwich
Village Waterfront and Great
Port, a group that was among the
most outspoken and organized in
opposing the creation of the Hudson
River Park in the wake of Westway’s
defeat. Above all, the Federation
— many would say, presciently —
feared the commercialization of the
Lower West Side waterfront. Green
was also well known as the chief of
staff to legendary, long-serving local
Assemblymember Bill Passannante.
He was also a former chairperson of
Community Board 2. At one point,
Green was a member of the board
of directors of Westbeth Artists
Housing. His longtime home was at
Christopher and Hudson Sts., in the
large red-brick building just west of
the Lucille Lortel Theatre. We plan
to have a more complete obituary in
next week’s issue.
‘HUMAN’ CANDIDATE: Enigmatic
Democratic presidential candidate
Andrew Yang was in Washington
Square Park on May 10,
where he continued his “Humanist
First Tour.” He drew a crowd of
about 2,500. Relying on the Internet
to spread his message, Yang’s three
main platforms are a “universal basic
income,” “Medicare for all” and
“human-centered capitalism,” which
includes keeping robots from taking
our jobs.
FREE THE WEED — AND FREE
BUILDING: Veteran pot-legalization
advocate Dana Beal tells us he has
gotten the city to give him and his
fellow Yippies a building — gratis —
that they’ll use as a sort of museum
to celebrate the “marijuana movement”
and related issues and causes.
Beal has really been bummed out in
recent years after the Yippies lost 9
Bleecker St., their former H.Q. So,
not surprisingly, this development
has him on a (natural) high. His
pal, Aton Edwards, an emergencypreparedness
expert, told us the city
gave them a book with info on 50
properties, and they’re looking them
over. As for why the city is willing to
just give them a property, Beal said
it’s all about boosting tourism.
MAKE A SPLASH!
The BMCC swimming pool has been renovated
and is ready to welcome community
swimmers, ages 18 and up.
Entrances:
199 Chambers Street & 77 Harrison Street
Fees and Registration:
BMCC Athletic Department at (212) 220-8260
Continuing Education at (212) 346-8410
www.campusce.net/bmccpool
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