Landmark Tic and Tac!
To The Editor:
Re “Tic and Tac are targets in push for quieter park” (news article, June 25):
Tic and Tac and the like are what makes the Village the Village. I can empathize with not wanting loud, amplified music, but Tic and Tac’s music accompaniment is not constant: There are moments when the music builds to a crescendo, adding to the suspense of their amazing acrobatic feats, as the two roll off with comedic timing.
Tic and Tac should be given historical status since they are part of the park’s history and the reason many flock to the park on weekends.
Washington Square Park’s history is that of struggling artists trying to make a mark in this great city. The link below is to a short video I took a few years back, showing a typical Tic and Tac segment: https://youtu.be/lQS5ZywjuQU.
Glenn Berman
Don’t dogg us, Scoopy!
To The Editor:
Re “Garden party” (Scoopy’s Notebook, June 25):
Dear Scoop Doggy, it’s nice to hear the feud at Dias y Flores is over. After five members were expelled for trying to uphold the bylaws and have transparency, the garden has become harder to join. Term limits were never voted on. One of the board members (for 13 years) still has private access to the garden through her building.
GreenThumb wasted an opportunity to create greater fairness in the gardens under its jurisdiction. Whistleblowers should never be bullied or punished. Gardens should be easy to join. People shouldn’t have lifetime positions.
It’s worth noting that a mobile made by the “wild party” crew (as you humorously described us) has been on display at Theater for the New City for more than a year. It’s called “43 Keys for 43 Gardens — a Monument to the Gardens of the LES.”
Each of the 43 keys was brought by a different artist, poet or friend to symbolize equal access. It is the only monument (as far as I know) to this revolutionary practice of creating open, shared spaces.
Keeping the spaces open and shared is an ongoing, mutual responsibility. That’s why we party. Thanks for your help.
Jeff Wright
Man behind Cino plaque
To The Editor:
Re “Riots at the Stonewall and magic at Caffe Cino; Gay revolution in Greenwich Village in the ’60s” (Gay Pride, July 2):
I ordered the Joe Cino memorial plaque that Mr. Heide mentions in his article, and I had it hung.
Readers may see 80 pages of photos from the history of the Caffe Cino at https://caffecino.wordpress.com .
Robert Patrick
‘Bad Dad’ piece was sad
To The Editor:
Re “Father’s Day: Not afraid to say my Dad was bad” (notebook, by Dottie Wilson, June 25):
Reading this column, I felt enormously lucky and proud that my father was such a good person. My mother, also.
It’s odd how we all grow up in all sorts of circumstances and become different people.
I feel great sympathy for this poor woman whose memories are so filled with despair over a father who had no love in his heart.
Sylvia Rackow
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