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Page 2. PHOENIX, May 9, 1974%u201cThe Old and the New\tour that will take place on Sunday, May 19. Geraldine Ventrlce, ahostess for the tour, stands In costume In front of one of nine19th-century brownstones, one of the twelve houses that will be shown.Tickets at S3 each may be purchased on the day of the tour at theLafayette Monument, Ninth St. and Prospect Park West. Tour hoursare 1:00 to 4:00, rain or shine. For additional Information, call EverettOrtner, 638-3128 or 687-3000.Probe PoliciesOf LICH, Cop;After Coronarby John BlackmoreInvestigations are now underway to ascertain who, if anyone, was negligent in coming to the aid of Sidney Sinikovsky, a local resident, who died two weks ago at the Columbia Street Playground, apparently of a heart attack. W itnesses at the scene have forwarded complaints via Councilman Fred Richmond%u2019s office concerning the actions of emergency room personnel at Long Island College Hospital and officers from the 76th Precinct.The man on duty at the LICH emergency room allegedly refused to dispatch an ambulance or medical care when asked to aid Mr. Simkovsky, who had collapsed two blocks away. He did call 911, the city%u2019s emergency service number, but told Mr. Shawn Thompson, a witness who had come for help, that it was not within his authority to dispatch an ambulance. When the police came, responding to the 911 call, they refused to administer artificial respiration. They, in turn, dispatched an oxygen unit and an ambulance. By the time the oxygen unit arrived, it was apparently too late. The LICH ambulance arrived still later.As reported in The PHOENIX, last week, an official from the City Health and Hospital Corporation said that LICH is authorized to dispatch an ambulance in such a case, that there%u2019s a special directive for emergencies that requires only that the hospital notify theagency sometime after the ambulance has been dispatched.John Wingate, Associate Administrator at LICH, originally told The PHOENIX that the hospital doesn't have control over releasing ambulances in emergency cases, saying that dispatching has to be done through 911. In an interview this week, he amended his earlier statement,reporting, %u201c It is normal procedure to go through 911, but if someone comes to the emergency room or calls in an emergency, and it appears to be a serious case (like a coronary), then the procedure is to dispatch am ambulance.%u201d When asked about the special directive reported by the Health and Hospital Corporation, which regulates emergency procedures for the dispatch of amhulances, Wingate said, %u201cThey%u2019re absolutely right, and I%u2019ve been trying to get to the bottom of the matter here.%u201dWingate reported that a full investigation has been launched at his behest. %u201c From what we can determine, our fellows seem to have done what was right,%u201d he said. On the basis of his prelimary findings, which are based, l\\e said, on interviews with the emergency room personnel involved, Wingate reported a somewhat different chain of events.%u201c The dispatcher said that he sent the ambulance upon Mr. Thompson%u2019s request. In fact, 911 called back for an ambulance a few minutes later%u201d (presumably on call from the first radio car whicharrived on the scene) %u201c and the dispatcher was unable to do so because the ambulance had already been sent there.%u201d Wingate added, %u201c The story 1 get sounds O.K. 1 hope that Mr. Thompson can see us so we can get the full story and check it. I hope there was no delay on anyone's part.%u201dIn response to Wingate%u2019s statement, Mr. Thompson commented,%u201d I cant see how they dispatched the ambulance right away. It seems obvious they didn%u2019t -- considering that two police cars and I got there first.%u201d Recalling the chain of events, Thompson said that when he first went to the emergency room, the man at the desk refused to send an ambulance, but rather called 911. %u201c After the whole thing was over, I went back to the emergency room and asked the man why he didn%u2019t dispatch an ambulance. He made it very clear that he could not do so on his own.%u201dMr. and Mrs. Thompson have contacted Councilman Richmond%u2019s office, who has sent letters to the hospital and 76th Precinct. A Richmond aide told The PHOENIX that they%u2019re still awaiting formal reply from the hospital, but that NYPD Comissioner Michael Codd has responded concerning the action of the police. Codd told Richmond that he%u2019s handed the m atter over to his Chief of Operations, who is conducting a full investigation. Codd promised that he would make a full report.Merchants, Residents Have MixedOpinions on Montague MallBY LYNN GRIFO AND DAN ICOLARIIn a sampling of merchant and resident response to the proposed Montague Street mall now under study by the Mayor%u2019s Office of Downtown Brooklyn Development, The PHOENIX found a mix of reactions ranging from overwhelmingly favorable to qualified maybes to decided negative responses.Said Harry Grand, Grand Opticians: %u201c I think a mall forMontague Street would be a very good experience. Nassau Street in downtown Manhattan tried it, and it's been a marvelous success. Auto traffic is not so important to Montague Street because most shoppers come on foot. A mall would encourage a freer spirit for shopping, and I don%u2019t feel any merchants would be adversely affected. The best hours,%u201d Mr. Grand suggested, %u201c would be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays, and maybe all day on Saturday.%u201dBut Don Pandina of Summa was less enthused: %u201c Frankly,%u201d he said, \possibility of a shopping mall now. No statistics exist about what the e ffe c ts on b u sin e ss a n d life in th e Heights would be. After the fiasco in Park Slope in which the community rejected a proposed mall for Seventh Avenue, after much controversy, the word %u2018mall%u2019 is a bad word to merchants.\\traffic flow in the a re a .%u201d he continued, %u201c where it%u2019s coming from, and why; and what arrangement could be made tor deliveries.1 benefit from thru-traffic; drivers who are attracted by my windows may come back the ftftxt day Or the next week to buy. I wouldn%u2019t wantto see thru-traffic eliminated unless it could be shown that pedestrian traffic would increase substantially. Also, can it be shown that a mall will encourage people to buy, or merely to sit on benches outside the shops? A mall would involve refurbishing many of the storefronts on Montague Street, which would be an expense on top of the high rents we pay.%u201dRune Olsen of Leaf & Bean sees the mall as a way of promoting increased night-time use of Montague Street: \mall on Montague Street. It%u2019s the perfect street for it because of the promenade. Shopping hours might be expanded-the shops could stay open late a couple of nights a week. It would be a must to allow early-morning deliveries-from 8 to 9 or 10. We are planning to open a Viennese cafe at the back of our shop, and a mall would be just great to have.\Ginny Hoyt of Crocus wants to wait and see: %u201c We are neither pro nor con-we want to hear about specifics. If a mall would cause problems for outside-area customers and for deliveries, something would have to be worked out. M o n tao iie S trept is not nartipularlvbeautiful now; a beautification effort would have to go along with the mall proposal. Also, the parking facility planned for Pierrepont and Clinton Streets should be built first, because people are complaining about the terrible parking situation. But if all the problems can be dealt with, then heavens, it would be lovely.%u201dbernard Atkins of weir Horists regards the mall as an environmental plus. He says, \definitely In favof of a mall: '%u25a0 It%u2019s a fantastic idea to get rid of the autosand clean up our air. Sure, it would cause delivery problems; loading zones and parking areas would have to be set up for businesses like mine-we make deliveries constantly. But once that%u2019s worked out, it'll be great.%u2019The manager of Associated Supermarket views the mall proposal as restrictive. %u201c A mall would cut traffic down,%u201d he says, %u201c and would limit the number of people coming into the neighborhood. It would be to no advantage. Anydelivery system would be difficult to cope with. But,%u201d he added, %u201c 1 guess it has its good points.\Steven DeJesus, manager, Baskin & Robbins, likes the idea: %u201c A mall would be beneficial to us. I feel the owner of this shop would%u25a0 | g | lie! Continued on Continued on Page 14Locals Urge Highwayman: More Trees for Myrtl%u201c This is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.%u201d The man standing on Myrtle Avenue near Clermont carrying a sheaf of street alteration plans was A! Cappelazzi, director of community involvement for the Department of Highways. He'd been asked to participate in an on-site inspection May 6 of the Myrtle Avenue widening project by Ms. Elizabeth Kuehn of Vanderbilt 2 Block Association.On May 1, when pouring of concrete sidewalks began on the north side of Myrtle, Ms. Kuehn and other residents of Vanderbilt Ave., Adelphi St. and Clinton Ave., noticed no provisions being madef o r trr%u00bb f%u00bb c o n th * %u00bb f *%u2022/>%u00bb%u00bbCarlton to Vanderbilt Avenues, \mond's office; I called our Democratic assembly district leader Abe Gerges, and went through the official maze at the Department of Highways. Mr. Cappellazzi agreed to check it out -- in person.%u201dCappellazzi saw firsthand what Fort Greene/Clinton Hill residents nave lived with tor weeks now; an debris left behind by the contractor, near-impassable corners and no trees.Cappellazzi was especially surADELPHI STREETw 1--------------S -^-N sa_____CLERMON1mAVENUED %u2022Z>