Our mission is to actively engage residents and business establishments in efforts to maintain and enhance the quality of life in Sutton Area Community

Dear SAC Members & Friends,

We would like to remind you all that it is that time of year for gift-giving and donations. Please do remember to give a gift to SAC, which is entirely tax deductible. Remember that it is SAC which is working on your behalf in keeping the Sutton Area the exclusive enclave that it is.
As in the 1st Avenue beautification work, which was done last week.

Happy New Year in this Holiday Season to all of you from all of us.

Sincerely,

Charles Giovanni Vanzan Coutinho, Ph.D.
President
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

https://youtu.be/4lnMwT-_whI

Dear SAC Members and Friends,

From us at Sutton Area Community (SAC) to you our members and friends, we wish you all a most happy and spiritually rewarding Christmas and New Year!

Charles Giovanni Vanzan Coutinho, Ph.D.
President
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

Dear SAC Members and Friends,

The board has recently been enriched by being joined by husband and wife, Fred & Pamela Zonsius Fred a well known architect and Pamela a very successful entrepreneur. See below for short biographies of both.

Sincerely,
Selene B. Varnel.
Manager
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

Dear SAC Members,

Please be advised that Sutton Area Community has a new board member, Pamela Morris Zonsius. Pamela has lived in our community for many years with husband Frederic Zonsius and their three daughters. With over 40 years of design experience from fashion to interiors, she is currently President of FIRM 6 Interior Design and FIRM 6 Medical Supply. Pamela is a long-time active member of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and participates on several committees at St. Thomas. She also supports children’s and teens charities in Uganda. We are very happy to welcome Pamela to our board.

We are introducing Frederic Milestone Zonsius, as a candidate to the board. Frederic has been resident of our community for many years. He is a graduate of Cornell University, School of Architecture – 1980. Frederic Zonsius Architects + Design office located on 56 th Street off 5 th Ave, the heart of mid-town. His
practice includes residential to commercial projects throughout New York City, from brownstones – Harry Winston – Morton Williams Frederic’s work is successfully diversified and interesting. Frederic has been an active member of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue since 2005 and is currently Co-Chair of the Building Committee. We look forward to his participation on our board.
Dear SAC Members & Friends,

We at SAC, would like to thank all who came and joined us on Wednesday!
This year we are blessed to see such joy from SAC residents, merchants, and most importantly children and their parents / caregivers, who came to take a picture with Santa and make this a more touching event. An event we so missed last year!
Special thanks does to:

- The 17th precinct for making sure our event went smoothly and safely!
- To public officials : Councilmen Ben Kallos, Keith Powers and
in-coming Councilwoman Julie Manin.
- All Saints: Father Yagermen for his blessing.
- 'Hajilme Joshida', performers of live holiday music.
- Volunteer and also SAC Prime member: Carolina Risk.
- And, thanks to our arts & crafts impresario Miss Isabel Shecter.
- TD Bank! Provided 100s of candy canes, Elf hats and more!
- Insomnia provided their delicious cookies!
- Thanks to Shadmoor Restaurant for the splendid Santa Claus.
- Lastly we thank SAC President: Charles Coutinho.
- All SAC Resident, merchant, and building members and donors.

Thanks to you all! (click here or Santa to watch the video)
https://youtu.be/nLn__TKpMtg/>

Christmas Tree Speech https://youtu.be/DiSgesUeOZQ

Lights go on! 3..2..1!https://youtu.be/oZFH-c-riog

Please join SAC at:
http://suttonareacommunity.org/en/?Archive=join-SAC.html

Please Contact me with any questions at:
Email: sacsuttonarea@gmail.com
Telephone: (212) 838-9770

Happy Holidays!
COMING SOON TO YOUR HOME OUR LATEST PUBLICATION ISSUE, 'BULLETIN OF 2021'

Sincerely,

Selene Varnel
Manager
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

http://www.suttonareacommunity.org/

Dear SAC Members,

Be proactive in taking care of your community here in Sutton Place! If you see something wrong (like an over-full trash can), telephone 311. Feel free to write to us as well. We at SAC are here to help you, the members of our community!

At this time of the year when giving is more needed than ever, we at SAC want to thank all the members and residents who continuously support SAC. The Sutton Area Community needs your help and assistance more than ever, to keep our community and in particular the tree beds on the first avenue in pristine shape.

Many of you may have noticed that our continued efforts on the plantings of 60 tree beds and bike lanes green plots have been affected by littering and what came next, rats, diminishing the precious plants we work so hard to plant every year and maintain.

We unfortunately can only do so much on our own.

SAC wants to continue to provide beautification, and social events. We have not received any grants from NYC and needless to say the street cleaning services are far from what they used to be....

We need you to help us bring back the beauty and energy of this very special area of our island.
We have created a go fund page where you can come and help us on maintaining the beauty and timelessness of our beloved very unique neighborhood.

You can also bring or mail checks to 60 Sutton Place South.

No dollar amount is too small; anything by way of assistance will be accepted and turned toward the 'Clean & Green' fund with projects for year   round maintenance and beautification.
Please, remember to pay your membership dues, please tell your friends and neighbors to join SAC. If your building or merchant is not a SAC member, please ask them to join.

**Check out BringBeautyBackToSAC on spotfund.
View the story here - http://spot.fund/fhyCQK

Thank You!
Sincerely,

Dear SAC Members,

Last evening at the Shadmoor restaurant, Sutton Area Community (SAC), held its annual Gala. The event was oversubscribed and an enjoyable time was had by all. SAC was especially pleased by the presence of Councilman Ben Kallos, who was the recipient of SAC's Annual Award for public service. Additionally, the awards for SAC's annual beautification contest were also given out. In short, SAC's tradition of celebrating the old and us seeing in the new with its Gala was maintained and indeed enhanced by a lovely evening.

Sincerely,
Charles Coutinho
President
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

At this time we at SAC would like to offer manifold thanks to the following merchant members and partners who have generously given awards certificates to our Beautification Honorees:
- Louie's Chicken
- Deux Amis Restaurant
- Greats of Crafts
- Sutton Place Physical Therapy: 5 Pilates & 5 Massages Certificates!
- TD Bank Gift Certificate and $75 in Merchandise!

Click here to see: SAC Gala 2021 Photo Slideshow.

Dear SAC Members,

We are proud to announce that in conjunction with our annual Gala, SAC shall be holding its first auction in many years. This auction was made possible by a most generous donation by our member Philip Colleck who offered to SAC the Chinese Porcelain Garden Seat which one can sit on and from Painting Hangout & City Gallery Framing we have the hand made paintings.

Sincerely.
Charles Coutinho. Ph. D.
President
Sutton Area Community (SAC)

Chinese Garden Seat which one can sit on.**
Fine Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seat of Barrel Form Decorated in a Famille Verte Palette of Overglaze Enamels on a Black Ground. The top having a central pierced medallion and the side with two double pierced medallions, each alternating with a large shaped white porcelain reserve depicting four ladies in formal hair and robes, two standing and two seated playing a board game in a pavilion garden landscape. Circa 1900

Height: 18 ½” Top & Bottom Diameter: 11” Body Diameter: 13”   Value - $1,500.

Bid for Chinese Porcelain Garden Seat

Bidding Starts at $750. Garden Seat Value is $1500!

Painting Bids Start at $5.

Paintings 11" x 14" are stretched and unframed. Donated by Sam Munir Owner of Painting Hangout and City Gallery Framing. Frame Discounts Available to SAC Members.

Sutton Area Community Phone Number (212) 838-9770
Submit

2021

Sutton Area Community Egg-hunt

The 3rd of April for our annual Spring Egg Hunt!! Our Merchants were READY! SAC EGGS 2021!

In 2011, Betsy had a crazy idea to walk the entire original Manhattan Grid - from 1st Street to 155^th Street. As she traversed the side streets from the East River to the Hudson, documenting her journey on her website (sideways.nyc), she had the amazing opportunity to meet the owners behind each of the small businesses. She listened to their stories and shared them on her site. The project took nearly six years to complete. At the beginning of the pandemic, Betsy made the decision to push through and self-publish Walking Manhattan Sideways - Side street businesses that have stood the test of time. The book celebrates many of the places that Betsy visited. Today, more than ever, these businesses need our love and support, as they are the true fabric of New York. You can purchase the book by clicking here. Speaking with Betsy, will be the owners of two of the wonderful businesses in our neighborhood that are featured in Walking Manhattan Sideways. Mark and Diana Jacoby: Longtime SAC members Diana & Mark Jacoby are dealers in fine 17^th-18^th & 19^th century English furniture. Their business Philip Colleck, Ltd. was founded in NYC in 1938. They own and occupy the landmarked brick freestanding house with the white picket fence at 311 East 58^th Street. An old photograph of the house is featured in Christopher Gray's "Sutton Place, An Uncommon Community by the River." Diana and Mark will discuss the history of their firm and some of their famous clients as well as the history of the house they lovingly restored. Jim Neary: Neary's has been a staple in the community, and beyond, since it first opened on East 57th Street on St. Patrick's day in 1967. The restaurant is embodied by its Irish founder whose compassion and famous "Jimmy Neary smile" has made it the kind of place where there are "no strangers." Jimmy will share some of his wonderful stories with everyone - all the amazing people he has met over the years - and discuss what this past year has been like since he had to temporarily close.

Dear SAC Members,

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In these dark and troubled times, it is good to know that your friends and neighbors at Sutton Area Community (SAC) are here to help. We in return need your help in keeping this a well run organization. Accordingly, we ask that you renew your membership and if possible make a donation so that SAC can continue to help your friends and neighbors in the Sutton Place area. Sutton Area Community (SAC) is always thinking of new ways of helping to improve our neighborhood. Recently, via a handsome donation from a SAC member, we have been able to take on a volunteer who once a week cleans out the tree pits on the First Avenue. As these photographs clearly show, there is a lot to do. Just another example of how SAC is working for you. Please join us and help keep our streets clean. Remember our neighborhood is your neighborhood!n these dark and troubled times, it is good to know that your friends and neighbors at Sutton Area Community (SAC) are here to help. We in return need your help in keeping this a well run organization. Accordingly, we ask that you renew your membership and if possible make a donation so that SAC can continue to help your friends and neighbors in the Sutton Place area. Sutton Area Community (SAC) is always thinking of new ways of helping to improve our neighborhood. Recently, via a handsome donation from a SAC member, we have been able to take on a volunteer who once a week cleans out the tree pits on the First Avenue. As these photographs clearly show, there is a lot to do. Just another example of how SAC is working for you. Please join us and help keep our streets clean. Remember our neighborhood is your neighborhood!.

An Ayurvedic holistic approach to COVID 19 prevention

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The situation surrounding COVID-19, which causes an acute respiratory disease, is developing quickly around the globe and across our nation. I would like to share with you few Ayurvedic tips that can help you manage this stressful time and when applied, can prevent spread of this infectious disease.

One of the most important first steps in balancing stress is to slow down. Choosing to prioritize things like adequate rest and other nourishing practices can help us stay centered. In truth, there are countless ways to nurture and care for ourselves. Those that impart a sense of grounding, relaxation, warmth, unctuousness, and stability will be best for balancing excess stress, but it is important that you follow your intuition; you know yourself best. When going through your day please follow daily routine. There are some very simple first steps to establishing a daily routine-things like waking, eating meals, going to bed at about the same times each day, and if possible, maintaining a consistent work or activity schedule. These steps alone can have a profound effect on the nervous system read more...

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The proposed pedestrian bridge creates a divide in Sutton Place

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