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BY MICHAEL
MANDELKERN
Community Board 1’s
W.T.C. Redevelopment
Committee met on Monday
to track the deconstruction
progress of 130 Liberty
Street and development
status of the World Trade
Center site.
Josh Rosenbloom,
the Lower Manhattan
Development Corp-
oration’s director of city
operations, told the board
that, despite past delays,
the L.M.D.C. expects to
clear 130 Liberty Street,
site of the former Deutsche
Bank building, for future
development by the end of
this month. As of Monday
focused on finishing the
western and southern
perimeter of the site.
Workers will haul in heavy
equipment next week to
complete the project. But
Pat Moore, a member of
the C.B. 1 committee,
bemoaned the machinery’s
clamor.
“It’s early, loud and just
awful,” said Moore.
Moore said she was spe-
cifically referring to a recent
Sunday when she was awo-
ken by construction noise.
Rosenbloom replied, “It’s
not going to be quiet, but
not louder than a jackham-
mer.”
Moore, whose bedroom
window is right above

Chin chips in afternoon, 35 percent of

the concrete and support-
ing steel had been stripped
from the second floor.
the Ladder 10/Engine 10
Firehouse, said she woke
up last Monday morning
to see construction work-
City Council member Margaret Chin tosses a Christmas tree into a wood-chipping machine at last weekend’s
MulchFest held at Bowling Green. The event was hosted by the Downtown Alliance and over 240 trees were The L.M.D.C. is now ers removing the scaffolding
turned into mulch.
Continued on page 13

Survey gives public chance

for input on center programs
BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER
The community center now being
built on the west side of the Battery
Park City ball fields in the Liberty
Luxe/Liberty Green residential com-
plex is just a shell. No final deter-
mination has been made as to what
programs the facility will offer when it
opens in January 2012.
But Asphalt Green, the organiza-
tion chosen by the Battery Park City
Authority to manage the community
center, is trying to fill in the blanks by
asking the people of Lower Manhattan
what programming they would like to
see.
A few weeks ago, Asphalt Green
posted a survey on its website ask-
ing respondents for their interest in
activities that include sports of vari-
ous kinds, swimming lessons, cook-
ing classes, cultural offerings (dance,
theater, writing), holiday and summer
camps, media instruction and more.
So far, around 200 people have
filled out the survey. It will be posted
until March, according to Christina
Klapper, Asphalt Green’s marketing
director.
“It would be unwise of us not to
look at the survey seriously,” said Carol
Tweedy, Asphalt Green’s executive
director. “At the same time, whenever
you do a survey, you have to under-
stand the sampling errors that you get
with it. Some people who are likely to
be users will never go near a survey.
It’s one piece of important information,
but it’s only one.”
After the programming line-up has
been determined, Asphalt Green will
be able to get a handle on the costs
of operation and this will determine
how much it will cost to be a member
of the community center, to use the
recreational facilities and to attend
classes there.
In October 2009, when the Battery
Park City Authority, which owns the
Winter blooms
Snowdrops (“Galanthus nivalis”) are blooming in Battery Park
City. Turn to page 12 for the story.
Continued on page 15
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EDITORIAL PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
YOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-23
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C.B. 1
M EE TING S
A schedule of this week’s upcoming Community
Board 1 committee meetings is below. Unless otherwise
noted, all committee meetings are held at the board
office, located at 49-51 Chambers St., room 709 at
6 p.m. The Community Board offices are closed on
Thursday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
ON WED., JAN. 12: C.B. 1’s Tribeca Committee
will meet.
ON THURS., JAN. 13: C.B. 1’s Landmarks
Committee will meet.
ON TUES., JAN. 18: C.B.1’s Seaport/Civic Center
Committee will meet.
D OWNTOWN
DIGEST
Gillibrand and Nadler clarify
misinformation
Now that the James R. Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act has been signed into law, thousands
of people are looking to their local representatives for
guidance. On Monday representatives from U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand’s office showed up to the Community
Board 1 W.T.C. Redevelopment Committee meeting to dis-
cuss the bill. Unfortunately, they provided misinformation
that sparked outrage amongst the committee members.
A constituent liaison from Gillibrand’s Manhattan office
told the committee members that only first respond-
ers would be covered under the portion of the bill that
reopened the Victims Compensation Act. A total of 2.5 bil-
lion was allotted so people with 9/11 related illnesses could
be compensated. But on Monday, the aide from Gillibrand’s
office told the committee that the fund was only for first
responders.
“The information presented at the meeting was not
accurate. The fund is open to anyone who has a legitimate
claim to some sort of World Trade Center related illness,”
suffer from 9/11-related diseases are eligible for critical
compensation and health coverage.”
Extra prep this time around
New York City, following the blizzard that brought the
city to a standstill two weeks ago, took extensive measures
to prepare for the latest torrent of snow that hit the area
Tuesday night.
Meteorologists predicted between five to nine inches
of snow while city officials heightened their projections
to fourteen inches. The Office of Emergency Management
cautioned New Yorkers against driving during the storm
and warned that parked cars in the way of snowploughs
would be towed.
Mayor Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that 365 salt
spreaders and 1,700 snowplows would be administered
throughout the City.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority sent out extra
employees to protect equipment and clear snow. Trains and
buses are expected to run on a delayed schedule.
The Bloomberg administration has faced criticism for its
response to the last blizzard. The City Council held a Joint

Read the Archives said Ilan Kayatsky, a spokesperson for Congressman

Jerrold Nadler, one of the bill’s sponsors in the House of
Representatives.
www. To clarify any misunderstanding, on Tuesday Glen
DOWNTOWNEXPRESS.com Caplin, a spokesperson for Senator Gillibrand said, “Senator
Gillibrand and her colleagues successfully fought to ensure
that all of the community residents and first responders who
Oversight Hearing on the City’s response to the last snow-
storm, prompting the Bloomberg administration to form a
15-Point Action Plan on Tuesday to prevent future problems.
Some follies the City Council addressed were its belief
that the City failed to declare a snow emergency, ineffi-
ciently allocated its resources and poorly communicated the
issue to the public.

Diving for a blessing, a cross and good luck

Parishioners from St. Nicholas Church,
which was demolished during the 9/11
attacks, held one of the time-honored
Epiphany rituals in Battery Park this past
Sunday. The Blessing of the Waters and
casting of the Holy Cross into New York
Harbor was conducted after a mass at
Saints Helen and Constantine Church in
Downtown Brooklyn.
The ritual began with a procession
from Pier 1 to one of the slips near where
the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferries
dock. Crosses and religious artifacts were
carried and chants were sung as the priests
and divers boarded an FDNY rescue boat.
At the appropriate moment, the swimmers
were told to be ready and the gold cross was
thrown into the water with a tether.
The successful diver, George Kantris,
hoisted the cross into the air and swam back
to the boat. For his efforts, he was rewarded
with a small cross and a personal blessing
from the priest to ensure good luck for the
coming year. The ceremony concluded with
the release of a white dove.

— Joseph M. Calisi
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A hearing held last week on the Department of Education’s Speaker.
proposal to move the Richard R. Green High School of “Over the past several years, I have led the fight to
Teaching from East 88th Street to 26 Broadway in Lower combat school overcrowding and create more educational
Manhattan might have been pointless. It’s very possible the opportunities for parents and their children in Lower
D.O.E. has already made up its mind. Manhattan,” Silver wrote. “One of the great recent success
Since the city D.O.E. announced their proposal in the fall stories Downtown has been Millennium High School, a
to give the open space in the building, which also houses the top-notch educational institution that has attracted many
Lower Manhattan Middle School, to Richard R. Green in local families and played a key role in this neighborhood’s Authentic Thai
lieu of a proposal to have Millennium High expand into the recovery after 9/11. Today, I am asking the Department of & Vegetarian
building, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has launched an Education to allow Millennium to expand into space it leases
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POLICE BLOTTER
Fatal fire
A 72-year-old woman who was trying
to get warm by heat of her oven in the
kitchen of her apartment at 124 Ludlow
St. near Rivington St. was killed when
her clothes caught fire on Friday morn-
ing. The victim, Claudette Rivera, was
enveloped in flames when a neighbor who
heard her screams, tried to save her, police
said. The neighbor Frances Ayers, 49, was
treated for smoke inhalation at New York
Hospital. Firefighters received the alarm at
11:18 a.m. Fri., Jan. 7 and declared the fire
under control at11:43 a.m. An Emergency
Medical Service team declared the victim
dead at the scene. The fire was confined to
the kitchen in the first floor apartment in
the six-story walkup.
Church roof fire
Firefighters responded to an alarm at
12:05 p.m. Mon. Jan. 10 at St. James the
Apostle Church, 32 James St., between St.
James Pl. and Madison St., where a fire broke
out in the roof of the five-story building. A
second alarm went off at 12:36 p.m., bring-
ing a total of 60 firefighters to the location
of the city’s second oldest Catholic Church,
completed in 1837. The fire was under con-
trol at 1:28 p.m., an FDNY spokesperson
said. No one was hurt and the cause of the
blaze is under investigation.
Pleads in fraud
Ricardo Pignatari, 36, pf 300 Albany
St. at South End Ave. in Battery Park City,
pleaded guilty on Dec. 30 to fraud and
grand larceny charges in connection with
stealing a total of more than $3,000 from
five victims by telling them he was con-
nected to TAM Brazilian Airlines and could
get them discount round trip business class
tickets. Pignatari, a former NYPD Auxiliary
Police officer who worked his scam out of
his Battery Park City apartment, was not
connected with the airline, the charges say.
He took the victims’ money but delivered no
tickets, according to the complaint filed with
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance
Jr. Pignatari was arrested Dec. 27, pleaded
guilty three days later and is to be sentenced
Feb. 28.
Robs pharmacy
A man walked into the CVS store at
129 Fulton St. around 7:40 a.m. Sat.,
Jan. 8, forced open a locked door to the
pharmacy section and confronted the
21-year-old pharmacy assistant, police
said. The intruder force the assistant to
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drop six blood-sugar test kits, police said.
When she blocked front door to stop the
thief from leaving the place, he pushed
her aside and fled with the test kits with a
total value of $726, police said.
Big haul on Worth
An owner of a chain of newsstands
was in the store at 90 Worth St., count-
ing money around 5:30 a.m. Mon. Jan. 10
when a man walked in and said, “Just give
me the money,” police said. The intruder
then knocked the victim unconscious with
a rabbit punch to the back of his neck,
grabbed a bag of money and fled with
about $43,000, police said. The victim
often brought money from other stores
to the Worth St. location for a deposit
in a nearby bank, according to police.
The sum was unusually large on Monday
because of heavy mega lottery sales the
previous weekend. Police said the sus-
pect might have been tailed the victim
from the PATH station as he walked up
Broadway to 90 Worth St.
Drug bust grenade man
Allen Hasty, 40, of 106 Norfolk St. was
charged with possession of an unspecified
quantity of cocaine and more than 2,800
small glassine bags with intent to traffic in
the drug, according to charges filed with
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
Police found the coke and the bags after they
responded to a call that a hand grenade, later
discovered to be inert, was in Hasty’s top
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floor apartment. Apparently, Kayla Coxx,
a transsexual porn star, according to the
New York Post, phoned the grenade alert
into 911. Coxx told the Post she went to
Norfolk St. after Hasty had phoned to hire
her as an escort. She said Hasty offered her
drugs after he confessed that he did not have
her $2,000 escort service fee, the Post said.
Coxx fled when she saw a silver handgun
and the grenade in Hasty’s apartment, the
Post said.
Panhandlers pick
A patron of MacDonald’s, 160 Broadway
near Liberty St., who stopped in for a snack
at 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 9, hung his Nikon D 90
camera on the back of his chair and was eat-
ing when one of two panhandlers working
the place asked him for change, police said.
The victim discovered 10 minutes later that
the camera, valued at $1,050, was gone. He
told police that he remembered a bump on
the back of his chair when the panhandler
solicited him.
Construction site theft
The manager of a construction site on
the southwest corner of Broadway and Dey
St. told police that he opened the site on
Monday morning Jan. 10 after it had been
locked on the previous Saturday afternoon
and discovered 25 power tools and appli-
ances, with a total value of $2,900, had been
stolen.
Continued on page 16
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C.B. 1 chair sets 2011 goals
BY HELAINA N. HOVITZ
Community Board 1 Chair Julie Menin
amassed a laudable list of accomplishments
WE DO PASSPORT PHOTOS
begin. Menin feels that the center is impera-
tive in assuring that the five million tourists
projected to visit the memorial later this

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in 2010. She advocated to move terror trials year will spend time in the community. She
out of Lower Manhattan, fought for the pas- believes the center will serve as an anchor
sage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation for visitors coming into Lower Manhattan
Act and, in November, won a battle against
Con Edison for $200 million in funding
to stay, dine, shop and see the sights. It is
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various cultural and community enhance-
ment projects Downtown.
9.2 percent unemployment
International
Entering into the ten-year anniversary of
the September 11th attacks, Menin has plans
for everything from new schools to com- rate, our priority should be
memoration ceremonies. She serves on six
government and civic boards, including the to try to create jobs.”
World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
and the board of the L.M.D.C. Menin now — Julie Menin
plans on using her position to advocate for
more community needs in 2011.
At the last L.M.D.C. board meeting, Menin
pushed for a Request for Proposal to make important to move the project forward as
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Factory labor and factory life — the “Many of these buildings emphasize the
     phrase invokes repetitive, monotonous work, use of concrete, creating expansive spaces so
   unsafe conditions, assembly lines and com- that machines could go between the columns
pany towns. But factories have evolved from easily,” said Nina Rappaport, the curator of the
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Waterfront park president to set sail for new job

BY ALBERT AMATEAU Legislature passed the Hudson River Park Act, spoke with her a while ago and she said she
The Hudson River Park Trust announced creating Hudson River Park, Fishman, in 1999, wanted to be active in park advocacy.”
on Wednesday that Connie Fishman, presi- was named executive vice president of the “When she took the job as Trust president,
dent of the state/city agency that is building
“I don’t suppose Trust, under Robert Balachandran, the Trust’s she committed herself to completion of the
the five-mile-long riverfront park, is leaving her first president. park. I think it’s evident — 80 percent of the
post after 11 years with the Trust, seven of them
Hudson River Park is Schwartz said that since Fishman became park was completed in 2010 — that she fulfilled
as president. Trust president in 2003 she has been very good that pledge,” said John Doswell, a member of
Fishman is credited with shepherding the
at the top of Governor at bringing community boards and advocacy the Friends and of Community Board 4, which
park up to its current 80 percent completion organizations, like Friends of Hudson River covers Chelsea.
and will leave the Trust in February to become
Cuomo’s agenda, but his Park, together. “When you look at the Lower West Side of
senior vice president for real estate of the “She really listens. She doesn’t just go Manhattan, you can see firsthand the beautiful
YMCA of Greater New York.
administration will have a through the motions,” said Schwartz. park space, waterfront access, bike paths, piers
“Everyone who loves Hudson River Park “Since joining the Trust in 1999, Connie has and other recreational activities that all New
and cares about New York City owes a huge
month to figure it out.” been largely responsible for turning our dream Yorkers can enjoy, and that is a testament to
debt of gratitude to Connie Fishman,” Diana of an accessible waterfront park into a reality the Trust and the community who worked so
- Arthur Schwartz
Taylor, chairperson of the Trust board of direc- for New York City,” said Douglas Durst, co- had to make this a reality,” said Julie Menin,
tors, said in the January 5 announcement. chairperson of Friends of Hudson River Park. chairperson of Community Board 1, which
“As the Trust’s president for the past seven “Connie has been wonderful to work with covers Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street
years, she has steered the Trust through count- Committee of Community Board 2, which and always appreciated the independent and “Connie was able in very arduous economic
less minefields, building eight new public piers covers Greenwich Village. Schwartz noted that supportive role of Friends in advancing Trust times to raise the money to ensure that the
and acres of spectacular landscapes, not to men- former Governor Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, plans,” said A.J. Pietrantone, executive director park was 80 percent complete, and Community
tion an enduring relationship with the public we appointed Taylor, the girlfriend of Mayor of Friends. Board 1 thanks her for her years of service,”
serve,” said Taylor. Bloomberg, as chairperson of the Trust. Fishman and Friends formalized the rela- Menin said.
Taylor did not indicate who might succeed “I don’t suppose Hudson River Park is at tionship between the Trust and the Friends this In a letter to the Trust staff, Fishman said,
Fishman, but as chairperson of the Trust, Taylor the top of Governor Cuomo’s agenda, but his year, under which the Friends have become a “The past 11 plus years working together to
will probably be consulted in the process, which administration will have a month to figure it designated fundraising partner to help raise build Hudson River Park have been the most
will involve New York State’s newly inaugurat- out,” Schwartz said. private funds needed to operate and maintain rewarding of my 23 years in public service. The
ed Governor Andrew Cuomo as well as Mayor Fishman’s connection to the waterfront park the park. Trust and its board have realized a remarkable
Bloomberg. dates back to when she was an aide to Deputy “I’m sorry she’s leaving as president of the achievement: the nearly complete transforma-
“It will be an interesting search,” said Arthur Mayor Fran Reiter under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Trust,” said Ross Graham, co-chairperson of tion of the far West Side of Manhattan. The
Schwartz, a former chairperson of the Hudson In 1995, she was Reiter’s liaison to the Hudson the Friends, “She was a terrific leader. But I process of creating the park was a once-in-a-
River Park Trust Community Advisory Council River Park Conservancy, the predecessor orga- hope her new job will allow her to do more lifetime opportunity — one for which I will
and present chairperson of the Waterfront nization to the Trust. A year after the state things with Friends of Hudson River Park. I always be grateful.”

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EDITORIAL
PUBLISHER & EDITOR
John W. Sutter A fond farewell
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Today the former Deutsche Bank building at 130
John Bayles
Liberty stands only two stories high. According to the
ARTS EDITOR Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the build-
Scott Stiffler ing will be completely demolished by the end of the
month.
REPORTERS While there is no single reminder of the tragedy of
Aline Reynolds
9/11 that, should it disappear, could make people forget
Albert Amateau
Lincoln Anderson what happened, the demise of this building will certainly
signal progress. For years it has stood, shrouded in black,
SR. V.P. OF SALES and when it is down and gone for good, it will be one
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Francesco Regini horrible day.
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Jason Sherwood plagued the entire project from beginning to end. Some
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Colin Gregory facts. But it will however make it easier to walk down
BUSINESS MANAGER / CONTROLLER Liberty Street and not see the building that for years
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Following the big blizzard of Sun., Dec. 26, some in the daily press angrily accused the city of prioritizing bike lanes for snow clearance. However, it appears what they
were complaining about were, in fact, only a few isolated incidents. As this photo of writer Barbara Ross’s tricycle shows, the Chrystie St. bike lane near Grand St., for one,
was still clogged with snow as recently as this Monday.
Critics can’t roll back the progress on bike lanes
BY BARBARA ROSS
After being cooped up inside, watching the snow that
blanketed the city melt from my apartment window, I
grabbed the trusty bicycle I use daily for transport, eager
to hit the streets again. I headed toward the First Ave. pro-
tected bike lane that I’ve become accustomed to using on all
my uptown errands, only to find it still piled up with snow
and unusable.
Being forced to ride with the fast-moving vehicle traf-
fic heightened my appreciation for all the new bike lanes
and other effective safety measures the Department of
Transportation has put into place over the past three-and-a-
half years. Although there is a small but loud anti-bike lane
chorus, our City Council must resist the temptation to cater
to the car-centric past and instead support healthier, lower-
cost mobility with permanent protected bike lanes that help
people of all ages ride safely in New York City.
My thoughts returned to the City Council’s Transportation
Committee hearing on New York City’s bike policy held last
month. Hundreds of pro-bike lane enthusiasts attended the
hearing to advocate for the healthy, environmentally friendly,
cost-efficient and social aspects of cycling that benefit all
New Yorkers.
The first two hours of the daylong hearing were devoted
to city councilmembers questioning Janette Sadik-Khan, the
Department of Transportation’s commissioner, about the
increase of new bike lanes in New York City. The commis-
sioner discussed the measurable safety benefits of bike lanes
for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists, such as a 40 percent
Januar y 12 - 18, 2011
TALKING POINT
decrease in crashes, as well as lowered rates of speeding by
automobile drivers.
The commissioner assured the city councilmembers
that all the new bike lanes were approved by the local
community boards and were installed at little cost to the
city. According to Sadik-Khan, “All of D.O.T.’s current
bike projects combined have cost a total of $8.8 million…
. When you factor in the 80 percent federal match, the
city has spent less than $2 million from its own coffers on
the major expansions to the bike network we’ve seen the
last few years.”
The D.O.T. commissioner was followed by former Deputy
Mayor Norman Steisel and Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz, who seek to eliminate the hugely popular
Prospect Park West bike lane.
Almost three hours into the hearing, when the public was
finally allowed to give testimony, most of the city councilmem-
bers had left the room, leaving the majority of bike lane sup-
porters to address their empty seats. If councilmembers had
stayed, they would have heard their constituents’ impassioned
testimony about why they love using their bicycles for everyday
commuting and their pleas for more safe places for families,
senior citizens and new cyclists to ride, particularly more physi-
cally separated, protected bike lanes.
Anti-bike lane advocates tried to use the careless behavior
of random cyclists to justify the elimination of bike lanes.
Would the city consider taking away the car lanes because
motorists dangerously speed, run red lights and park illegal-
ly? Would the city consider taking away sidewalks because
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Photo by Barbara Ross
pedestrians carelessly jaywalk in front of moving traffic?
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s well-
researched testimony at the hearing included details of his
“Respect the Lane / Clear the Path” campaign; Stringer’s
initiative emphasized the need for more bike lanes and
offered real solutions to creating safer streets for every-
body, encouraging all street users to be more courteous
when sharing the road — not singling out any one class
of commuter.
A new year has begun. In 2011, let’s turn over a new leaf
and start the year celebrating safe, protected bike lanes. Let’s
listen to the sensible majority and keep expanding the bicycle
lane network — especially the still-uncompleted First and
Second Aves. bike lanes that will serve the communities all
the way up to East Harlem.
At Time’s Up! Environmental Group, where I’ve been
volunteering and advocating for safer streets for more than
a decade, we focus on courtesy, education and appreciation
in connection with the bike lanes as part of our “Love Your
Lane” campaign. Join us in celebrating this February for our
annual “Love Your Lane” bike ride and after-party! The ride
will be on or around Valentine’s Day.
Cycling is on the rise in New York City, which is recog-
nized all over the world as a great accomplishment. Let’s
keep working together toward a greener, healthier, more
environmental New York City.
Ross is a volunteer with Time’s Up! Environmental
Group
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Firefighters battle four blazes

BY ALBERT AMATEAU
Firefighters responded to two fires in the East Village
on Tuesday morning Jan. 4. Seven residents of the build-
ing at 69 Second Ave. sustained minor injuries in a fire
that broke out around 3:50 a.m. in a ground-floor gro-
cery in the six-story building, a Fire Department spokes-
person said. A second alarm at 4:11 a.m. brought a total
of 106 firefighters to the smoky fire, which was declared
under control at 5:12 a.m. Six of the injured residents
were treated at Beth Israel Hospital. One tenant on the
fourth floor of the building said his 2-year-old dog awak-
ened him by barking, enabling him to flee safely.
A two-alarm fire in a first-floor restaurant of a five-
story building at 503 E. Sixth St. between Aves. A and
B was reported at 7:31 a.m. and brought under control
about an hour later, a department spokesperson said.
One of the 106 firefighters who fought the blaze sus-
tained minor injuries and was treated at Beth Israel
Hospital.
The previous week, fire broke out in the fourth floor
of a six-floor building at 187 Chrystie St. around 4:42
p.m. on Wed., Dec. 29. Firefighters brought the fire,
attributed to a space heater, under control at 5:09 p.m. A
firefighter sustained minor injuries. The Box, a club next
door, was open for business later that night.
In addition, fire in Con Ed cables in front of 228
Bleecker St. near Downing St. caused an explosion
around 10:25 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 1. There was no inter-
ruption of electrical service, a Con Ed spokesperson said.
The fire’s cause was attributed to road salt corroding the
cable.
Photo by Clayton Patterson

Firefighters at the scene of the blaze at 503 E. Sixth St. Tuesday morning.
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New exhibit highlights NYC factories

Continued from page 6

an and critic, observed that many of the early

Modernist factories were designed by engi-
neers. But there were also architects, such
as German-born Albert Kahn, who made his
name and reputation in factory design. Kahn
(1869-1942) emigrated to Detroit at the age
of 11 and eventually became Henry Ford’s
favored architect. Kahn was known for his
innovative use of reinforced concrete to cre-
ate the walls, roofs and supporting structures
of his buildings.
“Many of the innovations — structural,
material and spatially — were in factories
because industrial buildings were places of
innovation themselves,” Rappaport remarked.
Though Detroit was a center of industry
because of the availability of raw materials,
access and transit, New York City emerged
as the country’s prime manufacturing center.
According to a sign in the show, “There
were 12,000 factories in New York at the
turn of the 20th century, with a workforce
of 500,000. Today there are approximately
6,500 manufacturing companies in New
York City, employing 81,000 people.”
“Vertical Urban Factory” credits New
York City’s 20th century preeminence to its
port, railroad network and ever-expanding
labor force. However, by the second half of
the 20th century, manufacturing in the city
had begun to decline. The question arose of
what to do with the gargantuan buildings
that had once housed this activity. “Many Downtown Express photos by Terese Loeb Kreuzer

of the New York buildings have been in the Matt Pinto, curator Nina Rappaport and Jamie Chan installing the exhibit “Vertical Urban Factory” at the Skyscraper Museum.
news because of preservation issues,” said The exhibit opens Wednesday and will run through the spring of 2011.
Rappaport.
The Domino sugar factory on the Brooklyn
waterfront is an example. At one time the
cartel that owned the factory, led by the
Havemeyer family, controlled 98 percent of
the country’s sugar production. The factory
closed in 2004. In 2007, the oldest buildings
were landmarked, with the remainder slated
to be torn down and the property converted
to residential use. There has been community
opposition to this plan because of the scale of
the proposed residential buildings.
Elsewhere in New York City, some fac-
tory buildings have been converted into
galleries, residences and shops. In addi-
tion, small industries are moving back into
some of the abandoned factories. Rappaport
said the new businesses tend to be cleaner
and greener than their predecessors. “The
Greenpoint Manufacturing Center is a great
example of conversion to light manufactur-
ing,” she remarked. “Manufacturing may
have moved out of central Manhattan but it’s
still in the city.”
“Vertical Urban Factory” consists of mod-
els, historic photographs, films, architectural
drawings, process diagrams and maps. Some
of the photographs have never been seen
before. There will be panel discussions and
factory tours associated with the exhibit at
dates to be determined.
For information about the Skyscraper
Museum, call (212) 968-1961 or go to www.
skyscraper.org.
Tools used in flour milling and textile manufacture in early 20th century factories are part of the exhibit.
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Only two floors left at 130 Liberty site

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and flooring from the firehouse’s roof. She

questioned whether any dust that might
have been under the flooring might have
been toxic.
“Anything that may have come off in
construction should have been minimal,”
said Rosenbloom.
By the end of the week workers will
dismantle the tower crane that has pro-
truded from the site for the past five years.
Rosenbloom called the crane’s removal “a
positive milestone for the community.”
Employees are still working on the sew-
age system on the west side of Greenwich
Street for the Port Authority’s future
Vehicle Security Center, which will be con-
structed below the 130 Liberty site, and is
set to be completed by 2013. Rosenbloom
confirmed that the Port Authority will
get full construction access to the site in
Photo courtesy of L.M.D.C.
February, but said that control over 130
Liberty Street is a “more complex real On Monday, only two floors remained of the former Deutsche Bank building.
estate issue.” The site is set to change
hands, from the L.M.D.C. to the Port through the deconstruction have hindered “A great majority of infrastructure is in in commemoration of those killed on 9/11
Authority, after the building is completely some steady work. place,” he added, “including the memorial began running in one the fountains last
town down. The Port Authority touted progress made pools where Towers One and Two once October and the second fountain is expected
Construction workers will continue to on the W.T.C. site as a whole. stood.” to start flowing sometime in late February or
work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through “There’s a lot of buzz and enthusiasm Tower One is now 54 stories high, about early March.
Saturday, and Sunday when necessary. The for the 10th anniversary of 9/11,” said halfway done by Braithwaite’s estimate. Both One and Four World Trade Center
recent blizzard that hit New York City, Quentin Braithwaite, the Port Authority’s About 100 trees have been planted through- are set to be completed by the end of
cold temperatures and heavy dust clouds assistant director of W.T.C. construction. out the memorial pavilion. The waterfall 2013 or beginning of 2014.
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BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER
SNOWDROPS IN THE SNOW: As snow-
storm after snowstorm wracks the city, some-
thing strange and a little hard to believe is
happening in Battery Park City’s South Cove.
Snowdrops are blooming! They come up in
clumps in the sheltered glade, and with a little
bit of sun to help them, unfurl their small, white
flowers. When the snow covers them, they
merely rest. As soon as possible they pop up
again and go about their business of reassuring
anyone who sees them that spring will return
soon enough
How do they do it? Maybe it’s in their genes.
They originated in alpine regions of southern
Europe and Asia Minor.
There are 19 species of snowdrops — all in
the amaryllis family. The most common snow-
drop is “Galanthus nivalis.” The name “galan-
thus” has Greek roots — “gala” means “milk,”
A youngster in the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy’s Afternoon Pre-School Play
Program works on a puzzle with the help of staff member Linda Lamontagne.
Januar y 12 - 18, 2011
and “anthus” means “flower.” All snowdrops
are known by this name.
In the Middle Ages, snowdrops were cul-
tivated as a remedy for arthritis, digestive
problems and other ailments. Knowing their
medicinal properties, monks and midwives
spread them from their native habitats to the
British Isles and elsewhere.
They offered solace for soul as well as body.
In folk legends, they became symbolic of hope.
One legend said that Eve wept after being
expelled from the Garden of Eden. Flowers no
longer bloomed. There was only snow. An angel
saw Eve’s distress and pitied her. The angel
caught a snowflake and blew on it. A flower
bloomed and Hope was born.
PRESCHOOL PLAY AND PRENATAL YOGA:
The Battery Park City Parks Conservancy has
a remedy for toddlers and women — pregnant
or with infants — with winter cabin fever.
Photo courtesy of Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
Snowdrops (“Galanthus nivalis”) blooming in Battery Park City on January 10, in
between snowstorms.
On Thursdays from January 20 to March
24, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Conservancy
is offering an Afternoon Preschool Play pro-
gram. It meets at the Verdesian, 211 North
End Avenue (between Warren and Murray
Streets). Prerequisite for the kids: being able
to walk. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks with a
discount for siblings.
Prenatal Yoga, also held at the Verdesian,
teaches postures and exercises specifically
suited to pregnant women. The techniques
enhance strength and flexibility during preg-
nancy and help in the birthing process. All
levels of yoga and all stages of pregnancy are
welcome. Classes meet for nine sessions, either
Mondays, January 31 through April 4 (with no
class on February 21, Presidents’ Day) from
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. or Tuesdays, February 1
to March 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m
Also on Mondays and Tuesdays at the
Verdesian, parents and babies, newborn
through crawling, can take yoga classes. These
classes meet on the same days as prenatal yoga.
Monday classes run from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
and on Tuesday classes from 11 a.m. to 12:15
p.m. The fee is $180 for nine sessions.
The Monday instructor is Mary Barnes,
creator of Yoga for Two. She has been teach-
ing since 1990, and offers her program at Pure
Yoga East and West and the Jewish Community
Center in Manhattan. Mia Borgatta teaches on
Tuesdays. She is the founder and director of
D.O.E. on school fates
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one another, a situation she described as
unfortunate.
Joyce said due to remarks in the press
by some Lower Manhattan parents prior
to the hearing, Richard R. Green students
and parents showed up in an attempt to
prove themselves “worthy” of occupying
the space.
“Of course they are worthy,” said Joyce.
“All students are worthy of having a
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Downtown Express photo by Terese Loeb Kreuzer
Ma Yoga at Lila Yoga and Wellness. She is a
registered nurse, and has been teaching yoga
since 1990. Pre-registration is required. For
information or to register for any of the Battery
Park City Parks Conservancy programs, call
(212) 267-9700, ext. 366 or 348.
SHIP WATCH: For those who want to see
the three Cunard ships arrive in New York
harbor on the morning of January 13 and
depart later that evening, the latest infor-
mation on the timing is as follows: Queen
Elizabeth and Queen Victoria will arrive
from a trans-Atlantic crossing around 7:30
a.m. and will proceed up the Hudson River
to the Midtown Manhattan cruise ship termi-
nal. Queen Mary 2 will have arrived several
hours before and will go to her dock in Red
Hook, Brooklyn. On the evening of January
13, the ships will assemble near the Statue
of Liberty at 6 p.m. and fireworks will begin
at 6:45 p.m. If you’re not on a ship watching
the proceedings (and several local lines are
offering harbor cruises that evening, includ-
ing New York Water Taxi, Statue Cruises and
Spirit Cruises), the best viewing points will
be the southern part of the Battery Park City
esplanade and the Jersey City promenade.
For comments on Battery Park City Beat
or for leads on Battery Park City stories,
e-mail TereseLoeb@mac.com
school.”
Joyce said what is needed is for the
issue to be “quantified by people who
understand in both of communities what
it means.”
Speaker Silver will hold another meet-
ing of his School Overcrowding Task
Force this Thursday at his offices at 250
Broadway. Fink said the 26 Broadway issue
will certainly be discussed. The D.O.E.
is proposing that Millennium High open
a new campus in Brooklyn instead of
expanding into 26 Broadway.
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community center, signed Asphalt Green
to manage it, membership fees of $1,200
to $2,400 were mentioned. Now those
numbers are off the table.
“We don’t know yet what the fees will
be,” Tweedy said. “We wrote the initial
financial plan in the fall of 2008. The city
and the country have had a change in eco-
nomic circumstances, so whether the num-
bers are right or wrong, they all have to
be revisited. We’re just starting to unpack
that again now.”
Tweedy said that it would be necessary
to lock down the budget by June so that
marketing materials could be prepared
and preparations made to implement the
community center’s programs. Tweedy
added, “There could be some shifting
of the product that happens all the way
through late 2011. Some of the services
will be delivered through partnerships
between Asphalt Green and other organi-
zations, and their environment may shift.
I’ll know it’s locked down when we open
our doors.”
The Battery Park City Authority will
have final approval of the exact operat-
ing budget for the first year of operation,
Tweedy said. “We are absolutely dedi-
cated to making sure that the membership
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A rendering of the gym at Asphalt Green Battery Park City, the community center
scheduled to open in January 2012.
fees are affordable to the Battery Park
City community,” said Leticia Remauro,
B.P.C.A. spokesperson.
She said that if the community center
makes a profit, it would be shared by
Asphalt Green and the Authority. Initial
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the surface, would put Asphalt Green Battery
Park City in competition with Manhattan
Youth’s Downtown Community Center at
120 Warren St. that has long had both day
camps and a sleep-away camp.
However, Anthony Notaro, chair of
Community Board 1’s Community Center
Task Force didn’t see a problem. “Bob
Townley [director of the Downtown
Community Center[ has been working
with Asphalt Green to figure out where
there’s overlap and where there’s comple-
ment,” he said. “There’s a baby boom
going on in this neighborhood. I don’t see
this as competition. I see it as additional
seats.”
Any summer programming, and indeed,
any outdoor programming would require
access to the Battery Park City ball fields.
For a while, this seemed to be a contentious
issue. Now it seems to have been resolved.
“The existing users — the Little
League, the Soccer League, Townley’s
Photo courtesy of Asphalt Green usage — they are being grandfathered,”
Notaro said. “They will have the time they
traditionally had. Asphalt Green is not in
charge of the fields. The Battery Park City
projections for the community center did Authority determines who uses them and
not assume that a profit would be possible when. If there’s free time there, [Asphalt
before year four of Asphalt Green’s five- Green is] welcome to apply for it.”
year contract.
Part of any anticipated profit was to come The survey is at http://www.asphalt-
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Verdant Power, LLC hereby gives notice of its submittal of
a Pilot License Application on December 29, 2010 to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
This Pilot License Application is to commercially develop a
1 MW hydrokinetic pilot project in the East Channel of the
East River as the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE)
Project (FERC No. 12611). The proposed project is a
hydrokinetic facility comprised of axial-flow turbines
installed under water to generate clean renewable energy
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Menin’s list of priorities
Continued from page 5
Menin spearheaded the development of
P.S. 276, the new K-8 school in Battery Park
City. Now that the school is up and run-
ning, she’s back to working with Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office to create
another one. Some believe Menin puts too
much emphasis on new schools, but she is
not easily swayed.
“We’ve had people who’ve disagreed with
the priority I’ve put on new schools, and me
and my colleagues have been called a bunch
of soccer moms, but that’s not going to stop
me,” she said. “People know I’m always
going to make it a priority.”
Lower Manhattan is still short 850
seats for students, so with the contin-
ued cooperation of Assembly Speaker
Sheldon Silver’s office, C.B. 1 will pursue
the Peck Slip post office site as a loca-
tion for another new school. Numerous
discussions between the post office, the
School Construction Authority, Sheldon
Silver’s office and C.B. 1 are already
underway.
The board is currently fighting to get the
available space at the Tweed Courthouse to
serve as incubator space for the next new
school, or as an entirely new school after
P.S. 276, the Spruce Street School, moves
into its permanent location. The Department
of Education initially agreed to allocate the
space to P.S. 276, but recently announced
that they want to bring in a charter school
instead.
In anticipation of the ten-year anniversary
of the September 11th attacks, the National
9/11 Memorial and Museum Foundation
Board that Menin serves on is now focus-
POLICE BLOTTER
Continued from page 4
Repeat with mask
Police arrested Matthew Senquiz, 17, on
Dec. 30 and charged him with the Aug. 10
burglary of a deli at 37 Madison St. near
James St. and the beating and slashing of an
employee. The suspect entered the deli, pos-
sibly with an accomplice, around 11:20 p.m.
and menaced the employee who challenged
the suspects. They punched the victim sev-
eral times before leaving the place, according
to the complaint filed with the Manhattan
District Attorney’s office. After the attack,
the victim closed and locked the door to the
place but Senquiz returned a few minutes
later wearing a mask, broke the glass door
and slashed the victim about the head, back
and arm with a sharp metal object, according
to the complaint. Police did not say how they
caught up with the suspect five months later.
Senquiz is being held pending a Feb. 2 court
appearance.
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ing on its pedestrian circulation plan. Five
million visitors are expected to visit the site,
and Menin has raised concerns as to how
they will move through the community. She
has already set up a meeting for February
14 so the Foundation can present plans for
circulation flow, access and connectivity to
the board.
Over the next few months, Menin plans
to initiate a series of discussions with the
community board to determine the best way
to commemorate the actual day.
“It’s a somber anniversary,” she explained.
“We have a 16-acre hole in our neighbor-
hood, and we’re the only ones who have
been attacked twice by terrorists.”
Department of Homeland Security funds
were cut yet again this year, as they have been
in previous years, and the board has been
researching the issue and working to find ways
to ensure that the City gets its fair share.
“Since Lower Manhattan is at the top of
the terrorist target risk list, we have to make
sure we’re getting the maximum proportion-
al funding,” Menin said. “Why should the
state of Wyoming receive more per person
than the city of New York in certain catego-
ries when the risk is obviously greater here?
We are survivors, and always have to keep in
mind that Lower Manhattan is the number
one terrorist target in the country.”
Nobody knows exactly what 2011 will
hold for Lower Manhattan, but residents
can expect Menin to come full force when
fighting for the community, the only way she
knows how.
“You have to be forceful, and you have to
come prepared with solutions,” Menin said.
“You have to be willing to have strong opin-
ions driven by a strong sense of justice, and
be unwilling to back down from them.”
Environmental
protector
An off-duty Department of Environmental
Protection operations manager was arrested
in his D.E.P. vehicle during the early hours
of Wed., Jan. 5 after he fled from police
who caught up with him at Rector and West
Sts. after they chased him from Charles and
Greenwich Sts. where he was said to be
looking for hookers. The defendant, John
Caccavale, was summonsed for loitering
with the purpose of engaging in prostitution
and was released pending a Feb. 1 court
appearance. He has been suspended from
his D.E.C. job and is liable to a 90-day jail
sentence if found guilty, according to a Daily
News item. The Charles and Greenwich Sts.
location is frequented by “The Bus Stop
Boys,” a group of transvestite prostitutes
who wait for johns at bus stops to avoid loi-
tering charges, the Daily News said.
— Alber t Amateau
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Driving a Police Car, in the Junior Officers Discovery Zone. See “New York City Police Museum.”
PRESCHOOL PLAY AND STORIES & SONGS A new session
of “Preschool Play” has been SONGS added: This program, for
walking toddlers, invites you to join other children, parents, and
caregivers for fun interactive play, art, and theme days. Thursdays,
Jan. 20-March 24, from 1:30-3:30pm. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks
(siblings: $100). At “Stories & Songs,” a variety of musicians per-
form child-friendly music and teach each week. Movement, dancing
and shakers add to the fun. It takes place Mondays, Jan. 10-April 25
(except 1/17 and 2/21) as well as on Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 13.
Space is still available in 40-minute classes: the 9:30-10:10am class
for children 6-14 months — and the 12 noon-12:40pm class for
mixed ages (6 months to 3.5 years). There is a $231 fee for 14 weeks
(20% discount for siblings). Both events take place in the Meeting
Room at the Verdesian (211 North End Ave., btw. Warren & Murray,
in Battery Park City). For info or to register, call 212-267-9700, ext.
366 or 348. Visit bpcparks.org.
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM The Junior Officers
Discovery Zone is an exhibit designed for ages 2-10. It’s divided into
four areas (Police Academy; Park and Precinct; Emergency Services
Unit; and a Multi-Purpose Area), each with interactive and imaginary
play experiences for children to understand the role of police officers
in our community — by, among other things, driving and taking care of
a police car. For older children, there’s a crime scene observation activ-
ity that will challenge them to remember relevant parts of city street
scenes; a physical challenge similar to those at the Police Academy;
and a model Emergency Services Unit vehicle where children can
climb in, use the steering wheel and lights, hear radio calls with police
codes and see some of the actual equipment carried by The Emer-
gency Services Unit. At 100 Old Slip. For info, call 212-480-3100 or
visit www.nycpm.org. Hours: Mon. through Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun.,
noon-5pm. Admission: $8 ($5 for students, seniors and children. Free
for children under 2.
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER For info on swim lessons,
basketball, gym class, Karate and more, call 212-766-1104. Visit man-
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hattanyouth.org. The Downtown Community Center is located at 120
Warren St.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS Explore painting, collage
and sculpture through self-guided arts projects. Open art stations are
ongoing throughout the afternoon — giving children the opportunity to
experiment with materials such as paint, clay, fabric, paper and found
objects. Regular museum hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-5pm; Thurs., 12-6pm
(Pay as You Wish, from 4-6pm). Admission: $10. At the Children’s
Museum of the Arts (182 Lafayette St. btw. Broome & Grand). Call
212- 274-0986 or visit cmany.org. For group tours and visit, call 212)
274-0986, extension 31.
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE SCHOLASTIC STORE Every
Saturday at 3pm, Scholastic’s in-store activities are designed to get
kids reading, thinking, talking, creating and moving. The Scholastic
Store is located at 557 Broadway (btw. Prince & Spring). Regular store
hours are Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm, and Sun., 11am-6pm. For info about
store events, call 212-343-6166. Visit scholastic.com.
BOOKS OF WONDER & CUPCAKE CAFÉ Literate kids and cup-
cake enthusiasts of all ages mingle at the space shared by Books of
Wonder and Cupcake Café. The Café has sweet stuff all day, every day
(they’ve got some of the best icing in town) — while the bookstore has
story time Sundays at Noon (appropriate for ages 3-7). There’s simply
nothing better than being able to depend on a weekly story followed
by a massive sugar rush. Life is good! Books of Wonder is located at
18th St. (btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.). Call 212-989-3270 or visit booksof-
wonder.com. Cupcake Café, at the same address, can be reached at
212-465-1530 (visit cupcakecafe.com).
POETS HOUSE The Poets House “Tiny Poets Time” program offers
children ages 1-3 and their parents a chance to enter the world of
rhyme — through readings, group activities and interactive perfor-
mances. Thursdays at 10am (at 10 River Terrace, at Murray St.). Call
212-431-7920 or visit poetshouse.org.
YOUTH
ACTIVITIES
Photo courtesy of the NYC Police Museum
ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE MUSICAL Everyone at the Cam-
embert Academy is all aflutter because a special guest is coming to
visit. Angelina and her friends are excited to show off their hip-hop,
modern dance, Irish jig and ballet skills — but will Angelina get that
moment in the spotlight she’s hoping for? Based on characters from
the PBS series, this show is appropriate for ages 3-12. Through Feb.
19, Sat. at 1pm & 3pm and Sun. at 1pm. At the Union Square Theatre
(100 E. 17th St. btw. Union Square East and Irving Place). For tickets
($39.50-$65), call 1-800-982-2787 or visit ticketmaster.com. Also visit
angelinathemusical.com.
MARK TWAIN: A WONDERFULLY FLAT THING This modern
twist on Mark Twain’s short story “A Fable” finds Twain and his ani-
mal friends on a journey of self-discovery and magic. Puppets, dance,
music and interactive video are the new tricks that help bring this old
writer into the modern age. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Sat.,
* tap * jazz * ballet * lyrical * hip hop *
* adult classes * boys program * birthday parties *
also offering musical theater with TADA!
new 3 studio complex on broadway @ reade
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Photo courtesy of BPC Parks
Enjoying Preschool Play in Battery Park
City. See “Preschool Play.”
Jan. 15 at 11:30am, 2:30pm & 5pm and Sun., Jan. 16 at 11:30am &
2:30pm. At The 14th Street Y’s LABA Theatre (344 E. 14th St. btw. 1st
& 2nd Aves.). For tickets ($15), call 212-780-0800 or visit.14StreetY.
org/AWFT.
DEAR EDWINA This heartwarming show about the joys and
frustrations of growing up has our spunky heroine (advice-giver
extraordinaire Edwina Spoonable) sharing her wisdom on everything
from setting the table to making new friends. That it’s done through
clever, catchy and poignant songs makes the experience enjoyable
and engaging for kids who know what Edwina’s going through as
well as adults who remember what it was like. Through Feb. 25 at
the DR2 Theatre (103 E. 15th St.). For tickets ($39), call 212-239-6200.
For groups of 10 or more, call 646-747-7400. Visit dearedwina.com for
additional details and full playing schedule.
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW: THE NEXT GENERATION Three
years into its run, the Gazillion Bubble Show welcomes creator Fan
Yang’s 20-year-old son into the family business. We’re promised that
“Bubble Super-Star” Deni Yang will elevate this already spectacular
experience to new heights of bubble blowing artistry). The open-
ended run plays Fri. at 7 p.m., Sat. at 11am, 2pm and 4:30pm and Sun.
at noon and 3pm. 75 minutes, no intermission. For tickets ($44.50 to
$89.50), call 212-239-6200 or visit www.telecharge.com. Visit gazil-
lionbubbleshow.com.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR EVENT LISTED IN THE
DOWNTOWN EXPRESS? Listing requests may be sent to
scott@downtownexpress.com. Please provide the date, time,
location, price and a description of the event. Information may
also be mailed to 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY,
10013. Requests must be received three weeks before the event
is to be held.
All photos: www.angelaweirphotography.com
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Rooted in past, Metropolitan eyes emerging talent
Harlem Renaissance fest has seven to watch
THEATER
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
Seven new works by emerging artists
January 17-30
At the Metropolitan Playhouse (in the Cornelia Connelly Center:
220 E. Fourth St. btw. Aves. A & B)
Tickets: $15-$18 per program
(four shows for $50)
For reservations and a schedule,
visit metropolitanplayhouse.org.
BY MARTIN DENTON (OF NYTHEATER.COM)
As a history buff, I’ve always been fascinated by the way
that drama can teach us about our collective past. And I’m
not talking just about history plays. “The Boys in the Band”
and “Angels in America” — to pick two somewhat related
examples, have much more to tell us about our country’s cul-
ture and attitudes at a particular political/historical moment
than, say, “Sunrise at Campobello” or “Frost/Nixon” (and
they do so much more vividly, too).
So a theatre company devoted to exploring the American
past to see what it has to teach us about our American pres-
ent feels like a godsend to me, which is why I’ve always been
such a huge fan of Metropolitan Playhouse. They’ve been
around for 19 seasons now — and for the past 11, they’ve
been led by artistic director Alex Roe. He describes the com-
pany’s mission this way:
Guiding the company’s growth has been a clear
vision of the rich portrait that theater paints of the
culture that creates it. Reflecting society’s values, aspi-
rations, and character, theater offers, as does no other
art, a doubly rich perspective.…Connecting us with our
past in the light of our present, America’s theater gives
invaluable insight into our cultural identity.
Metropolitan presents four mainstage productions every
season in their cozy theatre space on East 4th Street in
Alphabet City (located on the second floor of the Cornelia
Connelly Center, which is also home to the Connelly Theater).
Over the years, they’ve scoured the American canon as no
other company in New York has done, looking for work from
the early 20th, 19th and even 18th century that will enlighten
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Alia Chapman and Alex Ubokudom, in a scene from
“The Octoroon” (part of the Harlem Renaissance
Festival)
and entertain 21st-century audiences — simply by letting us
see what our great-great-grandparents saw when they went to
the theatre.
Thanks to Roe and his colleagues at Metropolitan, New
Yorkers have had a chance to sample famous old plays like
“Fashion” by Anna Cora Mowatt and “The Octoroon” by
Dion Boucicault; lost works that were stupendously popu-
lar in their day like William Gillette’s “Secret Service”
or curiosities like “Metamora” by John Augustus Stone
— and more contemporary neglected pieces, as in “The
Pioneer” (which was a compendium of five very early
plays, pre-“Beyond the Horizon” of Eugene O’Neill). So
far this season they’ve brought us back to ante-bellum
New York City with a rousing rendition of W.H. Smith’s
temperance “The Drunkard” and to the American South
of the same era with a clear-eyed look at George Aiken’s
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
What makes Metropolitan’s productions so valuable is
that they are never edited, camped up or otherwise “fixed.”
You’ll find no Alan Gribben-style rewrites of these plays,
which Roe and company steadfastly present in unexpurgated
form, warts and all, laying bare what’s dated or discomfiting
in these works without comment. Thus, we learn how much
things have changed in American popular culture over the
years — and sometimes, joltingly, how little.
Lest I’ve led you to think that Metropolitan Playhouse
is a one-trick pony sort of theatre company, I hasten to add
now that in addition to their mainstage productions each
year, they produce several other ongoing series. They’ve been
mounting at least a couple of family shows geared for chil-
dren every year for quite some time now; usually these have
an interactive bent that helps youngsters appreciate how
immersive and engaging the theatre experience can be.
Metropolitan also sponsors two summertime festivals, both
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of which tie them directly to their home community: “East
Village Chronicles” is an annual program of new short plays
inspired by events, people and locations in the neighborhood;
and “Alphabet City Monologues” are short solo performance
pieces created from interviews with local personalities, some
famous, some not. These two sets of original American plays
illuminate the past and present life of the vibrant and historic
section of New York City that Metropolitan Playhouse is part
of; they connect the community to the theatre and the audi-
ence to the community in a visceral, thrilling way. They also
provide opportunities for Metropolitan — a company mostly
rooted in the past — to work with contemporary and emerg-
ing playwrights and theatre artists and help them develop their
craft. Some of the folks who have gone through “East Village
Chronicles” Alphabet City Monologues include indie theater
luminaries like Trav S.D., Anthony P. Pennino, Tim Cusack,
Lisa Barnes and Qui Nguyen.
So a theatre company devoted to
exploring the American past to
see what it has to teach us about
our American present feels like a
godsend to me, which is why I’ve
always been such a huge fan of
Metropolitan Playhouse.
As if all this wasn’t enough, Metropolitan combines
aspects of their summer festival initiative and their main-
stage season in an annual wintertime extravaganza known
as the Living Literature Festival. Now in its sixth year,
this highly anticipated January event brings to audiences
new works inspired by the lives, thoughts and writings of
important figures from America’s literary past. Prior years
have celebrated Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe and notable women writers
from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
This year, from January 17 through January 30, Metropolitan
will present the “Harlem Renaissance Festival” — compris-
ing seven premiere works by cutting edge artists inspired
by the life and writings of the dynamic artists who defined
the Harlem Renaissance. Among those whose work will be
explored are poets Langston Hughes, Georgia Doulas Johnson,
Countee Cullen, Angelina Grimke and Paul Laurence Dunbar;
composers Duke Ellington and Fats Waller; journalist and
activist Marcus Garvey; as well as surprising personages
such as enterprising purveyor of good eats, Pig Foot Mary,
and librarian Belle da Costa Greene — first director of the
Pierpont Morgan Library. Bringing these figures to life will be
indie artists Danny Ashkenasi, Leah Maddrie, Daniel Carlton,
David Lally, Juliane Haim, Xoregos Performing Company and
students from the Newburgh Performing Arts Academy.
As in previous years, the plays will be presented in short
evenings, 90 minutes or so in length. There are seven dif-
ferent programs in the Harlem Renaissance Festival, each
scheduled for four performances.
All of Metropolitan’s programming serves the important
dual purposes of entertaining a diverse audience and bring-
ing them a deep and renewed understanding of who we are.
Metropolitan Playhouse is a cornerstone of the East Village
community, one that we hope will endure for many years to
come.
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Knickerbocker’s bio of Moses gets the job done
Chamber Orchestra counting on Downtown’s support
BY HELAINA N. HOVITZ
It’s finally time for Robert Moses to face
the music.
This Saturday, conductor, composer and
South Street Seaport resident Gary Fagin will
be presenting six excerpts from his musical
“Robert Moses Astride New York” at the World
Financial Center Winter Garden. He was com-
missioned by the Francis Goelet Charitable
Lead Trusts to present 20 minutes of the larger
piece — which is still a work in progress.
Fagin, along with his Knickerbocker
Chamber Orchestra, will perform musical num-
bers highlighting three different but equally
pivotal occasions in the life of the man dubbed
by Robert. A. Caro as “The Power Broker.”
Selections will include “The Man Who Gets
Things Done” (in which Moses directs a whirl-
wind of construction projects that begin to
redefine the city) and “Aria: My City” (where
Moses describes his feelings of betrayal and
infallibility). Rinde Eckert is the man who por-
trays Moses — the controversial visionary who
helmed many of our city’s now-iconic parks,
highways and bridges.
While the piece is specific to New York,
the story of a man with a tremendous vision
is universal. But it’s no easy feat to sing his
praises. Those who’ve read Caro’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel know that Moses was
a man who favored highways over public
transportation, vehicles over people — and
displaced hundreds of thousands of New York
City residents in order to build expressways in
traditional neighborhoods.
“Moses was a man of tremendous ego, will
and determination. That’s the kind of character
that will be portrayed,” Fagin says. “Some
people disagree with what he did and how he
did it, but I’ve tried to let him speak for himself,
in a musical way.”
Fagin is musical director of the Knickerbocker
Chamber Orchestra. Currently in its third sea-
son of performing exclusively Downtown,
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“It’s been a real challenge
financially to make this
work during the worst
recession in 80 years,”
Fagin says. “I’m hoping
that having this piece of
the musical out in the
world will engender more
financial support to help
me continue and finish the
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The man with the plan: Robert Moses eyes Lower Manhattan.
performance, with rehearsals, would be costly. a waltz at the end of the show. This will
The economic downturn has affected the level be the third annual concert that Fagin and and begins at 7pm on Saturday, January
of support for all non-profits — especially a his 33-piece orchestra will perform in the 15. For more info, call 212-945-0505 or
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exclusively in Lower Manhattan, their funding
is dependent almost entirely on Downtown
residents and institutions.
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years,” Fagin says. “I’m hoping that having this
piece of the musical out in the world will engen-
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Bearing silent witness

Elia Suleiman plays himself, adding compassion to his plight as a Palestinian
FILM
THE TIME THAT REMAINS
Directed by Elia Suleiman
In Arabic & Hebrew,
with English subtitles
IFC Films
At the IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave. at W. Third St.
ifccenter.com

BY STEVE ERICKSON
Statelessness is a horrible condition to
live with, so one hesitates to call it a gift
to an artist. Nevertheless, the alienation of
being a Palestinian informs all three of Elia
Suleiman’s features. I can’t imagine what
his work would be like without it.
Suleiman’s films bring to mind the
debate among some film critics in the late
1960s and early ’70s about the differences
between making political films and mak-
ing films politically. At Cahiers du Cinema
magazine, some criticized the likes of Gillo
IFC FILMS
Pontecorvo’s “The Battle of Algiers” and
Costa-Gavras’ “Z” for trying to express rad- Elia Suleiman’s wordless appearance as he plays himself speaks to his alienation as a stateless man in “The Time That Remains.”
ical content in conventional film language, driver. The film then flashes back to 1948, way. Made with a small amount of Israeli Especially in its second half, “The Time
praising the films of Jean-Luc Godard and where his father Fuad (Saleh Bakri) is a money (among co-production funds from That Remains” is gentler than “Divine
Jean-Marie Straub for raising questions metal worker whose lathe has been used many other sources, including the U.S.), Intervention,” closer to the whimsy of
about film form instead. to make guns for Arab militias. Living in “Chronicle of a Disappearance” was called “Chronicle of a Disappearance.” Suleiman
Suleiman’s work doesn’t just speak about Nazareth, he’s arrested and subjected to defeatist, largely for its final scene, which has often been compared to Buster Keaton
Palestinians’ disconnection from the politi- mock execution. Eventually, he’s freed. showed his mother falling asleep as Israeli and Jacques Tati, and it’s difficult to imag-
cal process. They incorporate it into their The initial Arab rebellion against the TV signed off for the night. ine his films with another actor in his place.
structure. This alienation marks “The Time founding of Israel fades away. One man “Divine Intervention” went to the other As a screen presence, Suleiman exploits
That Remains” in several ways, as well as shoots himself in protest, but later on, extreme, indulging violent anti-Israeli fan- his own vulnerability and seeming fragil-
Suleiman’s two previous features, 1996’s another’s threats of pouring kerosene on tasies. In one, Suleiman throws a peach ity. It’s hard to believe that the waif-like
“Chronicle of a Disappearance” and 2002’s himself and setting himself on fire are pit out the window, where it turns into a figure on-screen had the guts to make a
“Divine Intervention.” It makes its presence played for laughs. Fuad raises a family and bomb and blows up a tank. In another, a film like “Divine Intervention.” Suleiman
felt in two main forms –– no camera move- Elia grows up, becoming a ghostly witness. female ninja takes revenge on an Israeli also acts like a dandy; somehow, he seems
ment and no speech from Suleiman, who Suleiman’s entire oeuvre can be seen as army troupe in a scene seemingly inspired to rise above the conflicts he films, perhaps
plays himself. an attempt to figure out how to film the by “The Matrix.” I don’t think such images because he avoids talking about them.
“The Time That Remains” begins with damage done to the Palestinian psyche. He’s were intended to be taken literally, but As a director, he uses repetition bril-
Suleiman taking a cab with a talkative received his share of criticism along the many people did. liantly. “Chronicle of a Disappearance,”
“The Time That Remains” is notable for whose first half recalled Jim Jarmusch’s

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its lack of anger and apparent acceptance of
the Israeli occupation. After 1948 passes, the
Suleiman family seems to go on living their
For the Whole Family lives, even as they suffer occasional humilia-
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Dr. Raphael Santore fishing at night several times.
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“Stranger Than Paradise,” showed just how
much mileage he could get out of stitch-
ing together images of the same forlorn
Nazareth locations.
Suleiman has not had an easy time mak-
ing films. In the 15 years since “Chronicle of
a Disappearance,” he’s only made two more
features, and “The Time That Remains” has
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release.
His most ambitious film, it crams autobi-
ographical material into a form that brings
together the past and present. It offers no
clear political program or solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, except the sug-
gestion that a sense of humor is always
helpful. Still, it shows compassion and a
gentle irony in a place where few might
expect it.
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Is your solemn holiday vow to be a bet-
ter person already starting to show signs of
cracking? If so, this “revolting, worthless
art opening from the intergalactic dirtbag
SUCKLORD wants to help you on your
merry way. “The SUCKADELIC Art Toy
Universe” is a retrospective gallery exhibition
from SUCKLORD — who, thank you very
much, happens to be one of the most respect-
ed and influential figures in the art toy
movement. We know that mainly because
the press release said so. That release
goes on to promise, only half-jokingly we
fear, to “waste precious Boo-Hooray gallery
wall space” with “intentionally confusing,
misleading, disappointing and really funny
limited edition parodies of action figures.”
Full of vinegar and piss — with just enough
room left in the bag for a healthy sense of
satire, rage and pop culture cannibalism
— the sucky output of this self-proclaimed
Lord is sure to be one of 2011’s biggest
wastes of time and space (once that still-
chubby Baby New Year has morphed into
a frail, rail-thin bitter old man at the end
of his days).
Now for some utterly useless background
on this highly pointless event: Boo-Hooray is
a pop-up/parasite gallery curated by (mostly)
Johan Kugelberg that, once in a while, shows
up in New York or Tokyo or London or Paris
or Stockholm or Mayberry or Hooterville.
This exhibition marks the first time the entire
SUCKADELIC catalogue will be exhibited in
one place. For the duration of the exhibit, a
SUCKADELIC SUCK-SHOPPE pop-up store
will be open. Original artwork, sculptures,
silk-screens and paintings will be for sale.
Closing party: Sun., Jan. 23, 3pm. Open
Image courtesy of Dean Project
“Sosomuch” — studio view.
Januar y 12 - 18, 2011
Rock me, Boba Fett. See “SUCKADELIC Art Toy Universe.”
Hopelessly devoted — to you? See “Devotion.”
daily from 11am-6pm. At Boo-Hooray Gallery
(521 W. 23rd St.). Not that he’ll answer,
but you can email the artist at sucklord@
suckadelic.com. Lots of spare time and no
friends? Fill the void by visiting boo-hooray.
com/suckadelic and suckadelic.com. Meet the
SUCKLORD: boo-hooray.com/suckadelic/
meet-the-sucklord. Facebook: facebook.com/
boohooray. Twitter: twitter.com/boo_hooray.
YouTube: youtube.com/boohooray.
SOSOMUCH
“Sosomuch” is a solo exhibition of new
paintings and sculptures by NYC resi-
dent Carol Peligian. It continues Peligian’s
“alchemical seduction” of materials which
include aluminum, oil, enamel and latex.
Rather than conjuring gold from lesser ele-
ments, Peligian’s use of organic and manu-
factured materials in service of the aforemen-
tioned alchemy seeks to create for the viewer
an altered state existing somewhere between
atmosphere and stratosphere. Through Feb.
12. At DEAN PROJECT. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,
11am-6pm. At 511 West 25th St., Room
207. For info, call 212-229-2017 or visit
deanproject.com.
This horrendous photo comes courtesy of The Super Sucklord.
Photo by Rudolf Grittner
DEVOTION
This new dance piece, created by
choreographer Sarah Michelson, is per-
formed by the New York City Players and
Michelson’s own dance corps. “Players,”
by the way, is the theater company of
director and playwright Richard Maxwell.
“Devotion” was inspired by a story of
Maxwell’s. Jan. 13-15 and 19-22, 8pm, at
The Kitchen (512 W. 19th St. btw. 10th
and 11th Ave.). For tickets ($15), call
There will be blood: Samurai Sword Soul’s “Gekiryu” is set to strike.
23
212-255-5793 ext. 11. Visit thekitchen.
org and nycplayers.org.
SAMURAI SWORD SOUL PRESENTS:
GEKIRYU
It seems like a very long time indeed since
the gleaming blades wielded by Samurai
Sword Soul’s precise and intense cast graced
the stage in a full-length production. When
last we saw them — in the 2009 FringeNYC
production “Scattered Lives” — Samurai
Sword was slicing and dicing their way
through an epic tale, well-served by their
trademark minimalist technique (lots of
blood and gore and death and mayhem,
all done without the use of actual buckets
of red stuff). Primal screams let loose in
the heat of battle — and shiny blades that
generated a furious sound even though they
weren’t made of metal — gave a literal kick
to the proceedings.
Now, writer, director and fight choreog-
rapher Yoshihisa Kuwayama has cooked up
what promises to be another relentless, imagi-
native series of violent encounters punctuated
by moments of somber reflection. That reflec-
tion takes place 400 years ago in Japan, and
comes in the form of a Samurai family baffled
by rapidly changing times.
“Gekiryu: When the torrent takes their
lives” happens Thurs.-Sat., Jan. 20-22, at
7:30pm and Sun., Jan. 23 at 3pm. At Dance
New Amsterdam (DNA), 280 Broadway,
2nd floor (entrance on Chambers St.).
Tickets are $18 in advance, $23 at the door.
For reservations, call 212-625-8369 or visit
dnadance.org. Also visit samuraisword-
soul.com.
MEN GO DOWN
Downtown theater company The Hotel
Savant presents the world premiere of
founder John Jahnke’s new work, “Men Go
Down (Part 3: Black Recollections”). It’s
part of a trilogy that utilizes the construc-
tion of a Greek drama and the sensibility of
a classic fairy tale to examine the ramifica-
tions of antique guilt on the modern con-
science. Through Jan. 23, at 3LD Art and
Technology Center (80 Greenwich St.) Wed.
through Sun., 8pm. For tickets ($25), call
866-811-4111 or visit 3ldnyc.org. Also visit
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