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Revamped Pioneer sets sail for New York Harbor

South Street Seaport Museum volunteer Linda Beal showcases a marlinspike, a maritime instrument used to sever ship rope knots, following the first public sail…

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B.P.C. Authority chairman resigns

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | On May 9, William C. Thompson Jr., chairman of the Battery Park City Authority, sent a letter to New York…

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W.T.C. sphere vetoed for 9/11 Memorial Plaza

BY ALINE REYNOLDS | Though officials have yet to announce the new home for the Fritz Koenig sphere sculpture, one thing’s fairly certain: It’s…

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Police Blotter, Week of May 16, 2012

Stabbed in argument Police responded to a call in front of 33 Gold St. around 3:30 a.m. Fri., May 11, where they found a…

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Locals rail against financially tardy Holiday Inn developer

BY ZACH WILLIAMS | The future of the world’s tallest Holiday Inn sprouting in Lower Manhattan remains up in the air, but the past…

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Chen suicide contributes to military anti-bullying bill

BY ALINE REYNOLDS | Chinatown soldier Danny Chen’s suicide last October has contributed to the writing of legislation that would more stringently enforce anti-bullying…

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Hearing the call for help

Center for Hearing and Communications patient Vijay Shah consults an audiologist. BY ZACH WILLIAMS |…

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Three city buildings deemed unsuitable for public school

BY ALINE REYNOLDS | Local residents are on edge about the city’s disposition of three…

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Harbor School and Léman Prep seek more students

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | Two local schools with disparate facilities and missions have one…

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Residential could save Pier 40, new study finds

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | For those who don’t mind the sound of baseballs pinging off…

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Pols come to aid of I.P.N. tenants; demand reversal of court ruling

BY JOHN BAYLES | “The Appellate Court got it wrong,” said Ed Rosner, vice president…

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Hudson River pageant showcases costumes, talent

The 315-mile-long Hudson River harbors some interesting creatures as it flows from Lake Tear of…

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Explicit and harrowing handshakes with death

Ravenhill’s latest dives off the deep end BY JERRY TALLMER | Most plays in the English language have a certain…

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A ‘Caretaker’ of rare Pryce

At BAM, the play that made Pinter…Pinter BY ANDY HUMM | Perhaps only Harold Pinter could enthrall $100-a-ticket patrons for…

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Triple Play(s)

Bats give wing to Flea Theater fest A cast comprised of The Bats — The Flea Theater’s resident acting company —…

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Just Do Art!

PHOTOGRAPHY: “HOLDOUTS” Populated by photos of Mom & Pop storefronts, David Monderer’s installation at Soho Photo Gallery aims to replicate…

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Robert Rhodes , left. Come June, principal Robert Rhodes is leaving Millennium High School, which he helped found and where he served as principal for 10 years. Last week, Rhodes was honored by Community Board 1 for his distinguished service at Millennium over the years. …

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Covering Battery Park City

On a visit to the Irish Hunger Memorial on May 1, children from Battery Park…

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Covering Battery Park City

Transit Sam, Week of April 25, 2012

Covering Battery Park City

Week of April 18, 2012

Jenny Bonnet

Covering Battery Park City

The kids of summer

Last Saturday saw over 2,000 kids, coaches and parents march from City Hall to the ball fields in Battery Park City in the early morning hours. The occasion was a celebration of the 2012 Downtown Little League season. The event marked more than the beginning…

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Solving Pier 40

Last week, we reported on Major League Soccer’s ambitious plan to build a 25,000-seat soccer…

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In 9/11 cancer debate, time is of the essence

Tired of the D.O.E.’s same old story

Pier 17 plan and community trust

Don’t put FiDi in a lockdown!

Welcome, Maggie Boepple

A call for justice

Explicit and harrowing handshakes with death

Ravenhill’s latest dives off the deep end BY JERRY TALLMER | Most plays in the English language have a certain formal structure. There are so many characters — anywhere from just one to, oh maybe 30 or 40. Each character has a name or a descriptive…

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A ‘Caretaker’ of rare Pryce

At BAM, the play that made Pinter…Pinter BY ANDY HUMM | Perhaps only Harold Pinter…

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Triple Play(s)

Just Do Art!

Sure beats a dance around the Maypole

Damage done by the game

All’s ‘FAIR’

Llamas, pops and kids, oh my!

Saturday, May 12 featured annual spring celebrations in both Duane Park and Bogardus Garden Plaza.…

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Look! It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a woman hanging in the air!

Families attending the 11th Annual Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair, hosted by the Tribeca Film…

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Digging for clues in Etan Patz case

New Amsterdam Market feasting spree

Spruce Street honors Silver with plaque

O.W.S. wants to ‘chase’ out bank

End business as usual

E-waste

Community writes its own comeback story

BY SHELDON SILVER | Each time I travel the streets of my hometown, I am inspired by the incredible progress we have made in rebuilding our Lower Manhattan community over this last decade. Surely, ten years ago, no one was predicting the incredible comeback we…

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