Chinatown Searching for Answers on Park Row

By Josh Rogers
Mayor Mike Bloomberg wanted to have lunch in Chinatown last week, but unlike most people who work in the City Hall area and have a craving for scallops and onions (Bloomberg’s new favorite), the mayor can get through the Park Row barricades protecting police headquarters. Presumably, the trip was less than five minutes by car.
Two days later — on a lighter traffic day, Good Friday — a Downtown Express reporter drove from City Hall, around the barricades to the same restaurant, Sweet & Tart at 20 Mott St., and it took 24 minutes.

Police Blotter

News In Brief
Eckerd Drugs will move into a new 9,000 sq. ft. retail space in the 4 World Financial Center Courtyard, with an entrance on Vesey St., at the end of the summer, according to Brookfield Financial properties, owner of the building….The First Precinct Community Council will meet at 7 p.m. April 29 in the security office of the Alliance for Downtown New York, 120 Washington St. just north of Rector St….The facade of the embattled Greek revival building at 211 Pearl St. will be preserved, according to an agreement finalized last week among city and state officials and Rockrose Development Corp., said two of the parties involved….

Millennium money may be coming ‘very soon’
By Elizabeth O’Brien and Josh Rogers
With the clock ticking until the start of the new school year, Community Board 1 has been waiting for a response from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation on the board’s request for $5 million to help Millennium High School open Downtown in September.

New bill would limit vendors in Battery Park
By Elizabeth O’Brien
It may not be as sweeping as the city’s smoking ban, but Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s proposed legislation to regulate vending in city parks has some art sellers fuming over what they call a blatant disregard for their rights.

Ex-Little League coach charged with kidnapping
By Albert Amateau
Police last week arrested and charged Lawrence Omansky, 54, a lawyer and long-time Tribeca resident known as a devoted Downtown Little League dad, in connection with a bizarre kidnapping in which an estranged real estate partner said he was bound with duct tape and thrust into a crawl-space beneath the floor of Omansky’s apartment and trapped for 28 hours.

City looks to Rockaway and Brooklyn for Chinatown help
By Albert Amateau
The Department of Small Business Services has identified unused space in a Brooklyn and a Queens Empire Zone that could be transferred to Chinatown for a new empire zone to help a neighborhood economy hit hard by the World Trade Center attack.

Eva Capsouto, Tribeca restaurant’s matriarch, 83
Eva Capsouto, mother of the brothers who own Capsouto Frères in Tribeca and a beloved presence who greeted friends, neighbors and guests at the restaurant for more than 20 years, died Thurs. April 17 in NYU Downtown Hospital at the age of 83.

C.B. 2: More housing in Hudson Sq. south, not north
By Albert Amateau
Community Board 2 has voted to divide its recommendation on a proposal to allow residential development in the north and south ends of the Hudson Sq. manufacturing district.

Tribecan fights for law that could have saved her son
By Laura S. Greene
Their sons were lost off the shore of City Island, New York and even though one of the boys dialed 911 on his cell phone, their cries were not answered because the 911 operator was unable to locate them.

New AIDS czar faces tight budget
By DUNCAN OSBORNE
Speaking to thousands of AIDS advocates attending the Community Planning Leadership Summit on AIDS, Mayor Mike Bloomberg set two goals for his administration.


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EXHIBITIONS

ACA GALLERIES, 529 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-206-8080: “Painting the Town,” paintings by MAX FERGUSON, through May 10; NIELS STROBEK, recent paintings, through May 10.

A.I.R. GALLERY, 511 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 255-6651: “Miss Dynamite,” new paintings by SUSAN BEE, through April 26; “Icons,” recent sculpture by FOTINI VURGAROPULOU, through April 26; MIMI ORITSKY, new paintings, April 29-May 24; ANN SCHAUMBURGER, new paintings, April 29-May 24.

AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE, 708 Broadway, 2nd fl., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 598-0100: “Four in One,” group exhibition, through April 26.

AMERICAN PRIMITIVE GALLERY, 594 Broadway, #204, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-966-1530: “Mask Images,” group exhibition, through April 26.

AMOS ENO GALLERY, 59 Frankling St., B2, Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 226-5342: “Sticks & Stones,” photographs by ANTHONY CUNEO, through April 26; “Material Improvisations,” constructed fabric collages by CHARLEEN KAVLESKI, April 30-May 24.

ANDREA ROSEN GALLERY, 54 W. 24th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 627-6000: “And Jeopardize the Integrity of the Hull,” photographs by CHARLIE WHITE, through May 10.

ANNINA NOSEI GALLERY, 530 W. 22nd St., 2nd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-741-8695: GRACIELA HASPER, recent installation & paintings, through May 8.

ANTON KERN GALLERY, 532 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 367-9663: “The Song of the Bird is NONSENSE,” new work by LOTHAR HEMPEL, through May 10.

APEXART, 291 Church St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 431-5270: “Undesire,” group exhibition, through May 17.

ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS CENTER, 26 Bowery, 3rd fl., Mon.-Fri., 12:30-6:30 p.m., Thu., 12:30-7:30 p.m., 212-233-2154: “Below the Canal after 9/11,” group show, through May. 2.

AXIS GALLERY, 453 W. 17th St., 4th fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-741-2582: “Glass Lace: Zulu Beadwork from Maphumulo,” by various artists, through June 28.

BANNING, 64 N. Moore St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-966-4144: “Objects that Create a Poetic Response,” group photograph exhibition, through May 10.

BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, 530 W. 25th St., 4th fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., (646) 486-4730: “In the Studio,” recent aintings by MARJORIE AUERBACH, through May 17.

BOTTOM FEEDERS STUDIO GALLERY, 352 Seventh Ave., 7th fl., Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m., or by Appointment, 917-974-9664: “Fruition,” small works group show, through April 30.

CAPELUTO ARTS, 443 Greenwich St., by appt., 219-8287: SHINMAN YAMADA, JISSEI OMINE & FRANK BOYDEN, ceramics, ongoing.

CAVIN-MORRIS GALLERY, 560 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-3768: call for current exhibtions.

CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, 15 W. 16th St., hours vary, please call, 294-8301: “THE JEWISH WRITER,” by Jill Krementz, photographs of the century’s literary talents, ongoing; “TRADERS TO TARTARY: FROM SAXONY TO THE CASPIAN SEA,” the story of Jewish traders from Germany & Poland, ongoing; “PERSECUTING GRANDFATHERS, INTERVIEWING GRANDSONS?” ongoing.

CERES GALLERY, 584-588 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., non-6 p.m., 212-226-4725: PHYLLIS ROSSER, new wood sculpture, through April 26.

CHERYL PELAVIN FINE ARTS, INC., 13 Jay St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-925-9424: “Arrangements,” paintings by DONNA SHARRETT, through May 10.

CLAMPART, 531 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 646-230-0020: “Photographs of the Palouse,” original photographs by CHRISTPHER HARRIS, April 24-May 31.

DCA GALLERY, 525 W. 22nd St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-255-5511: “Pillar of a Cloud,” paintings by MAJA LISA ENGLEHARDT, through May 24.

DEBS & CO., 525 W. 26th St., 2nd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-243-2070: “Where We Come From,” new work by EMILY JACIR, through May 17.

DEITCH PROJECTS, 76 Grand St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-343-7300: “X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS,” a collaboration between MADONNA & STEVEN KLEIN, through May 3.

DENISE BIBRO FINE ART, INC., 529 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-647-7030: HOWARD KALISH, recent sculpture, through May 10; “Upward Bound,” recent sculpture by CAROL GOEBEL, through May 10; “Energy of the Matrix,” new work by CAROL NIFFENEGGER, through May 10.

DFN GALLERY, 176 Franklin St., call for hours, 212-334-3400: SUSAN GROSSMAN, new paintings, April 23-May 31.

DIGITAL SANDBOX GALLERY, 55 Broad St., 4th fl., call for hours, 212-825-2059: “Tondos,” mixed media work by MARY FRANCES JUDGE, through April 30.

THE DRAWING CENTER, 35 Wooster St., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-219-2166:“The Stage of Drawing,” drawings from the Tate collection, through May 31; “Street Selections,” eight artists from the viewing program, through May 31.

THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 197 E. Broadway, Mon.-Thu., 10 a.m.-9 a.m., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-780-2300: “My Mother’s An Artist,” group exhibition, April 26-May 29.

ELDRIDGE STREET PROJECT, 12 Eldridge Street, call for exibition hours, 212-219-0903: “Trance,” a site specific art installation by PEARL GLUCK & BASYA SCHECTER opens April 30, through May.

ETHAN COHEN FINE ARTS, 37 Walker St., Tue.-Fri., noon-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 625-1250: “Making China,” contemporary Chinese art by 13 artists, curated by HUANG DU & BINGYI HUANG, call for closing date.

FEIGEN CONTEMPORARY, 535 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 929-0500: “Imaging the Abstract,” group exhibition, through May 24; “Thirty to One,” new mixed media work by SHIRLEY KANEDA, through May 24.

FIRST STREET GALLERY, 526 W. 26th St., 9th Fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., (646) 336-8053: “Paintings from Life in Transition,” by SHARON DUFFY VERHOEF, through April 26.

FLORENCE LYNCH GALLERY, 531-539 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-924-3290: “The Help of Metaphysics in Everyday Life,” multimedia installation by CARLO FERRARIS, through May 17.

FRAunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St., Mon.-Tue., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-425-1778 : “Frances Tavern: Forging a New Nation,” exhibit tracing museum history, throug Dec. 31.

FRESH ART, 135 W. Fourth St., Wed.-Sat., 1-7 p.m., 212-254-9156: “Resident Aliens,” group exhibition, through April 26.

GAGOSIAN GALLERY, 55 W. 24th St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 741-1111: “Migrants,” new work by JENNY SAVILLE, through May 3; The Sculptures of PABLO PICASSO, through May 3; VERA LUTTER, camera obscura photographs, through May 3.

GALLERY HENOCH, 555 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., 917-305-0003: “Subways, Figures & Still Lifes,” paintings by DANIEL GREENE, through May 3.

GALLERY 402, 19 Hudson St., rm. 402, call for hours, 212-219-9213: “Shells,” sculpture by PIN-YU PAN, through May 2.

GALLERY VIET NAM, 55 N. Moore St., 7 days, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 431-8889: “Out of Print,” spiritual scrolls, through April. 30.

GARY SNYDER FINE ART, 601 W. 29th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 871-1077: HILLA REBAY, RUDOLF BAUER & ROLPH SCARLETT, through May. 31.

GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY, 508-526 W. 26th St., 9th Fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 645-2621: “Moko Moko Windows,” installation by NIIZEKI HIROMI, through April 26; TOM GREGG, new paintings, April 29-May 24.

GLOBE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 291 Broadway, call for hours, 212-349-4330: “Spirit & Matter,” a retrospective of paintings by MATVEY BASOV, through May 3.

GREENWICH HOUSE POTTERY, 16 Jones St., Tue.-Fri., 2:30-6:30 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment, 212-242-4106: PIER CONSAGRA, figurative sculpture, through May 17.

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, One W. Fourth St., Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 824-2205: “Rebirth After the Holocaust: The Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1945-1950,” historical photo exhibition, through July 3, 2003; “Lilith Magazine: the Voice of Jewish Women,” an exhibition celebrating more than 25 years of Charting Jewish Women’s lives, through June 27; “Thirty Pieces/Thirty Years,” sculpture by ANN PERRY, through June 26.

ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION, 555 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-925-1649: “Beyond the Flaneur,” group exhibition, through May 24.

JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, 513 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-645-1701: “Idle Traveler,” paintings by CARLOS VEGA, through May 17.

JAY HAWKINS GALLERY, 526 W. 26th St., #712, Wed.-Sat.., noon-6 p.m., 646-638-2883: call for current exhibition information.

JEFFREY COPLOFF, 508 W. 26th St, #318, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-741-1189: KATHLEEN KUCKA, new paintings, through April.

JIM KEMPNER FINE ART, 501 W. 23rd St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-206-6872: “Prints & Unique Works,” by ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, through April 26.

JOHN STEVENSON GALLERY, 338 W. 23rd St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-352-0070: “God Bless the Child,” group exhibition, through April 29.

JULIE SAUL GALLERY, 535 W. 22nd St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-627-2410: “Just Looking,” paintings by MAIRA KALMAN, April 25-June 14.

JUNE KELLY GALLERY, 591 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-1660: NOLA ZIRIN, new paintings, April 23-May 24.

KARMA LOUNGE, 51 First Ave., Call for hours, 212-677-3160: “845-727-2937,” recent works by ANDY GOLUB, May 2-30.

KIM FOSTER GALLERY, 529 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-229-0044: “Random Landscapes,” paintings by MOON BEOM, April 26-May 24.

KRISTEN FREDERICKSON CONTEMPORARY ART, 149 Reade St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 566-7787: call for current exiibtion information.
LATIN COLLECTOR, 153 Hudson St., call for hours, 212-334-7813: TONY BECHARA, GAIL GREGG & KATHRYN MCAULIFFE, recent paintings, through May 17.

LEICA GALLERY, 670 Broadway, Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., noon-6 p.m., 777-3051: “Saturday Night/Sunday Morning,” group exhibition curated by Deborah Willis & Lisa Henry, through May 17.

LOCATION ONE, 26 Greene St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-334-3347: MIKE TYLER, photographic work, through May 3.

LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM, 90 Orchard St., Tue.-Sat., call for hours, 800-965-4827: “THE LEVINE FAMILY GARMENT SHOP,” an exhibit exploring the garment industry & immigrant history of the Lower East Side, feat. the apartment of the Levines, Jewish immigrants from Poland that lived in the building in the early 1880s, open-ended.

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, 1 Centre St., 19th fl. South, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 212-669-4460: “Manhattan Views,” an exhibit of over 100 photographs of Manhattan, through April 30.

MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 199 Chambers St., 3rd fl., call for hours, 212-945-0100: “This is Woman’s Hour,” the work of MARY BAKER EDDY, through April 28.

MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER, 481 Washington St., Mon., 6-10 p.m., Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212- 219-8783: “Transformations,” paintings by TERESA LASSALETTA KAUFMAN, through April 30.

MARGARETE ROEDER GALLERY, 545 Broadway, call for hours, 212-925-6098: “Manhattan Island & Other Works,” various media by TOM MARION, April 24-May 31.

MARGARET THATCHER PROJECTS, 511 W. 25th St., Suite 404, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-675-0222: “435,546 Marks,” new work by ROBERT SAGERMAN, through April 26; “Skeleton Solar,” new work by STEINAR JAKOBSEN, through April 26.

MAURICE ARLOS FINE ART, 85 Franklin St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-965-5466: CLAUDE CARONE, new paintings, May 6-June 7.

MICHAEL INGBAR GALLERY, 568 Broadway, call for hours, 212-334-1100: “New York Atmospheres,” paintings by LAWRENCE KELSEY, through May 24.

MILLER/GEISLER GALLERY, 511 W. 25th St., call for gallery hours, 212-255-2885: SALLY APFELBAUM, new work, through April 26; “Derakht Series,” new work by POURAN JINCHI, through April 26.

THE MISHKIN GALLERY, 135 E. 22nd St., Mon.-Fri., noon-5 p.m., Thu., noon-7 p.m., 212-802-2960: “Formformlessness: DOVE BRADSHAW, 1969-2003,” retrospective of the artists work, through April 29.

MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 1 Centre St., 19th fl., Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 212-592-4700: The Park West Camera Club, group exhibition, through April 30.

MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN THE AMERICAS, 70 Mulberry St., Tue.-Fri., noon-5 p.m., 619-4785: Numerous ongoing exhibits, call for more information; “Recovering Chinatown: The 9/11 Collection,” various items, through Jan; “Gotta Sing Gotta Dance,” Chinese America in the Nightclub Era, through May 21.

MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE, 18 First Place, Sun.-Wed., 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Thur. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 501-6130: call for current exhibitions.

M.Y. ART PROSPECTS, 574 W. 27th St., 2nd fl., Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-268-7132: “Tower 49 Project,” paintings by SHIGENO ICHIMURA, through June; “Everlasting Voices,” toned color drawings & texts by RODNEY DICKSON, April 24-May 24.

NANCY HOFFMAN GALLERY, 429 W. Broadway, call for hours, 212-966-6676: “Sanctuary,” paintings by DAVID BIERK, through April 23.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, 80 Fifth Ave., Suite 1405, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212- 675-8257: 114th Annual Art Exhibition, group exhibition, April 24-May 14.

NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM, 278 Spring St., Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 691-1303: Classic firefighting equipment & art, ongoing.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM, 100 Old Slip, call for hours, 212-480-3100: “Women in Policing: Celebrating Over a Century of Service,” through June; Various events through April 26, call for information.

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, 47 Worth St., call for hours, 212-219-9213: “Points of Origin: Installation, Photography & Painting,” group exhibition, through April 25.

NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL, 8 W. Eighth St., Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 673-6466: “2003 Annua Alumni Exhibition,” curated by Bill Jensen, through May 3.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Broadway Windows, Broadway at E. Tenth St., 24 hours/seven days, 212-998-5751: “Moonflowers,” installation by ROBERT KOBAYASHI, through May 18.

The Bronfman Center Gallery, 7 E. 10th St., Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., noon-8 p.m., 212-998-4116: “Cuentos de Yaxuna,” photographs by JORI KLEIN, through May 16.

80 Washington Square East Galleries, 80 Washington Square E., Tue., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Thu., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-998-5747: M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, through May 2.

Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Sq. E., call for hours, 998-6780: “Not Neutral: Contemporary Swiss Photography,” group exhibition, through July 19.

Maison Francaise, 16 Washington Mews, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-998-8750: call for current exhibition information.

WASHINgtoN Square Windows, 80 Washington Square East, 24 hours, 7 Days, 212-998-5748: “Natural Progressions,” installation by AUSTINE WOOD CAMAROW, through June 2.

NICOLE KLAGSBRUN, 526 W. 26th St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-243-3335: HIROSHI SUGITO, new paintings, through May 3.

OLIVER KAMM, 504 W. 22nd St., 2nd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-807-0420: “Life/Like,” group exhibition, through April 26.

THE PAINTING CENTER, 52 Greene St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 343-1030: “The Morula Series,” paintings by SARAH LUTZ, through April 26; LISA LAWLEY, BOSILJKA RADITSA & CECILY KAHN, drawings, paintings & works in progress, April 29-May 24.

NOHO GALLERY, 530 W. 25th St., 4th fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 201-432-3272: “Dualities,” drawings, paintings & collages by IRVING BARRETT, through May 10.

PACE/MACGILL GALLERY, 534 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-929-7000: DAVID BYRNE, assorted works, through April 26.

PAULA COOPER, 534 W. 21st St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-255-1105: SHERRIE LEVINE, through April 26; WAYNE GONZALES, new work, April 24-May 24.

PAUL SHARPE CONTEMPORARY ART, 86 Walker St., Wed.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 646-613-1252: “Paintings from the Estate,” painting by ROBINSON MURRAY, through May 7.

PEn & Brush Club, 16 E. Tenth St., Daily, 3-7 p.m., 212-475-3669: ESTHER PENN, works on paper & oil paintings, April 24-30.

PETER BLUM GALLERY, 99 Wooster St., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 343-0441:JOHN BEECH & STEPHANIE BROOKS, assorted media, through April 26.

POSTERITATI MOVIE POSTERS, 239 Centre St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun., noon-6 p.m., 226-2207: call for current poster exhibits.

PRINCE STREET GALLERY, 530 W. 25th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 646-230-0246: “Recent Landscapes, Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings,” through May 10.

POMPANOOSUC MILLS, 124 Hudson St., Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-226-5960: “Taken by the Streets,” manhole cover rubbings by KIM CHRISTIANSEN, through May 18.

RICCO MARESCA GALLERY, 529 W. 20th St., 3rd Fl., Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-627-4819: BONCHANG KOO, photographs, through May 3; “Sunday Painters,” discarded paintings by gifted amateurs, through May 3.

ROBIN RICE GALLERY, 325 W. 11th St., Thu.-Sun., 1-7 p.m., Sun., 1-6 p.m., 212-366-6660: TODD BURRIS, photographs, through April 25.

RONALD FELDMAN FINE ARTS, 31 Mercer St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-3232: “Peninsula Europe,” mixed media work by NEWTON HARRSON & HELEN MAYER HARRISON, through May 10.

SALMAGUNDI CLUB, 47 Fifth Ave., daily, 1-5 p.m., 255-7740: American Watercolor Society, through May 4; call for current exhibition information.

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
P.P.O.W., 476 Broome St., call for hours, 212-592-2010: “American Gothic,/American Noir,” group exhibition of work from the Illustration & Cartooning department, April 21-May 3. SOHO PHOTO, 15 White St., Thur., 6-8 p.m., Fri.-Sun., 1-6 p.m., or by appointment, 212-226-8571: “Spray Can Art: Graffiti Artists in Action,” photos by CHRIS WELLES, through May 3; “Dolce Vita & Neorealism: Contradictions of the Italian Postwar Period,” photos y GIUSEPPE PALMAS, through May 3;
“Subway Project,” photographs by ALAN GAYNOR, through May 3.

SOHO TRIAD FINE ARTS, 107 Grand St., daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 965-9500: “Classic Baseball,” new works by WALTER IOOSS, through May. 4.

SOHO 20 CHELSEA, 511 W. 25th St., Suite 605, Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-367-8994: “Terra Incognita,” mural size drawing by ELLEN HOFFMAN, through May 17.

SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, Whitman Gallery, 209 Water St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 748-8600: “Gold Medal Rescues,” paintings by British artist TIM THOMPSON, ongoing; “The Waves,” prints by FRANK STELLA, ongoing.

STALEY WISE GALLERY, 560 Broadway, call for hours, 966-6223: “Envounters,” photographs by DENIS PIEL, May 2-31.

STEPHEN HALLER GALLERY, 540 W. 26th St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 741-7777: GREGORY JOHNSTON, paintings, through April 22; MICHEL ALEXIS, new paintings, April 26-June 3.

SWISS INSTITUTE, 495 Broadway, 3rd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-925-2035: “Extra,” 25 international artists, through April 26.

SYNAGOGUE FOR THE ARTS, 49 White St., Mon., Wed.-Thu., 1-5 p.m., Tue., 1-7 p.m., 212-966-7141: “Then & Now: Photographs from the Old World & the New,” by GORDON L. BALDWIN, through May 11.

TANYA BONAKDAR GALLERY, 521 W. 21st St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-414-4144: call for current exhibition information.

A TASTE OF ART, 147 Duane St., Mon.-Fri., noon-8 p.m., Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-964-5493: “Writings on the Wall,” work by ANDREA BONIFACIO & LEANDRO SANCHEZ, through April 21.

VIRIDIAN ARTISTS, 530 W. 25th St., Suite 407, Tue.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-414-4040: “Reliefs in Flight,” sculpted paper & linen by JANET L. BOHMAN, through April 26.

WALL STREET RISING ART DOWNTOWN, various locations, 509-0300: Every weekend through September 15, come and view more than 100 artworks throughout town, “New York Sculpture & Painting,” 48 Wall Street, “New Photography,” 25 Broad Street, JULIAN SCHNABEL, One New York Plaza, “A Child’s Vision,” 45 Wall Street, call for more information.

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Letter from the Editor
Opening dialogues and streets in Chinatown
When the U.S. military has taken over Iraqi towns over the last few weeks, typically, military commanders have made it a point to meet with local religious and community leaders. They have done this despite well-founded fears that some of the locals may have suicide bombs strapped to their stomachs. One wonders what Police Commissioner Ray Kelly might say to these officers if he tried to explain why he has so far chosen not to meet with the locals who live in Chinatown and near City Hall to explain the closure of Park Row, a main artery connecting the two neighborhood.

Letters to the editor

Downtown Notebook
Motherhood/Multi-task either way it’s not easy
By Wickham Boyle
What used to be called motherhood is now termed multitasking in a trend that has the world gone business school jargon crazy.
This morning, my husband’s birthday, I got up, made coffee, got the kids off to school and contemplated my day for a good two minutes before I came up with an insane mother plan, oh sorry multi-tasking method, for tackling my very disorderly, ooops again, diversely-challenged day.

The Penney Post
The flavor of banned books
By Andrei Codrescu
The year 2003 will be remembered for many things in New Orleans, but the most interesting so far is the city ban on selling books on the street. You can legally buy razor blades, beads, temporary tattoos, and Lucky Dogs (frankfurters)…

Downtown’s the scene for hip hop fashion
By Wickham Boyle
Hoping down the bunny trail has taken on a whole new meaning Downtown, cause there was a hip hop, very hopening fashion show staged at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center this past Saturday.
Radio Station 105.1 produced this event featuring the top fashion innovators in the hip hop world but there was a twist on this show, it was for as the folks in charge, say "Fashion for shorties." That’s kids to us.

Easter in Tribeca
Downtown Express photos by Elisabeth Robert
My son sees me as a movie star
By Jane Flanagan
Back when I was pushing my then 11/2 year-old son Rusty around town, women of a certain age would stop me on the street, peer into his stroller and ogle. "Enjoy this time," they’d said. "It goes too fast."

Children's Activities
There was no shortage of belles of the ball recently at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center for a ballet performance of "Cinderella." The Borough of Manhattan Community College theater hosted the event. Elizabeth Parkinson, a dancer with Twyla Tharp, the Joffrey
and Feld Ballet, and star of "Movin’ Out" on Broadway, was going to present an award for best costume, but liked all of the costumes and gave awards to everyone. Full listing here…

Koch On Film

Hizzoner review Cet Amour-la and XXYY.

Arts
Financier
By Ellison Walcott
One thing is for sure: painter Kimberly Dawn knows how to vogue. She stared into the Downtown Express photographer’s camera lens as if posing for a Calvin Klein ad. Her porcelain white Persian cat Princess Isabella, a.k.a. P dog, sat in the corner of her studio beaming with pride, as if she was the one who taught Dawn the sultry poses.

On The Town

Cabarets, Restaurants, Clubs

Exhibitions

Dance

Comedy

Concerts

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