Local boy makes good
Battery Park City resident Andrew Cuomo greeted a supporter Tuesday — after voting at the High School for Public Leadership and before cruising to victory in the state attorney general’s race. He beat Republican Jeanine Pirro, 57 percent to 40 percent, according to the returns, which will not be certified until Dec. 15.

Can Paris Hilton really sing?
Nearly every week, someone sends a new CD to the offices of Downtown Express in the hopes that we’ll review it.

For Julie Harris, who has not lived in vain
By Jerry Tallmer
One thinks of Julie Harris — first lady of the American theater and films and TV for most of our lifetime — in terms of, oh, Emily Dickinson, Joan of Arc, or Frankie Adams (age 12), and not of  ... shall we say? ... Paris Hilton. But here is how another much-loved lady of theater, Anne Jackson, remembers their first encounter:

Dead on arrival
By Steven Snyder
Shakespeare said “the play’s the thing,” but halfway through A.R. Gurney’s latest comedy, “Post Mortem,” it’s clear that at least one playwright isn’t quite so sure anymore.

Fund allows student to focus only on school, family and English
By Lori Haught
When Martha Santos came to New York from Ecuador nearly five years ago, she spoke very little English.

W.T.C. workers forum
There will be a free public forum to address the injuries sustained by the World Trade Center’s first responders on Nov. 20.