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NEWS  Trust architect suggests further delays likelyHeavy equipment for the pile driving work to build the Hudson River Park’s Tribeca segment arrived Monday, but one of the park Trust’s architects said Wednesday that a possible redesign of the Pier 26 boathouse is likely to cause further delays in the financially-troubled project.  Fire halts condo projectA fire erupted at 148 Chambers St. at around 9:30 p.m. Friday, spreading from the fourth floor up to the building’s eighth floor. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and were taken to St. Vincent’s hospital, the fire department said.  Cycle of paintings examines cyclist’s death on pathBy Jefferson Siegel Seth Mulvey, a former special education teacher at a San Francisco elementary school, moved to New York two years ago and enrolled in the illustration program at the School of Visual Arts. A bike rider, Mulvey began hearing about a succession of cyclists killed in motor vehicle accidents around the city. ARTS  Family manBy Rebecca Cathcart Kyle Baker’s Chinatown office is the embodiment of his busy mind. A 30-inch computer monitor erupts from a mountain of paper strewn across his desk. Bookshelves border the room, the frayed spines of old comics and reference materials peering at the clutter below. Abrons Center fills shoes of defunct Downtown venue By Todd Simmons Last weekend the Abrons Arts Center at the Henry Street Settlement launched the inaugural shows of Blurring Boundaries, a series of new and experimental music concerts curated by Tonic’s Melissa Caruso-Scott, with the compositions of Downtown alt-jazz maverick John Zorn.  The bad SamaritanBy Steven Snyder Unlike Jimmy Stewart’s quietly suspicious peeping tom, looking out from seclusion, Terry (Peter Krause) is a man who lunges outside his apartment, all but screaming about his fears and proclaiming that terror has moved in next door.
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 Neighbors Trumped! City says yes to Donald’s towerBy Albert Amateau The Department of Buildings on Tuesday approved the plans and the application for a building permit for Donald Trump’s proposed 42-story condo-hotel on Spring St. in a manufacturing district in Hudson Square, a project that has roused intense opposition from preservation advocates. Early reviews mixed on Downtown bus lane plan By Alyssa Giachino The newest attempt to ease the flow of traffic along Broadway, by extending the sidewalk out by about 10 feet for bus stops, has been received with mixed reviews from merchants, neighborhood activists, and mass transit advocates.  20 YearsCOVERING EVENTS THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES 20 years Downtown (1987-1995) 20 years Downtown (1996-2007) Prepared by Jennifer Milne with assistance from Craig Stalzer and Kristin Edwards.  Newspaper’s vets recall the early ‘frontier’ daysBy Josh Rogers Meyer “Sandy” Frucher Battery News president 1987–1988, B.P.C.A. president and C.E.O.,1984 – 1988,  9/11 changes the Express and the rest of DowntownThe Sept. 11 attack forever changed Lower Manhattan. The paper, originally a monthly, came out every two weeks in the years leading up to the attack. 2 decades go by fast when there’s lots to report By Al Amateau When Downtown Express associate editor Josh Rogers asked me to write an article for the paper’s 20th anniversary issue, I said “Twentieth anniversary? Nah. It wasn’t 20 years ago. It started sometime around . . . 1987? Oh oh — that WAS 20 years ago.”  The issue few people ever sawIn the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001 our distributor was dropping off new copies of the paper, when he became one of the tens of thousands who was lucky enough to evacuate Downtown safely. Paper’s key dates
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Revolutions vs. Yorkville 9
The Revolutions Senior Softball team hosted Yorkville, and registered one of the great comebacks of the year. Alessandra got the start for the Revolutions and gave up only one run on two hits, with one walk. A run was saved in the second inning during a play at the plate by Jessica. |
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