THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF LOWER MANHATTAN

EDITORIAL

Time to think even greener
In his historic acceptance speech, Barack Obama referred to “the enormity of the task that lies ahead.” “The challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime,” he said, “two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.”

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TALKING POINT

Ground zero lessons as Mr. Obama goes to Washington
By David Stanke
As we enter the post post-9/11 era, there are still reflected images of America thinly covered in the ashes of the World Trade Cener.

IN PICTURES

Friars and firefighters memorial

YOUTH SPORTS

M.A.T. edges out I.S. 89 for Downtown title
On a brisk Thursday afternoon at Bard H.S. field, the Dragons from Manhattan Academy of Technology middle school defended their Downtown middle school soccer title by defeating the Cougars from I.S. 89 in a tough 2-1 win.

Downtown kickers tightening up their D

Downtown Giants beat Falcons in grudge match

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Downtown Express photo by Jefferson Siegel Tribeca is part of a broad area where the Dept. of Education may look to build two more schools, according to a new report. The area, called “Tribeca/Village,” also includes the Financial District, Battery Park City and Greenwich Village, but excludes the Seaport and Chinatown. REPORTERS NOTEBOOK Swinging with the young ones, fixing an old ship By Martin Sokolinsky On a pleasant morning last month, the weekend volunteers at the South Street Seaport were waiting for help to arrive. Battery Maritime plan backed by residents, but will lenders agree? By Julie Shapiro A revised plan for the Battery Maritime Building won resounding support from the community last week, but the plunging economy leaves the project’s future uncertain. Port to dress up the W.T.C. site for the rest of construction Looking to build green at the W.T.C.	City says ‘no’ to Seaport school, ‘maybe’ to another Downtown By Julie Shapiro The city said thanks, but no thanks, this week to General Growth Properties’ offer to build a school in the Seaport. Downtowners may be sent to chancellor’s office for school space Fiterman demo in sight as city ends fight By Julie Shapiro The city agreed this week to pay its share to rebuild Fiterman Hall, a City University of New York building damaged on 9/11. Brainstorm no-brainer: No more Trump hotels By Albert Amateau Hudson Square North residents and property owners debate as Donald Trump’s 43-story condo hotel is nearing completion. Gerson, Mendez press for more low-rent housing in L.E.S. plan
ARTS DOWNTOWN Cold fusion from Canada By DOROTHY A. WILSON Located in the eastern province of Canada, Québec is trés French with regards to art, music, and language especially. The cyberworld’s a stage By STEVEN SNYDER There are those who think of the Internet as an isolating influence, a virtual world that gets in the way of meaningful human interaction. A fairer house than prose Live from New York, it’s the public library Jumping off BY BRIAN MCCORMICK Joining the ranks of the many new (and returning) performing arts executive directors around the city, Stanford Makishi quietly took over at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in January of 2008. Under the spiegeltents, all the Seaport’s a stage	How’s he doing? By LORI ORTIZ Performance Space 122’s freewheeling spirit has only been fast-forwarded by its newish artistic director Vallejo Gantner. Martha Wainwright finds new confidence By ADRIENNE URBANSKI As the daughter of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright spent her childhood in the shadow of the spotlight. Under the cover lovers The fashion queens of Christopher St. By Laurie Mittelmann On Staten Island, 20 wigs crowd the public housing unit of transgender model and prostitute Shawn Rachel, 28.

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November 14 -20, 2008

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