EDITORIAL
Close landmark loophole
A recent State Supreme Court ruling upholding the landmarked status of the old P.S. 64 on E. Ninth St. was another victory for the community in its now 10-year battle over the fate of this historic building.
In the Nov. 12 decision, Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich dismissed owner Gregg Singer’s argument that the former school building, completed in 1906, was ineligible for landmark designation because Singer had stripped the facade of much of its decorative ornamentation.
Downtown Express photo by Milo Hess
Going up in ‘09
The elevator that just emerged outside the Chambers St. 1, 2, 3 station is no doubt tantalizing disabled riders who are anxious to use it. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson said it will start running the beginning of January.
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Downtown Express photo by Joseph M. Calisi
A fresh light for Wall St.
It’s been a shaky year for Wall St. but the New York Stock Exchange is shining a little brighter with its Christmas tree and colorful flag. Brokers and 401k holders and watchers are no doubt hoping it’s a sign of better times in 2009.
 Firefighter, preservationists are burning over island firehouse closing
By Julie Shapiro
Governors Island is growing in almost every way: The number of summer visitors keeps rising, new park space is under construction and plans for the future include artists and a school.
Mayor & Silverstein chummy as German bank inks 7 W.T.C. deal
By Julie Shapiro
In the drawn-out battle over World Trade Center lease renegotiations between the Port Authority and Silverstein Properties in 2006, the city took the Port’s side, producing a report asserting that the developer didn’t have the money to build the entire site — but that view of Silverstein looks like it’s history.
 Winning Surrogate Judge candidate charged with felonies
Nora Anderson, who won the primary and general elections for New York County Surrogate and is to take office as one of Manhattan’s two Surrogate Court judges on Jan. 1, was indicted on Dec. 10 in connection with fundraising for her candidacy in the September Democratic primary.
Chinatown group works on setting its agenda
The fledgling Chinatown Working Group has a to-do list a mile long, and the first item on the list is to find a bigger meeting space.
Seaport expands programs hoping for a center
General Growth Properties is launching an array of community programs in South St. Seaport under the new heading “Seaport Semester.”
 Board backs Chinatown’s opposition to Chatham Square plan
By Julie Shapiro
Before Community Board 1 could decide what they thought about the proposed Chatham Square redesign, they had to make a more fundamental decision — whether to let the Department of Transportation even present the plan.
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NEWS
Fare hikes? How about free buses instead, plan asks
By Josh Rogers
With state legislators starting to wrestle with a plan to close the M.T.A.’s budget deficits with payroll taxes, tolls, and modest fare hikes, an alternative idea to make the subways mostly free has been revived by two transportation advocates.
YMCA, Asphalt Green make bids for B.P.C.
By Julie Shapiro
Two organizations are vying to open a community center in Battery Park City: The YMCA, which has 22 satellite centers across the city, and Asphalt Green, which runs a 5.5-acre fitness center on the Upper East Side.
Authority releases report on proposed condo deal
By Julie Shapiro
The Battery Park City Authority is weighing a proposal that would reduce the amount of money the authority contributes to the city for affordable housing.
Authority’s controller fired abruptly, leaving some to wonder
By Julie Shapiro
Debra Bogosian, controller for the Battery Park City Authority, was abruptly fired six weeks ago and is now fighting to either get her job back or get severance pay.
Downturn makes Downtowners cry in their less expensive beer
By Ishita Singh
Maynard Sikowski doesn’t look like he belongs at Ryan Maguire’s Ale House. With his nice suit and gold cufflinks, the 45-year-old business consultant is clearly in a different tax bracket than the mainly jeans and T-shirt clientele of this Wall St. area bar. And he really prefers 1980s vintage $400-a-bottle Opus One wine.
C.B. 1: Deutsche could learn demo lessons at Fiterman
By Julie Shapiro
There is no competition between those responsible for demolishing Fiterman Hall and those responsible for demolishing the former Deutsche Bank building, but community board members couldn’t help but compare the two projects Monday night.
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ARTS DOWNTOWN
 Between beats and clicks
By David Todd
London-born Kieran Hebden—also known as Four Tet, his primary vehicle—started out playing guitar in the post-rock group Fridge, who debuted with the album “Ceefax” in 1997. He quickly moved into producing his own electronic albums, beginning with “Dialogue” in 1999 and leading up to his sublime “Remixes” in 2006.
Finding ourselves through dance
By Adrienne Urbanski
As residents of one of the world’s most populous cities, New Yorkers often find ourselves—and our ideas about who we are—in flux. We rush in and out of subway cars, to and from work and our tiny apartments. Balancing a sense of individuality with involvement in disparate communities can be trying. “The Only Tribe” explores this balance, noting how we interact in social groups and individually, exploring the way we separate and integrate ourselves.
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Priest uncovers untold Shoah by bullets
By Elena mancini
“The Shooting of Jews in Ukraine” is the title of a groundbreaking exhibition based on the recently published “Holocaust by Bullets” by French priest and Holocaust researcher Father Patrick Desbois. On display is the heretofore-untold history of the 1,500,000 Ukrainian Jews who were murdered between 1941 and 1944, when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
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DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2008
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