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Downtown Express photo by Tequila Minsky
It has been spring
Winter chills remained in the air this week, but Downtown ornamental pear trees seemed to say “look at the calendar, spring has already begun.”
Push for stimulants as coffee shop closes
By Julie Shapiro
A bewildered group of Downtown workers gathered outside Klatch on Maiden Ln. Wednesday morning, peering through the grill that covered the closed coffee shop’s window.
Asphalt Green appears close to B.P.C. deal
By Julie Shapiro
The Battery Park City Authority is zeroing in on Asphalt Green to run the new B.P.C. community center, two people with knowledge of the discussions told Downtown Express.
Judge ‘punts’ I.P.N. decision to state housing agency
By Julie Shapiro
Both sides declared victory this week in the Independence Plaza North rent-stabilization battle after the judge hearing the case passed the decision on to a state agency.
Battery Park bike loop
Cyclists should finally have an easy way to navigate Lower Manhattan’s southern tip when Battery Park gets a new bike path in 2011 thanks to a $2.5 million federal transportation grant.
Downturn boosts business for museum trying to explain it all
By Candida L. Figueroa
New Yorkers and tourists alike have finally found some rhyme and reason to the economic meltdown.
Express wins 3 awards
Rector bridge to reopen soon
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Gateway rent protections extended 11 more years
By Julie Shapiro
Relief began to spread through Gateway Plaza Wednesday afternoon when Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced that all Gateway tenants would be safe from steep rent increases until 2020.
Before it was ‘Tribeca,’ Bazzini roasted nuts. Now it plans to close
By Josh Rogers
Bazzini, perhaps Tribeca’s last tie to the old Washington Market food trading days, is looking to close up shop for good.
City takes tougher line on P.S. 150 admissions
By Julie Shapiro
When Julia Kuan’s daughter Olivia won a seat in P.S. 150’s pre-K last year, Kuan thought Olivia would stay in the Tribeca elementary school through fifth grade.
Tweed unlikely for Village students
Deutsche work stops indefinitely after small fires
By Julie Shapiro
Work at the former Deutsche Bank building halted again last week after an electrical fire disrupted power to the building.
New safety measures after Goldman hammer accident
By Julie Shapiro
Tishman Construction Corp. implemented a slew of new safety measures on Murray St.
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