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A dead subject for these artists
By Julie Shapiro
Samuel Evensen stood among a crop of rubberized cadavers recently and made an important distinction.
Silverstein breaks the silence in W.T.C. dispute
By Julie Shapiro
Developer Larry Silverstein sometimes thinks about leaving the quagmire of the World Trade Center site behind and casting off on his yacht, but he said he’s afraid that without him, the site will never get rebuilt.
Group urges South Village landmarking now
By Albert Amateau
Six years after Village preservation advocates began urging the designation of a 30-block South Village Historic District, the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday held its first hearing on part of the proposal.
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Chico spreads message of peace back on L.E.S.
By Lincoln Anderson
Returning to his old Lower East Side stomping ground, Antonio “Chico” Garcia is back in town for a month and a half to work on some commissioned murals, on everything from peace to the Rat Pack.
Inside Downtown’s newest schools
By Julie Shapiro
Interviews with the principals of the new schools in Tweed Courthouse: Nancy Harris of Spruce Street School and Terri Ruyter of P.S. 276.
School lottery may be dropped for temporary zoning
By Julie Shapiro
Hoping to avoid a lottery for kindergarten seats next fall, the city may draw temporary zones around each of Lower Manhattan’s elementary schools.
Wait ‘til next year, Vesey escalator
Ferry service expands
Healthy eats
A peek into the life of a kindergartener
The kindergarteners who started school two months ago at Tweed Courthouse looked very busy last Friday morning when Downtown Express stopped by for a visit. |
Downtown Express photo by Milo Hess (top) and Elisabeth Robert (bottom)
Lots of construction despite the fights over money
The physical signs of progress are all over Lower Manhattan including at Tower 1 at the World Trade Center, top, and the Goldman Sachs headquarters building which is about to open catty-corner to the W.T.C. in Battery Park City in November, right. But the long-term prospects at the W.T.C. are less certain. In our 14th annual Progress Report, we take a look at what’s going on Downtown with columns from some of Lower Manhattan’s leaders and others.
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The money fight at the World Trade Center
Port needs to help Silverstein build towers
By David Stanke
Construction progress
The 9/11 Museum has a place to go right now
By Joe Daniels
Demolition of Deutsche, once again, is about to begin
By Julie Shapiro
Little progress on the W.T.C. art building
By Julie Menin
We’ve still got work to do in B.P.C.
By James F. Gill |
ARTS DOWNTOWN
After violence: ‘People reeling, but no closure.’
BY JERRY TALLMER
One actress, three characters, many questions, zero answers.
Our advice? See Ivey as Landers.
BY SCOTT HARRAH
Long before Oprah, Ann Landers gave good advice
BY SCOTT HARRAH
Two-time Tony winner Ivey nails the accent, understands the icon.
Koch on Film
By Ed Koch |
Kazan: Vilified namer of names, socially conscious auteur
BY TRAV S.D.
Body of work contrasts ‘controversy that plagued its creator’
Celebration of culture merits more than cult following
BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Asian ‘Third Wave’ Americans define identity by being themselves
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