Tribeca feeling divided as school zone plans split the nabe
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
No matter where the lines are drawn in the rezoning of Lower Manhattan’s schools, one thing is certain: P.S. 234 will not be able to hold all of Tribeca.

Crowding pressures remain at P.S. 234 and 89
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
The principal of P.S. 234 said that continued overcrowding at her school could drive her out of the city.

Charter’s growth could put squeeze on two schools
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
Lower East Side parents packed a District 1 Community Education Council meeting last week to tell Department of Education officials that they oppose plans that would force students from several district schools to share space in order to enable a charter school to expand.

Fewer New Jersey commuters

Politicians deliver: Post offices won’t be closed 
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON
A united front by local politicians and residents has stopped the U.S. Postal Service from making good on its threat to possibly shutter three Downtown post offices. 

Pearl St. block to get history boards
By Julie Shapiro
The seven-year saga of preservation and demolition on Pearl St. could finally be drawing to a close.

Downtown kickers close out the season

News

One more 9/11 blight to go. Fiterman is down
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
A 15-story relic of 9/11 finally disappeared this week, as workers dismantled the last remaining pieces of Fiterman Hall.

Beekman tower tops out
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
The view from the top floor of the 76-story Beekman tower must be astounding — but Frank Gehry, the building’s architect, has no interest in seeing it just yet.

B.P.C. tween picked for reporters group

W.T.C. bonds application

Miss America on a mission

A longer walk for Liberty
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
Pedestrians will soon have to walk two blocks out of their way to reach the Liberty St. bridge.

Increased ferry traffic brings in more noise complaints
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
The vibrating rumble of ferries pulling in and out of the World Financial Center terminal has drawn the ire of some Battery Park City residents who say the noise is disturbing them.

No longer the enemy, video games used in gym class
By Helaina N. Hovitz
Kids playing Wii shout across the room to each other while those cycling on the Gamebikes pedal faster and faster as they laugh loudly and nudge one another...

Group hopes to honor Downtown Haitian hero

ARTS DOWNTOWN

Sensational facts, told with the gregarious affection
BY TRAV S.D.
Get to know your LES gangsters, murderers, weirdos.

Stunning patterns emerge from circles, dots, lines
BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
It was not until the second half of the 20th century that Aboriginal art gained true international recognition. This is staggering, especially when considering the long history and rich culture of Indigenous Australians; but the explanation is simple.

Koch on Film
BY ED KOCH
“Broken Embraces” (-)

Goldner’s ideas conceived in Mali, born on Warren Street

Ominous, somber, kitschy and forlorn 

Kazan: Vilified namer of names, socially conscious auteur

Celebration of culture merits more than cult following 

Embraced in Łódź, shunned in NYC lobby