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More than ho ho ho, this Santa is far from ho hum
By Alexandra King
Some previously unknown facts about Santa Claus — instead of the North Pole, he keeps a small apartment on the Upper West Side. In place of a reindeer named Rudolph, he owns a 16-year-old rescue cat named Ms. Louise. And the Polar Express is, in fact, the No. 3 Train to Fulton Street.
Children in need
100-year fight to honor Verrazzano in Battery Park
By Julie Shapiro
In the year 1909, New York was awash in celebrations of Henry Hudson.
Sandwiches fortified with iron
Extra pickles, hold the dust. Several hundred iron workers building World Trade Center Tower 1, a k a the Freedom Tower, will soon have a convenient place to eat lunch.
Open portfolios
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News
Chin sworn in as she readies to take office
A few hundred people packed City Hall’s City Council chamber Tuesday night to celebrate the swearing-in of Councilmember-elect Margaret Chin, who will be the first Asian-American to represent Manhattan’s Chinatown.
Fire at Southbridge
Parents wonder if school zones will really be temporary
By Julie Shapiro
The fervor over school rezoning in Lower Manhattan continued to build this week after the city released a new proposal that would divert children in southern Tribeca from P.S. 234 to P.S. 89.
No tests or interviews to get into I.S. 276
By Julie Shapiro
I.S. 276, the new middle school opening next fall in southern Battery Park City, will use a lottery rather than student performance to determine who gets in.
East waterfront work continuing with revisions
Two thousand eleven will be a big year for the East River Waterfront, the city’s $150 million renovation of a gritty 2-mile walkway.
B.P.C. Authority: Regatta community room here to stay
Fashion scholarship offer
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ARTS DOWNTOWN
Downtown Express photos by Milo Hess
Pining for a great holiday season
There was singing in front of the “Chorus Tree,” a Santa Parade, train rides and holiday fun down at the South Street Seaport last Friday to kick off the Christmas season. Santa Claus and the singers will be there on weekends through Dec. 27.
Times change, song remains the same
BY RICHARD ANTONE
All-star CD pays tribute to 1960s Village music scene.
Koch on Film
By Ed Koch
Holiday Oddities
By Scott Stiffler
Offbeat observations from our favorite neighborhood pundits
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Best bets for Yuletide activities
Thompson Street poet finally gets his due
Art museums offer holiday season exhibitions
Characters, audience and author are all orphans
BY JERRY TALLMER
Insights from Hallie Foote: Horton’s daughter, favorite actress
Sensational facts, told with the gregarious affection
She like girls; and pays the price
By Jerry Talmer
Playwright charts sad cost of same sex affection.
Empathy and education among two persecuted groups
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