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A peek inside Corbin as subway construction proceeds
By Julie Shapiro
To picture what the Corbin Building looked like when it opened more than 100 years ago, a little bit of imagination is required.
ON YOUTUBE: Fulton Transit and Corbin Construction
Downtown Express video by Josh Rogers
Watch videos of the Fulton Transit Center under construction and restoration work on the adjacent Corbin Building, which will be incorporated into the new train station. The station and retail is expected to be done in 2012 and the Corbin's upper floors should be fully reopened in 2014.
Port approves $542 million contract for train station
Finally easy to cross at Vesey again
Bus cuts include cutting B.P.C. out of M22 route
By Julie Shapiro
Of all the cuts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to plug its $750 million operating budget shortfall, Community Board 1 is most concerned about the M22 bus.
Quinn and transit groups try to put brakes on severe cuts
By Albert Amateau
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered a petition with 40,000 signatures to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s headquarters on Tuesday.
East Village bicycle legend just keeps on rolling
By Stephen Wolf
Senate O.K.’s NYCHA $$ plan
By Albert Amateau
The State Senate on Monday passed a bill introduced by State Senator Dan Squadron making the New York City Housing Authority eligible for millions of dollars in federal funds for certain public housing projects that had previously not been allowed to receive federal funding.
Facing flatlining, St. Vincent’s gets another infusion
By Albert Amateau
St. Vincent’s Hospital nurses and staff took to the streets again Monday in their effort to whip up support for keeping the Catholic institution what it has been for more than 160 years — a full-service hospital — despite St. Vincent’s dire financial straits.
Cuts to I.S. 89 after-school
Barbara Schneider, 70, top educator in District 2
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State agency hits I.P.N. with a ‘punch in the stomach’
Paterson to Wall St.: I’m your friend; W.T.C. talks look good
L.M.D.C.’s books show it may have $300 million more
Authority open to renegotiating B.P.C. condo hikes
By Julie Shapiro
Relief could be on the way for Battery Park City homeowners facing steep tax hikes.
Read all about the B.P.C. Library
What Deutsche insurers giveth, Bovis tries to taketh away
By Josh Rogers
There was relief and outrage at the L.M.D.C. board meeting last week when members approved a $102 million settlement intended to pay for the rest of the demolition of the plagued Deutsche Bank building, but also learned that the project’s contractor had slapped them with an $80 million lawsuit.
Thompson move to B.P.C. board is official
By Julie Shapiro
Bill Thompson moved one step closer to taking over the Battery Park City Authority this week when the State Senate approved his appointment to the authority’s board.
Construction center likely to stay after 2010
By Julie Shapiro
The constant construction that has filled Downtown for the past few years isn’t going anywhere anytime soon — and neither is the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center.
Keeping faith, Lithuanians pray church will reopen
By Lincoln Anderson
Undaunted by the heavy snowfall that left Our Lady of Vilnius’s steps buried beneath a deep layer of white, a dozen supporters of the shuttered Soho church held a vigil outside it last Friday evening. Holding candles and bundled up against the cold, they prayed their small, yellow-brick church would someday open its doors to them once again.
130 Liberty letter released
Courthouse closed after fire
Free swimming for disabled
C.B. 1 to Coast Guard: Don’t abandon harbor
Feds designate Chinatown-Little Italy
New Benevolent leader
Speaker series for 9/11 Museum
Grant for homeless youth
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Not your Camus’ ‘Caligula’
BY JERRY TALLMER
La MaMa delivers ‘cockeyed daredevil history lesson.’
Michael Wolff reveals his jazz passions
BY STEVEN SNYDER
Teacher still learning, performer still finding new grooves.
Gallery Listings
COMPILED BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
Worthy March/April destinations.
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ARTS DOWNTOWN
Koch on Film
Film Forum, at 40, finally honored
By Jerry Tallmer
MoMA gives Cooper free reign for ‘Carte Blanche.’
See ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ before it has to
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