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3-Legged Dog refuses to roll over for MTA
BY John Bayles
On the surface it appears to be a rather typical dispute between a landlord and a tenant – pay rent or eviction proceedings begin. However, the story is much more complicated because the landlord and tenant in question are anything but typical.
NYSE catwalk
Yet another chair for Bob Townley to sit in
BY Helaina N. Hovitz
Bob Townley, executive director of Manhattan Youth and chairperson of CB 1’s Waterfront Committee, will have one more chair to sit in this year: on the Hudson River Park Advisory Council.
BPC resident returns to NYC Law Dept., this time as chief
BY John Bayles
Jim McSpiritt has been living in Battery Park City for 18 years, since his son Charles, who’s now a junior in college, was three years old. He’s seen the neighborhood and all of Lower Manhattan change dramatically, and now he will not only continue as a resident observer, but will be a major player in the economic development of the area as well.
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An open letter to the readers of the Downtown Express
Squadron supports Cordoba move; CB need not approve
BY John Bayles
It was only a committee meeting and not a full board meeting. The group that presented their plans to build at the site of the old Burlington Coat Factory on Park Place did not have to show up. And the committee chair did not have to put them on the meeting’s agenda.
Soho Alliance says whoa to Chinatown BID
By Lincoln Anderson
A border war is flaring between Soho and Chinatown as two new initiatives are causing activists and property owners to ask: Who calls the shots?
Nonprofit partners instill sense of security
Silver jokes, then plays role of critic
BY John Bayles
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver addressed members of the Downtown Lower Manhattan Association at its annual breakfast last Friday at the Embassy Suites in Battery Park City. It was not his first time to speak at the event and he wasted no time getting to straight to the point.
A new space and a new product share the limelight
BY John Bayles
It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Hive at 55, a new workspace on Broad Street for freelancers.
Once an eyesore, now a bright spot
BY Nikki Dowling
Six weeks ago the one-room newsstand at 249 Broadway on the corner of Murray Street in front of City Hall was a run-down eyesore with dirty windows, holes, peeling paint and a limited selection of candy bars, soft drinks and newspapers.
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DT girls no longer taking a back seat
BY Michael Mandelkern
They use a green ball and pitch underhand but have are as passionate as those who throw the original red-stitched ball associated with the All-American pastime. Girls’ softball in the Downtown Little League (DLL) is no casual picnic game, and is proving to be a competitive sport no longer taken lightly.
Locals stuff faces for schools
The 16th annual Taste of Tribeca fundraiser for P.S. 150 and P.S. 234 went off without a hitch last Saturday. Events included a dumbling cookoff between Tribeca Grill and Macao Trading Company. Sponsoers included Whole Foods and Häagen-Dasz. The event highlighted the vitality of both the resturant community and Tibeca.
Brookfield owes BPCA big bucks
The Battery Park City Authority says Brookfield Properties owes them millions of Lehman Brothers dollars collected after the investment bank left Lower Manhattan.
Pier opens featuring myriad amenities
BY Albert Amateau
The newest section of Hudson River Park on the Chelsea waterfront at Piers 62 and 63 opened Mon. May 17 to throngs of visitors and public officials.
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ARTS DOWNTOWN
Museum on the move
Tribeca Film Festival reviews
GAINSBOURG, JE T’ AIME…MOI NON PLUS (+)
EVERY DAY (+)
THE CHAMELEON (+)
LOLA (+)
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Koch on Film
By Ed Koch
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