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EDITORIAL

Maloney for Congress
In the only major race for a Downtown Manhattan seat this primary season, longtime incumbent Carolyn Maloney is facing a spirited challenge from political newcomer Reshma Saujani in the 14th Congressional District.

Letters to the Editor

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TALKING POINT
Helping our 9/11 Heroes
BY U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand
Nine years have now passed since the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

DOWNTOWN NOTEBOOK
Outing AIM’s idiocy after it ‘outs’ Zinn as a Communist
By Barrett Zinn Gross
A certain editor recently sent me an e-mail with “Howard Zinn ‘Outed’ as a Communist and a Liar” in the subject line. I am asked often if we are related, as my left-leaning politics lead many to believe. The answer is no; my middle name, Zinn, comes from my maternal grandfather, who was adopted in Austria in the late 19th century, and is by blood a Torten.

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Coming together with days to spare
Inside Ground Zero, another piece of the National 9/11 Memorial Pavilion is put into place. Right, one of the two “tridents” that will stand sentry at the memorial’s entrance is visible.
Money for all small firms, not only ground floor biz BY Aline Reynolds Printmaker Bill Tropp works to the sound of drilling and hammering outside his window. Personalities emerge in front of Park51 site BY Aline Reynolds For the past few weeks, individual supporters and protestors alike have stood outside Park51 and City Hall for hours on end in hopes of garnering support for their cause. Here are a few profiles of these die-hard activists. Maloney has first ever East-side challenger BY Paul Schindler and John Bayles New York’s 14th Congressional District, which straddles the East River and includes America’s wealthiest voters on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as well as some of the most troubled public housing projects in Queens. The District representative plays a major role in terms of the rebirth of Lower Manhattan and the rebuilding of Ground Zero, will experience a rare a Democratic primary challenge next week to its nine-term representative. Rally around the country for Zadroga legislation Since the Zadroga bill flopped last July in the House of Representatives, advocates have been trying to spread the word that its passage is not simply a New York issue. A rally last Friday, some 2,700 miles away from Ground Zero, should help. St. Vincent’s Urgent-care plan aborted By Albert Amateau After negotiations broke off for an urgent-care center in the former emergency department of the closed St. Vincent’s Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System agreed last week to establish the center on W. 20th St. in a building owned by VillageCare. BPCA’s Cavanaugh steps down to pursue private sector BY Aline Reynolds James Cavanaugh, C.E.O. and President of the Battery Park City Authority and Parks Conservancy, will be stepping down from his job at the end of the month. Sports to Santa, Vladeck activist did it all for kids By Lincoln Anderson The heart was ripped out of the Vladeck Houses two weeks ago when Edward Garcia, a larger-than-life presence and leader at the Lower East Side public housing complex, suddenly and unexpectedly died. Unique exhibit sheds new light on 9/11 first responders BY Aline Reynolds Starting this week, the N.Y.C. Police Museum is showcasing 30 watercolors and sketches of a courtroom artist never seen before by the public. Marlene aka Hotdog in 1988 ARTS DOWNTOWN Downtown artists answer HOWL! of the wild BY TRAV S.D. The Slipper Room’s a work in progress, in September and beyond... Fall for the Arts: Downtown and Elsewhere COMPILED BY SCOTT STIFFLER Koch on Film By Ed Koch Albee’s latest asks: OTTO or otto? BY JERRY TALLMER Palindromes, jokes and slogans populate twin-centric plot.	P.S. 130 part of exclusive D.O.E. technology initiative BY Aline Reynolds The D.O.E. is piloting a new, technology-based teaching method at a select number of schools this year, including P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto in Lower Manhattan. New Lower Manhattan school, born from necessity BY John Bayles Most people’s New Year’s resolutions revolve around losing weight or quitting bad habits. But for Micaela Bracamontem in 2008 her New Year’s resolution was somewhat more tangible and born out of necessity. Pace High School poised for year of changes and improvement BY Aline Reynolds M.S. 298 and Pace High School in Chinatown are undergoing sunstantialchanges this year, including the addition of five new classrooms, a main office, a computer lab and a new workout room. The school was founded in 2004 as a collaboration between Pace, the New Century High Schools Initiative, New Visions for Schools and the New York City Department of Education. Squadron does it all for the kids Senator Daniel Squadron has prepared a resource guide, published in time for Lower Manhattan youngsters’ first day of public school on September 8. Yanks give props to reading The New York public Library sponsors and annual Summer Reading Program to entice school students to continue reading regularly over the summer, most important, to continue thinking. P.S. 276 has a home, and a brand new one to boot BY Aline Reynolds After an incubator year at Tweed Courthouse on Chambers Street, P.S. 276 is opening its very own doors this school year over at 55 Battery Place. Mentors help students break the trend and ditch the city BY John Bayles Melissa Peralta thought about college when she was in high school, but knew it wasn’t within her reach. Girls Prep gets a new home After 20 years, Church St. School still creating BY Aline Reynolds Twenty years ago, Lisa Ecklund-Flores converted a second-floor loft at 311 Church Street into a school. It consisted of two large classrooms, a small lobby and an office. Fruit of her labor is to put kids through college By Roslyn Kramer Luz Vera doesn’t speak much English, but her mastery of the American way is huge. Mexican by birth, she has raised five children in New York City while earning a living as a street vendor whose workday starts before dawn. Please don’t call it a Fall Arts Preview Compiled by Scott Stiffler It’s more like an Autumn Roundup, OK? FringeNYC: Gone yes, but not forgotten BY SCOTT STIFFLER Tim & Micah’s show over, still worth checking out. Playwright asks: Is a rabbit just a bump in the road? BY JERRY TALLMER Ultra-intimate sexual act viewed as ticket to fame. The A-List By Scott Stiffler

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Volume 20, Number 38
The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan
September 8 - 14, 2010

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