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Save C.A.S. programs
The Children’s Aid Society’s recent announcement that it is considering selling its Sullivan St. buildings came as a tremendous shock to families for whom the Society and its programs are vitally important parts of their lives. The Society’s board of directors is expected to vote today on whether to move forward with the plan to sell.

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Covering Battery Park City

DOWNTOWN PROFILE

Downtown small biz sector gets boost from Camelot

TALKING POINTS

Threading the suture: Life and death in the Village
By Arthur Z. Schwartz
I care about St. Vincent’s. Not because I am running for office.

IN PICTURES

‘Tis the tree season

Varick Street’s new holiday look

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Downtown Express photo by Milo Hess

Would the real Santa please stand up?
On Saturday, the city’s annual “Santacon” event began at City Hall Park, made a stop at Biddy Early’s Pub on Murray Street and finally ended in Central Park.
G.O.P. move to block 9/11 bill angers NY pols BY Aline Reynolds Members of the New York Congressional delegation are desperately trying to secure the passage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act before the New Year, when the make-up of Congress will change and Republicans will gain control of the House. Their desperation is due to last week’s move by Republican senators who chose to enact a filibuster until the Bush tax cuts were extended across the board. Community Boards seek new members BY Terese Loeb Kreuzer Do you wish some things in your neighborhood could be improved? Do you think no one with the authority to change anything cares about your opinions? If so, then think again. Restaurant owners find fault with inspection BY Aline Reynolds The Battery Park City restaurant SouthWest N.Y. is fighting back after the City Department of Health issued a scathing report following a recent inspection. Steiner to State Supreme Court Citing less need, Children’s Aid may leave Sullivan St. BY Albert Amateau The Children’s Aid Society is considering the sale of its buildings on Sullivan St. where it has been a part of the Village for more than a century. From wine to beer, banking on success on Front St. BY Helaina N. Hovitz Walking into Keg 229 feels like walking into three different places at once. ARTS DOWNTOWN What’s Been Happening to Baby Jane? BY JERRY TALLMER Dexter sings with ‘terrifying lion-like power’ Rising Phoenix Repertory: Keepers of the Flame BY MARTIN DENTON Company champions work that’s ‘visceral, transformative, and unforgettable’ Just Do Art! Tribeca artist’s retrospective offers many “Sensations” BY SHANE McADAMS Color, as a form of energy, ‘stimulates our perceptual processes.’	Construction command center’s end worries residents BY Aline Reynolds Community Board 1 member Catherine McVay-Hughes, a stalwart advocate and resident of Lower Manhattan for over a decade, could soon be looking for a new place to call home. Emil’s exit a signal for L.M.D.C.’s future BY John Bayles David Emil was thinking of stepping down as President of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation last summer, but he didn’t. He did, however, announce his departure, at least as the president, two weeks ago. Taxi relief arrives on Park Row Customers of J&R Music and Computer World and other stores along Park Row as well as tourists and locals looking for a taxi, will no longer have to loiter on the sidewalk for minutes on end attempting to waive down a cab. Attack on Imam sparks interfaith events BY Aline Reynolds The anti-Muslim sentiment that reared its ugly head over the summer in the shape of protests at community board meetings and Ground Zero took on another form last week when a Queens Imam was assaulted at a Canal Street subway station. Madoff’s son commits suicide Rift between church and Port could end up in court BY Aline Reynolds A quaint Greek Orthodox church, which hosted Sunday services and ceremonies for 85 years at 155 Cedar Street, steps away from Ground Zero, was decimated by falling debris on 9/11. Canal Park Playhouse is open for business BY ALINE REYNOLDS Cabaret, clowning, acrobats comprise throwback aesthetic. A ‘Swan’ is Bourne BY SCOTT STIFFLER Return of radical rethink more than the sum of its male members. Reviewing Martin Denton BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK Prolific nytheatre.com founder pioneered comprehensive coverage. Koch on Film By Ed Koch

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Volume 20, Number 31
The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan
December 15 - 21, 2010

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