Imam shuffle at Park 51
BY Aline Reynolds
Imam Shaykh Abdallah Adhami, who for 20 years led prayers at a former mosque two blocks away from Park51, is joining Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as one of several chief religious advisors of the future Islamic community center on Park Place.

N.Y.U. to start oil-spill cleanup on Bleecker St.
By Albert Amateau
New York University will begin excavation for the cleanup of the Dec. 6, 2009, oil leak at Washington Square Village — with continued monitoring of air quality and groundwater — in the next week or so, university officials told residents and Community Board 2 representatives on Jan. 5.

Five years later, East River Park work almost done
By Aline Reynolds
Amid leftover snow and ice from the recent snowstorms, joggers and dog walkers on a recent weekday made their way up and down the East River Park’s new promenade, which is nearly fully complete.

As winter winds chill, BRC continues street outreach efforts 
BY Winnie McCroy
As the mercury continues to plummet, the Bowery Residents’ Committee continues their street outreach to area homeless substance abusers and those seeking mental health — in preparation for the March 2011 opening of their 127 W. 25th St. vertical campus facility

Before Dick did waterboarding: What Houdini knew
BY JERRY TALLMER
Reconstructed Water Torture Cell part of exhibit’s bag of tricks

Mystery writers Chang & Rozan mine Chinatown
COMPILED BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Literary sleuths can’t escape their past

Galleries on break, but still much to see
BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
Museums offer ‘a full spectrum of excellent exhibitions.’

Just Do Art!