THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF LOWER MANHATTAN

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EDITORIAL

Improving Hudson Square
Trinity Real Estate’s proposal to rezone Hudson Square to allow residential use and also add height caps is an idea whose time has definitely come.

Letters to the Editor

Downtown Digest

B.P.C. Beat:
Covering Battery Park City

Seaport Report

TALKING POINT

The Feast of San Gennaro must return to its roots
By Victor J. Papa
San Gennaro’s lore as a martyred saint under Emperor Diocletian, indeed Gennaro’s life and his miracles, have imbued the soul of Naples and her people for centuries.

TALKING POINT

Eye on Bosnia, 15 years later

*Downtown Express photo by Milo Hess*

Sign of Spring (hopefully)
The sign for the new mini-golf course at Pier 25 is up, signaling the warmer weather coming our way.
New timeline provides detailed account of 9/11 BY Aline Reynolds The National September 11th Memorial and Museum is launching a brand new interactive timeline today that methodically documents the haunting events of 9/11. Now that Zadroga is law, all signs point to a need for clarity BY John Bayles First responder John Feal was supposed to be at 250 Broadway on Monday, February 14, testifying at a hearing on the complexities of the James R. Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Remembering Andy Jurinko Gehry’s New York is open for business BY Terese Loeb Kreuzer The 76-story residential apartment tower at 8 Spruce Street, formerly known as Beekman Tower and now being marketed as “New York by Gehry,” has opened for business. special photo feature Local chef sees fundraiser as learning opportunity BY John Bayles Taste of Tribeca has become one of spring’s most anticipated events for Downtown residents and the event’s organizers are now gearing up for their 17th year. Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner has been participating from day one, and he recently held a kick-off for this year’s event at his restaurant Blaue Gans. Romance is focus of season’s first food tour BY Terese Loeb Kreuzer Though Valentine’s Day had come and gone, the Downtown Alliance’s first Lower Manhattan food tour of the 2011 season revolved around foods associated with lust and romance. special photo feature ARTS DOWNTOWN Once we were young, radical, beautiful and in love BY JERRY TALLMER Hay’s play contemplates marriage amidst political differences Birdland’s “Cast Party” heads to Town Hall BY SCOTT STIFFLER Host Caruso’s a swingin’ cat, a sly fox and one bad mother. B.P.C. Art Classes Win Raves BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER Winter session runs now through March. special photo feature	Park51 taking shape; developer asks, “Why move?” BY Aline Reynolds The contentious Islamic community center planned for Park Place is still only a bright vision of two Muslim-Americans who say they want to bridge cultural gaps and provide a suitable prayer space for Lower Manhattan residents. Seaport Museum flounders, but hasn’t yet sunk BY Aline Reynolds Seaport Museum New York, once a thriving institution, is now barely keeping its head above water. Pols continue to push for Park Row risk assessment BY John Bayles For nearly ten years, Chinatown residents have seen Lower Manhattan streets that were closed off after the 9/11 attacks re-open and roadblocks removed. City looking at new safety regs for Lady Liberty visitors BY Aline Reynolds The implementation of new security procedures for Statue of Liberty visitors has been delayed, according to officials. Changes at Downtown Hospital spark conversation St. Vincent’s and Rudin still hoping for ‘a viable solution’ BY Lincoln Anderson While it’s been firmly established by now that there’s no such concept as “land locking” in New York City zoning regulations, it’s also been established that some people are simply unwilling to accept that fact. Millennium parents demand release of D.O.E. funds BY Aline Reynolds Millennium High School has been saddled with disappointments lately, testing parents’ patience and prompting them to write an angry letter to the city Department of Education. ARTS DOWNTOWN Dance programs inspire and illuminate BY WICKHAM BOYLE Movement provides antidote for winter doldrums. Just Do Art! Far beyond flowers and candy Malcah Zeldis: A Life Traveled in Painting BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN When I walked into the Tribeca home and studio of folk artist Malcah Zeldis, my immediate impression was that I had physically entered a storybook. A large selection of paintings covered the walls with vibrantly colored narratives that enveloped me as I surveyed the space. Hot property in the Baltics lands at La MaMa

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