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Downtown Express photo by Elisabeth Robert
Two of the “BlackBerry” kittens who were born recently in the Goldman Sachs building under construction in
Battery Park City. They and two of their siblings are up for adoption. The mother and a fifth kitten are missing.
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
City Councilmember
Alan Gerson finally won
the chance to run for
reelection this week when
a State Supreme Court
judge reversed a Board of
Elections ruling.
“I’m very gratified,”
Gerson said once he fin-
ished shaking his support-
ers’ hands outside Judge
Edward Lehner’s courtroom
Wednesday afternoon. “It’s
full speed ahead.”
The only thing that
could stop Gerson now is
an appeal by Pete Gleason,
one of his four opponents
in the Sept. 15 Democratic
primary. Raymond Dowd,
Gleason’s lawyer, plans
to bring the case to the
Appellate Division on
Tuesday.
But after Judge Lehner’s
decision Wednesday,
Gerson sounded confident
that the embarrassing ques-
tion of whether he would
be allowed a spot on the
ballot after spending eight
years in office had been
laid to rest.
Gerson first ran
into trouble two weeks
ago when the Board of
Elections refused to let him
on the ballot because his
campaign made a series of
mistakes on the qualifying
petitions. Gerson submit-
ted about 7,000 signatures
to support his candidacy,
far more than the 900
required, but on some of
BY ALBERT AMATEAU
AND LINCOLN ANDERSON
The disastrous collision
of a sightseeing helicop-
ter and a private plane off
of W. 14th St. over the
Hudson River on Saturday
prompted elected officials
to demand regulation of
the air corridor over the
river and prompted Hudson
River Park advocates to
insist on an end to tourist
helicopter flights.
The accident, in which
nine people perished,
occurred at an altitude of
1,100 feet, which is 1 foot
below the ceiling at which
air space is controlled
by the Federal Aviation
Administration and, thus, an
area where safety depends
on pilots’ vigilance.
The helicopter originated
from the W. 30th St. heli-
port. Located on Hudson
River Park property, the
heliport has long been the
target of neighbors and
park advocates because of
noise and engine fumes.
Moreover, the 30th St. heli-
port is the subject of a 2008
Gerson can run
after all, judge rules
With 9 dead in the
Hudson, copters come
under fire again
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
The first tenant of the new Goldman
Sachs tower paid no rent and signed no
lease when she moved in this spring.
Pregnant with quintuplets, she com-
mandeered just a few square feet of
space in the 43-story skyscraper that
is nearing completion. It was not the
prime real estate with river views, but
rather an alcove tucked between two
sheets of plywood at the tower’s base.
There, unnoticed by the interna-
tional banking firm, the black cat built
a bed of newspaper and cardboard
boxes. At the end of June, when her
new home was ready, she brought five
inky black kittens into a noisy world of
jackhammers and backhoes.
“I’ve never experienced anything
like that,” said Silkey, a traffic flagger
for the Goldman site, who discovered
the kittens. Silkey, who goes by a single
name, noticed the pregnant cat trot-
ting across Murray St. this spring and
started feeding her before the kittens
were born. Local workers asked Silkey
about the cat and soon several people
were taking turns buying food.
“A lot of people here love cats,”
Silkey said as she waved cars down
Murray St. this week. “You don’t want
to see nothing happen to them.”
Silkey and others cared for the cat
and kittens as best they could, but
Kittens born inside
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FITERMAN COMING DOWN
The long-awaited work to take down Fiterman Hall has
been going on for a few weeks now. So far it’s been largely
invisible from the street, but soon passersby will begin
noticing pieces of the damaged Borough of Manhattan
Community College building just north of the World Trade
Center site coming down, said Benn Lewis, vice president of
Airtek Environmental Corp., the project’s consultant.
“This week there might be something visible from below,”
Lewis told UnderCover.
MURAL COMPETITION
Downtowners who complain about the unsightliness of
the World Trade Center construction now have the chance
to do something about it. The Port Authority and the city are
holding a design competition for a mural that will cover the
Church St. fence between Liberty and Vesey Sts.
The high-visibility mural has to be bold and colorful and
should optimistically reflect “the vibrancy of the thriving
Downtown commercial and residential neighborhood,” the
guidelines state. Perhaps because it would be hard to show
any optimism right now about the site’s future, the guidelines
add that the mural should “not address the future construc-
tion or development of the site.” Renderings blanketing other
parts of the site still show office towers that likely won’t
be built anytime soon because of the bad economy and the
impasse between the Port and developer Larry Silverstein.
The mural application, available at nyc.gov/urbanart, is
due Oct. 1. The mural will go up on the vinyl mesh panels
along Church St. in December and will stay up at least until
November 2010.
GERSON REPRIMANDED
Even supporters of City Councilmember Alan Gerson
have been known to complain about his long-windedness.
Usually, his listeners can do little more than wait until he
finishes, but Gerson found himself with a much less receptive
audience last Thursday at a hearing about his inability to get
on the ballot for reelection.
Referee Leslie Lowenstein, who heard the case, grew
impatient when Gerson repeatedly embroidered answers to
what should have been direct, yes-or-no questions.
“Mr. Gerson, we went through this the other day,”
Lowenstein said as Gerson testified for the second time. “I
want you to answer the question. There is no need for embel-
lishment. This is not a speech-making forum. This is nothing
of that sort. This is a proceeding under law. Respond to the
questions and that’s the end of it.”
“Yes, sir,” Gerson replied, but he found it hard to break
himself of the habit of long responses, and soon found himself
in hot water again. “Sorry, your Honor, it is a hazard of my
trade,” Gerson said when Lowenstein stopped him again.
Lowenstein was not pleased and continued to remind
Gerson to keep it brief throughout the rest of his testimony.
FERTILE CROWD
A fundraiser for the Fertile Grounds Project, an educational
nonprofit, brought 200 people to the Soho apartment of Aaron
Rosenstein last Thursday night, where they danced into the wee
hours of the morning and raised about $25,000.
The money will cover full scholarships for 20 teenagers to
attend a two-week creative arts summer camp, said Avram Turkel,
who sits on the organization’s advisory board. Turkel is a candidate
for Democratic district leader running against Paul Newell.
Turkel got involved in Fertile Grounds through Rosenstein,
his friend since second grade, and went to Stuyvesant High
School with the organization’s co-founder, Becky Raik.
“We’re all looking for an avenue to help out,” Turkel said. It
sounds like the party’s cocktails and cannolis didn’t hurt either.
MARKET RETURNS
The New Amsterdam Market is returning to South Street
Seaport with a lineup of four dates this fall.
Robert LaValva, founder of the market, planned the dates
to coincide with major city events. The market’s opening day
will be Sun., Sept. 13 in celebration of Harbor Day, part of
the Henry Hudson quadricentennial. Farmers and purveyors
will line up along South St. between Beekman St. and Peck
Slip, selling fresh produce, local meats and dairy products
and more. The market is scheduled to return on three addi-
tional Sundays: Oct. 25, Nov. 22 and Dec. 20.
The New Amsterdam Market previously held two popular
one-day market events in the Seaport. This market is sepa-
rate from the twice-a-week Fulton Stall Market that Seaport
owner General Growth Properties opened in May, which has
been struggling to stay afloat. That market cut out its Friday
hours last month and is now down to just Saturdays.
LaValva said it was too early to write off the Fulton
Stall Market, since even the gargantuan Union Square
Greenmarket took years to get off the ground.
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL
The new designs for the Cosmopolitan Hotel addition
look a lot like the old designs, which could be why the
Landmarks Preservation Commission did not hold a hearing
on the plans that was scheduled for Tuesday.
Back in June, architect Matthew Gottsegen showed the
commission his plan for a new six-story building next to the
Cosmopolitan at Reade St. and W. Broadway — replacing
the squat Mary Ann’s restaurant building that’s there now —
and the commissioners called the design “bland.”
New designs sitting just outside the commission’s hearing
room Tuesday showed few changes: The new building is still
orange brick with a glassy storefront and a barely articulated
corner. The biggest change is that the brick now goes all the
way up to the top floor, replacing the gray painted aluminum
that wrapped the so-called “attic” floor in the earlier design.
The glass storefront also has more pronouced columns,
coated in what looks like ribbed glass.
Gottsegen made some changes to the Cosmopolitan
building as well, now proposing to get rid of the hunter green
awnings that went up over the storefronts a few years ago.
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CLARIFICATION
The news article “Gerson’s opponents make the bal-
lot, but he’s kept off another week” (Aug. 7-13) unclear-
ly stated the position of Raymond Dowd, a lawyer
representing Pete Gleason. Based on Dowd’s testimony
at an Aug. 4 hearing, we reported that Dowd accused
incumbent City Councilmember Alan Gerson’s of pur-
posely falsifying his address on his qualifying petitions.
At a subsequent hearing last Thursday, after Downtown
Express went to press, Dowd was given time to more
fully argue his position, which is that Gerson’s campaign
knew about the address mistake on the petitions before
the campaign submitted the signatures to the Board
of Elections. Dowd also argued that when the board
caught the mistake, Gerson’s campaign tried to blame
all the problems on the petition printer when really the
campaign was more responsible. Gleason is challenging
Gerson in the Democratic primary Sept. 15.
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the pages his address was listed incorrectly
as 1505 LaGuardia Pl., instead of 505
LaGuardia Pl.
The Board of Elections called Gerson’s
campaign in to fix the problem, but the
volunteer elections lawyer who responded
forgot to sign and date the amended
cover sheet on the petitions, according to
Gerson. The campaign says the volunteer
realized his mistake and submitted a sec-
ond amended cover sheet, but the Board
of Elections refused to accept it, saying a
candidate only has one chance to correct
a mistake.
Lehner decided that the Board of
Elections should have given Gerson a sec-
ond chance to fix his mistake — the “one
chance” policy is merely a matter of the
board’s practice and is not written into
the law. The second amended cover sheet
put Gerson “in substantial compliance”
with the law, Lehner said.
“The candidate should have the right
to correct an error,” Lehner said.
Lehner also considered the arguments
of Dowd, Gleason’s lawyer, who said
Gerson should be disqualified because his
campaign committed fraud on the peti-
tions. While the address mistake was ini-
tially a printer’s error, Dowd argued that
Gerson’s campaign responded by covering
up the error and lying about it rather than
fixing it.
Lehner did not agree.
“It wasn’t fraud at all,” Lehner said. “It
was an error.” Lehner called the Gerson
campaign’s errors “minuscule.”
Lehner based his decision on the
hour and a half of testimony he heard
Wednesday and also on the opinion of
referee Leslie Lowenstein, whom Lehner
appointed to hear lengthier arguments
last week. Lowenstein, too, discounted
Dowd’s accusations of fraud and thought
Gerson should be on the ballot.
Lehner, though, criticized Lowenstein
on one point. Lowenstein did not let
Dowd cross-examine Gerson during the
hearings last week, and Dowd should
have had that chance, Lehner said. Dowd
said he could have proved his fraud case
if he’d been allowed to ask Gerson “lead-
ing questions,” which are not allowed in a
direct examination, but Lehner disagreed
saying the error was not fatal to Dowd’s
case.
Dowd plans to make the cross-exami-
nation issue a large part of his appeal.
Dowd tried to prove that there was
fraud and that it was directly attributable
to Gerson, but Lehner said he didn’t make
the case.
Specifically, Dowd focused on one vol-
ume of petitions collected by the Harry
S. Truman Democratic Club. The seven
pages of signatures, a small fraction of
the total number collected by Gerson’s
campaign, originally had the incorrect
address and then were modified by hand.
The Board of Elections sent a letter to
Gerson on July 22 asking when and how
the addresses were changed, but Gerson
never responded directly, Dowd said.
During testimony last week, Renee
Abramowitz, one of the signature collec-
tors for the Truman club, said she never
modified the address on the petitions. But
when the Board of Elections received her
petitions, the address was changed to the
correct one and the change was initialed
“RA.” Abramowitz said she had not writ-
ten her initials there.
Jessica Loeser, president of the Truman
club, said she corrected some of the
addresses after people had already signed
the petitions, but she put her own initials
when she did so.
Abramowitz’s testimony also raised
eyebrows because of the connections she
described between politics and her job at
the nonprofit United Jewish Council of
the East Side. Abramowitz said she regu-
larly receives signature collection assign-
ments on her desk at work, and when
she’s done she turns them in to her boss.
The Daily News reported that U.J.C.
received $16,000 in discretionary money
from Gerson the last two years.
In addition to these issues, Dowd
pointed out on Wednesday that when
Gerson’s volunteer lawyer submitted
the amended cover sheet, the volunteer
included the flawed seven-page volume of
petition signatures from the Truman club,
even though it was clear that the Board of
Elections had a problem with it.
Lehner agreed that it wasn’t smart for
Gerson’s lawyer to include the problem
volume, especially because Gerson had
more than enough signatures without it.
“I would guess that if you had to do
it over, you would drop that volume,”
Lehner said. Still, he did not agree with
Dowd that Gerson’s actions constituted
fraud.
After Lehner gave his decision
Wednesday, Gerson said the worst part of
the whole matter was that many of his vol-
unteers told him over the past week that
they never want to carry petitions again.
“It discourages grassroots participa-
tion,” Gerson said of petitions chal-
lenges.
Asked if he now felt differently about
his decision to challenge Gleason’s peti-
tions back in 2003, the first time Gleason
ran against him, Gerson called the ’03
race “ancient history.”
Gerson added that he challenged
Gleason back then because he thought
Gleason did not have enough petition
signatures, which he thinks is a more
fundamental and important issue than
the ones Gleason raised over the past
two weeks.
Gerson said all the time he has spent
in court recently has not set back his cam-
paign. He said that while he spent some of
Wednesday’s 90-minute hearing listening
to the lawyers’ arguments, he spent much
of the time thinking about unrelated dis-
trict business. He added that it was nice
to have a solid block of time to sit and
think, uninterrupted by his cell phone.
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‘It wasn’t fraud at all. It
was an error.’
Judge Lehner
BY JULIE SHAPIRO
Margaret Chin dropped her challenge
against fellow City Council candidate PJ
Kim this week after it became clear that
she had little chance of knocking Kim off
the ballot.
A. Joshua Ehrlich, Chin’s lawyer, had
accused Kim’s campaign of fraud in the
collection of petition signatures. Although
Kim submitted about 5,500 signatures,
well over the 900 required, Ehrlich had
argued 5,000 were invalid.
“I’m happy we can finally focus on the
issues in the campaign,” Kim said after
Ehrlich withdrew his claim. He accused
Ehrlich and Chin of “perverting the judi-
cial system of political purposes” and said
their actions amounted to harassment.
Leslie Lowenstein, a court-appointed
referee who heard the case last week, found
no evidence that Kim or his campaign
committed fraud. Lowenstein’s job was to
hear arguments from both sides and then
give an opinion to State Supreme Court
Judge Edward Lehner, who was to decide
the case. Lowenstein recommended that
the judge not only keep Kim on the ballot,
but also that the judge sanction Chin and
Ehrlich for bringing a “frivolous” lawsuit.
Lowenstein made his recommendation
on Tuesday and Judge Lehner was sched-
uled to make a decision on Wednesday.
But just beforehand, Ehrlich withdrew his
complaint against Kim, which meant the
judge did not have to rule on it at all.
Lehner took the opportunity of
Wednesday’s hearing to criticize Chin and
Ehrlich for bringing the suit, but he decid-
ed not to issue sanctions against them
because he did not see “real, deliberate
bad actions.”
Still, Lehner said the suit “probably
should not have been brought” and added,
“Maybe, Mr. Ehrlich, you’ll reconsider this
type of [petition] in the future.”
After the hearing, Ehrlich said he dis-
agreed with the judge and that Kim’s
signatures had serious problems. He previ-
ously argued that the signature witnesses
for Kim’s petitions either forged their
names or committed other fraud. Ehrlich
said his case was hampered by the fact
that only nine of the 29 witnesses he sub-
poenaed showed up at the referee’s hearing
last week. Kim said his lawyer never got a
copy of the subpoenas, though Ehrlich said
he sent them.
Kim and Chin are just two of the
four candidates challenging incumbent
Councilmember Alan Gerson for his seat
in the Sept. 15 Democratic primary. Earlier
in Wednesday’s hearing, Lehner granted
Gerson’s request that he be placed on the
ballot, after the Board of Elections previ-
ously removed him.
A critic of what he called “draconian”
election law, Lehner appeared pleased at
the end of Wednesday’s hearing that he
had allowed all five of the candidates a
chance to run.
Kim remains in the race after Chin’s ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
Downtown Express and its sister pub-
lication, The Villager, are sponsoring a
forum for the primary candidates in the
District 1 City Council race on Mon., Aug.
17, at Pace University. All five Democratic
candidates in the race for the Lower
Manhattan seat have confirmed their atten-
dance. They are City Councilmember Alan
Gerson, Pete Gleason, Margaret Chin,
Arthur Gregory and PJ Kim.
The forum will be held at 1 Pace Plaza,
entrance at Spruce St. near Gold St., in
the multipurpose room. Doors will open
at 6:30 p.m. and seating is limited. The
forum, which is free and open to the pub-
lic, will start promptly at 7 p.m. and end
about 8:30 p.m.
The co-moderators, Josh Rogers, asso-
ciate editor of Downtown Express, and
Lincoln Anderson, the associate editor of
The Villager, will ask the questions, which
will include some written by attendees.
Readers can also email question sugges-
tions appropriate for all five candidates
to [email protected] (put
“Forum Question” in the headline) or
mail them to Downtown Express at 145
Sixth Ave., NY, NY 10013.
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Arrest in bank robberies
Detectives from the Manhattan Major
Case Squad arrested Frank Bonacorso, 48,
a Chelsea resident, on Wed. Aug. 5 and
charged him with robbing five banks and
attempting to rob two others in Lower
Manhattan, Soho, Greenwich Village, the
Upper West Side and the Upper East Side
between June 17 and July 22.
The suspect was charged with passing
notes to the tellers in the seven banks. He hit
the Valley National branch on 434 Broadway
near Howard St. at 2:10 p.m. on July 21 but
fled when the teller refused to hand over
any money, according to the complaint filed
by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Twenty minutes later he passed a note to a
teller at the Emigrant Savings branch at 110
Church St. near Park Pl. and again fled when
the teller refused to give him money, accord-
ing to prosecutors.
But he stole $3,060 from the HSBC
branch on Sixth Ave. at Waverly Pl. on July
22, the complaint charges. On June 17 the
suspect hit the HSBC branch on Third Ave.
at 68th St. and made off with $500, and on
June 23, he stole $1,410 from the TD branch
on Columbus Ave. at W. 86th St. On June 29
he robbed the HSBC branch at 45 E. 89th St
of $977 and on July 6 he stole $1,500 from
the Country Bank branch at Second Ave. at
48th St., the complaint says. Bonacorso was
being held in lieu of bail pending a court
date next week.
Gang assault
A group of men confronted a victim, 41,
on Bowery and Prince St. around 10:50 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 8 and one of them snatched his
iPod, police said. The victim tried to take
it back but the attackers hit him with beer
bottles and left him bleeding from a head
laceration, police said.
Chinatown scam
Authorities on Aug. 6 arrested Tong Hui
You and Xiao Ling Chen, who had offices
first at 9 E. Broadway and currently at 15
Division St., for illegally practicing law and
operating a fraudulent immigration consul-
tation service.
The defendants were indicted for grand
larceny, fraud, practicing as an attorney
without being admitted to the bar and
violating the city’s Immigration Assistance
Services Law. The indictment is the first time
the city immigration law has been criminally
enforced, according to a spokesperson for
District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.
The indictment says that Chen, known
as Linda Chen, was the president of Da
Bure Immigration Consultation where You,
known as Kevin, purported to be a law-
yer and represented that he had special
connections in the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services agency and the U.S.
Embassy in China.
The defendants took $4,840 from a cli-
ent, promising that relatives in China would
get immigration approval within six months
and that relatives in the U.S. would receive
green cards. The promises were false and
the victim went to a Chinatown civic group,
which referred the victim to the District
Attorney’s office.
Tribeca mugging
Two suspects approached a victim, 25, on
W. Broadway south of Canal St. around 1:30
a.m. Fri, Aug. 7, asked him for cigarettes, then
pushed him to the pavement and grabbed his
camera bag and fled, police said.
Burglary on Prince
A burglar broke into a Michael Kors
boutique at 101 Prince St. at Mercer St.
around 5:30 a.m. Fri., July 7 and made
off with bags and sunglasses valued at
$13,000, police said. A security guard
at the Apple store next door was called
away for a moment to admit an employee
through a side door and returned to find
the glass door of the boutique broken and
a blue sedan being driven away, according
to reports.
Seat belt leads to arrest
Police stopped a black Jeep at the north-
east corner of Clarkson and Washington Sts.
at 11:40 a.m. Fri., July 31 because the driver
was not wearing a seat belt. Police say the
driver, Charles Rhodie, 46, had no documen-
tation for the vehicle and it had been listed
as stolen. Rhodie was charged with posses-
sion of stolen property.
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POLICE BLOTTER
After 140 years, the foot-long water
main that resided at the intersection of West
Broadway and Duane St. finally had its fill,
bursting for the first time since 1870 at 2:30
a.m. last Friday. The break caused flooding
in15 residential and office buildings, several of
which were promptly evacuated.
Although many were stuck standing on the
sidewalk during the wee morning hours, others
in the neighborhood didn’t even know about
the incident until they saw it on the news.
“I just had to walk an extra block out
of the way. They got it fixed really quickly,”
said Annouchka Engel, who lives on Murray
St. and West Broadway. “This morning there
was water everywhere, and now it’s almost
all cleared up.”
Local businesses, however, were instantly
faced with devastating, unavoidable damages.
“The majority of our stock is damaged, as
well as a lot of our electronic equipment, but
the city is going to compensate us,” said Dajuah
Morgan, assistant manager of the American
Apparel store at 140 West Broadway. Once
the basement had filled with water, as much as
$50,000 worth of merchandise was badly dam-
aged, but she predicted that the store would
re-open again early that evening.
The telecommunication building at 60
Hudson St., a longtime concern among
residents because of its diesel fuel storage,
experienced several feet of flooding in the
basement.
The repairs shut down West Broadway from
Reade St. to Worth St., Thomas St. and Duane
St., and Church St. from Worth St. to Reade
Street, but by around 2 p.m., almost every
street had been reopened, tenants were allowed
back into their buildings, restaurants were serv-
ing, and traffic was flowing.
“It happens in every city,” said Michael
Saucier, spokesperson for the Department
of Environmental Protection, noting that the
department spends $20-30 million each year
replacing old watermains before they break.
As he watched the dozens of Con-Ed workers
milling about West Broadway, Saucier astutely
resolved, “You can’t get to them all, though.”
— Helaina N. Hovitz
Water main floods W. Broadway
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Two dozen
of the big ones
On Wednesday construction crews started to place 24 of the largest
steel columns yet for One World Trade Center, also called the Freedom
Tower. The 70-ton, 60-foot-long columns will allow the first floors to
be built out for what will be a 1,776-foot building. The Port Authority
is constructing the office building as the bitter financial dispute with
Silverstein Properties continues while a few hundred feet away,
Silverstein remains at work building 4 W.T.C. despite the lack of
progress in the talks.
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BY JULIE SHAPIRO
Sixty people lost their homes when the
city emptied a crumbling Chinatown tene-
ment last week.
City inspectors decided last Wednesday
that the building, 128 Hester St., was in dan-
ger of collapsing and immediately ordered
the rent-protected tenants to leave.
“It’s so horrible,” Alice Jean, a 52-year-
old tenant, said the next day. “Suddenly, we
are homeless.”
This is just the latest Chinatown build-
ing to be vacated because of a combination
of owner neglect and city inaction, and the
community activists and elected officials
who spoke out immediately afterward said
real changes are needed.
“There is a growing sense of outrage,”
Borough President Scott Stringer said at a
press conference held by Asian Americans
for Equality, a group that is assisting the 128
Hester tenants and other tenants in similar
situations.
Stringer pointed fingers at the landlord
of 128 Hester, who racked up $10,000 in
unpaid penalties over the past year for failing
to maintain the building. However, Stringer
also blamed the city Buildings Dept., which
issued the same violations over and over but
ultimately did not prevent the building from
falling apart.
In particular, Stringer criticized the
Buildings Dept. for allowing the construction
of an 18-story hotel at Bowery and Hester
St. to continue even after it became clear
that the work was destabilizing 128 Hester,
which is next door. Even worse, Stringer
said, the hotel and 128 Hester are owned by
the same people, who stand to benefit from
128 Hester being knocked down.
“This is really dirty and wrong,” Stringer
said.
The Buildings Dept. declined to comment
but on Tuesday issued a stop-work order for
the hotel at 91 Bowery, which has risen to
six stories. AAFE wants D.O.B. to go further
and revoke the construction permit, prevent-
ing the hotel from finishing.
William H. Su, a Chinatown hotelier, is
listed as an owner of the 91 Bowery hotel in
city documents, and tenants said he also was
responsible for doing repairs at 128 Hester St.
Both buildings are owned by limited liability
corporations that have mailing addresses in
the same building. Reached by phone and
asked about 128 Hester, Su said only, “I’m not
the owner,” and hung up. He did not return
subsequent calls for comment.
The current problems are nothing new
for the 91 Bowery hotel construction, a site
that has received violations for failing to
underpin neighboring buildings, not having a
safety manager and working without a permit.
The construction also destabilized another
neighboring building, 89 Bowery, which was
demolished last year.
The construction manager of the 91
Bowery hotel, Calabrese Associates, owes over
$140,000 to the Buildings Dept. for violations
accumulated over the past two years, accord-
ing to online documents. Calabrese did not
respond to a request for comment.
Asian Americans for Equality pushed hard
for two things in the wake of the 128 Hester
vacate order last week: for the city to stop
work at the Bowery hotel, which happened
Tuesday, and for the city to delay the demoli-
tion of 128 Hester, which the city agreed to
on Friday. The city had wanted to demolish
128 Hester immediately after emptying it, but
AAFE attorney John Gorman asked for more
time. Now, the city won’t approve a demoli-
tion permit for about a month, Gorman said,
and he hopes that will be enough time to
prove the building can be fixed.
Chris Kui, executive director of AAFE, sees
a pattern of landlords neglecting buildings that
have rent-stabilized tenants, and he said the
problem is only growing worse. Kui cited other
buildings that have recently been vacated,
including 11 Essex St., where about a dozen
tenants lost their home in May.
“We’re not against development,” Kui said.
“But it should not be at the expense of the
poor, of the most vulnerable.”
City Councilmember Alan Gerson agrees
and has proposed five pieces of legislation
to keep a closer eye on fragile buildings and
impose clearer penalties on owners who
do not comply. One bill, which has not yet
been written, would give owners 48 hours to
come up with a response whenever the city
noted a problem with a building’s structure.
If the owner did not follow through on the
plan, the city would do the necessary work
and bill the owner.
Under current laws, the Buildings Dept.
can refer a problem building to the city Dept.
of Housing Preservation and Development for
emergency repairs, but that rarely happens.
“It shouldn’t be the exception,” Gerson said
of the referral. “It should be the rule.”
Pete Gleason, one of four people chal-
lenging Gerson in next month’s Democratic
primary, criticized Gerson for not taking action
sooner, since 128 Hester had a long history of
problems. Gleason said in a statement that if
elected, he would comb city records looking
for buildings with structural issues and then he
would pressure the city to fix them. He said he
would work with the Buildings Dept. to force
owners to make repairs before buildings are
vacated, not after the fact.
“We have woeful landlord neglect and it’s
got to stop,” Gleason said in a statement. “As
our community loses thousands of units of
affordable housing a year, it is essential that we
improve oversight of the Dept. of Buildings —
and stop landlords from driving out long-term
residents.”
Margaret Chin, another candidate for
Gerson’s seat, joined Stringer and AAFE, her
former employer, in speaking out last week in
support of the 128 Hester tenants. Like Kui,
she said it was important to keep 128 Hester
standing, both to allow the tenants to return
and to send a message to other landlords who
are neglecting their buildings.
“If we let these buildings go down, there’s
no stopping landlords from doing this in
the future,” Chin said at a press conference
Tuesday.
After the press conference, Susan Stetzer,
district manager of Community Board 3, said
the board has been seeing so many demolition
by neglect cases that they made the problem
one of their top issues to tackle this year. She
agrees with the politicians that the current
laws are ineffective.
“We need to do more than just issue viola-
tions,” Stetzer said.
Whatever the politicians decide about the
bigger policy questions, the solution may not
come soon enough to help the 128 Hester ten-
ants who lost their homes last week. Many are
staying with friends and family now that their
two nights in a city shelter are up, AAFE said.
AAFE was only able to find a perma-
nent new home for one tenant, a 78-year-old
woman named Hun Siu Chu. Chu lived at 128
Hester for 29 years and paid just $297 for her
two-bedroom apartment, she said through an
interpreter. She was scheduled to have cataract
surgery the day after the vacate but postponed
it because doctors told her she needed a stable
home for the recovery.
Among the shell-shocked residential ten-
ants was Wallace Lai, owner of the Hong Kong
Station restaurant on the ground floor of 128
Hester. Lai opened the restaurant four-and-a-
half years ago and subsequently opened two
others in Chinatown. After the vacate order, he
struggled to haul out everything he could sal-
vage, from tables and chairs to mixing bowls.
“This is just so unfair,” Lai said.
While he and the tenants paid their rent
over the years, the landlord never made basic
repairs, allowing leaks, holes and termites to
permeate the building, Lai said. Lai sounded
discouraged as he added that he was already
losing money from suddenly having his busi-
ness taken away.
“I haven’t got any time to think about the
future,” Lai said last Thursday. “There’s no
tomorrow for me.”
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60 tenants thrown out as Chinatown tenement is shut
A tenant at 128 Hester St. gathers her belongings after the Dept. of Buildings ordered tenants out because of safety conditions
in the building.
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Bond St. may only be two blocks long, but
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street. The cobblestones recall the earlier days
of a slower, more neighborly way of life. A
walk down the street today reveals a modern
furniture store, several bars and restaurants
and a high-end fashion boutique.
The three-story building at 26 Bond St.
near Lafayette St. dates back to the early
1800s. Residing on its second floor for the
last half-century has been Jack Champlin,
who turned 80 last Wednesday. Champlin,
according to friends and neighbors, is that rare
commodity that gives a block what can’t be
measured in real-estate values: He gives Bond
St. the cachet of neighborhood.
That’s one reason why old-timers and new-
comers alike on the block gave Champlin a
birthday party in front of his home last week.
There was dancing in the street as everyone
expressed a similar sentiment about their
“Mayor of Bond Street.”
“He’s so warm and friendly and kind,” said
Carol Conway, who’s lived on the block since
1974.
“He’s the history of the block,” added
Denise Martin, a 33-year resident.
“He’s an admirable member of our com-
munity,” said Bill White, who has lived on the
block 30 years. “He typifies what makes New
York City a community of neighbors, block by
block and person by person.”
At the street party, Champlin spent the bet-
ter part of an hour being hugged by one neigh-
bor after another, all while being serenaded by
the Slavic Soul Party band, which was playing
a mix of fiery gypsy brass and soulful Balkan
anthems.
“I’ve seen incredible things happen on this
block,” Champlin said after disentangling from
another hug.
“It used to be an arts community,”
he recounted. “Brice Marden, Robert
Mapplethorpe, Abbie Hoffman came here a
lot. Robert De Niro’s father had a studio here
at 26 [Bond St.], a very good painter.”
A native of Sierra Madre, California,
Champlin arrived in New York in 1953 with
his partner, artist Dale Joe. Champlin became a
fashion illustrator and the pair started working
for Family Circle magazine as designers. They
moved into 26 Bond in 1959.
“I paid $55 a month and the landlord
loved artists. Those days it was so different,”
Champlin said of a time when few lived in
the area because of its isolation and nighttime
crime. Each morning he would encounter his
landlord standing across the street. When
asked what he was doing, the landlord replied,
“I’m counting the bricks.”
In 1964 Champlin let Andy Warhol photo-
graph some dance sequences in his loft.
The 1970s were, “very bad, this was a
very bad crack block,” he recalled. “We got
through that. Now we have paparazzi because
of the celebrities who live here.”
New buildings at 40 and 48 Bond St. have
attracted several boldface names, giving the
once-staid block “buzz.”
“We’ve been through everything: marriage,
divorce, joy,” Champlin said wistfully. His part-
ner Dale died in 2001.
Another local, artist Chuck Close, stopped
by the street party to say hello.
“He’s such a fixture in the neighborhood,”
Close said after chatting with Champlin. “He’s
a friendly, charming, good neighbor.”
As the hugs continued to envelop him,
Champlin displayed the voluble energy of
someone half his age, greeting old friends,
telling stories and dancing whenever the music
started up.
On a recent visit to his doctor, the ebullient
Champlin received the kind of prescription
that President Obama’s healthcare initiative
should consider: He was told to walk dogs.
Per doctor’s orders, these days Champlin
is the designated walker of four canine neigh-
bors. And when other feline-loving friends go
traveling, he tends to their cats.
“We’re all fans of Jane Jacobs,” Champlin
said as the party wound down. “This is what
she envisioned for our community.”
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number of flights from the location and
that ends all tourist helicopter flights from
30th St. by April 1, 2010.
At a news conference at the heli-
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“It’s unconscionable that the F.A.A. per-
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“And it is ridiculous that private planes and
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craft and communicating with them.”
Nadler demanded that the F.A.A. require
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them when another aircraft is getting too
close.
“We demand that all general [private]
aviation aircraft also be required to carry a
Mode C transponder, a device that sends out
a constant signal announcing a craft’s loca-
tion,” Nadler said.
“Every helicopter and general aviation
aircraft should also be required to file flight
plans, even for trips below 1,100 feet,”
Nadler said. “In fact, we should give serious
consideration to banning all flights below
1,100 feet until we can install radar systems
that can track them.”
At the same time on Monday, West Side
park advocates called for an immediate halt
to tourist flights from 30th St. and regula-
tion of private aircraft flights.
“It was a tragic circumstance, and I think
someone should come up with a plan that
is more intelligent than what’s presently
been happening — which is basically no
plan at all,” said Robert Trentlyon, founder
of the Chelsea Waterside Park Association
and a plaintiff in the lawsuit that led to
the settlement. “I think there’s too much
leeway given to people who can afford to fly
private planes, and most of those flights are
unnecessary.”
“The Hudson River should be closed
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businessmen can hop a chopper on the East
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cial helicopter operations only west of the
Hudson River bulkhead line.
The 30th St. heliport is on the east side
of the bulkhead — or to the land side of the
Hudson River seawall. Under the park legis-
lation, the deadline for ending the 30th St.
heliport’s operation was 2001, and the suit
contended the heliport already had been
illegal for six years.
The suit also named the Hudson River
Park Trust, the state-city agency building
the 5-mile-long riverfront park, because it
had not evicted the illegal heliport from
park property.
The settlement, however, assumed that
the city would find a legal location for com-
mercial and emergency helicopter operation
on a pier on the west side — the river side
— of the park bulkhead. The settlement says
that commercial, government and emer-
gency helicopter flights would continue at
30th St. until the end of 2014 or until a new
heliport is in operation on a nearby pier and
no longer on the so-called upland portion
of the park.
The settlement called for reducing the
number of sightseeing flights from 25,000
between June 2008 and May 31 of this
year, to 12,500 between June of this year
and March 31, 2010. It also set flight pat-
terns requiring sightseeing helicopters, as
much as possible, to depart to the west
over the middle of the river and then fly
north or south. The required arrival is
from the north or south over the middle of
the river and then turning left or right to
the heliport.
A.J. Pietrantone, executive director of
the Friends of Hudson River Park, said on
Monday that the heliport has indeed reduced
the number of flights in compliance with the
agreement and has mostly complied with
the flight patterns.
“We don’t feel that there has been fla-
grant violations of the flight patterns,” he
said.
The agreement also required the heliport
to erect improved barriers to muffle noise
and buffer rotor wind from the park.
“We did have to take [the heliport] back
to court last year to get them to install the
barriers,” Pietrantone said.
Noreen Doyle, vice president of the
Hudson River Park Trust, said on Tuesday
that the Trust was deeply saddened by the
tragedy.
“The Trust remains committed to fully
complying with all aspects of the June
2008 court-ordered settlement…[including]
the complete relocation of the heliport by
December 2012,” Doyle said.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
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Downtown Express photo by Jefferson Siegel
Lorenzo Bossola, 13, and his mother, Paola Casali, missed Saturday’s fatal helicopter flight because Lorenzo was scared about
it, causing them to arrive a few minutes late at the W. 30th St. heliport. Lorenzo held out their pricey tickets for an 11-to-15-
minute helicopter “Big Apple Tour.”
Downtown Express photo by J.B. Nicholas
New York Police Department scuba divers and harbor unit officers recovering a body
on Saturday afternoon off Hoboken after the fatal midair collision over the Hudson
River.
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said on Monday that the F.A.A. has for
too long taken a wait-and-see approach to
low-altitude flights over the Hudson River.
Quinn called for an emergency oversight
meeting of the Council’s Transportation
Committee later this month.
The settlement notwithstanding, Mayor
Mike Bloomberg has long been on record as
saying a heliport on the West Side is vital for
corporate business. And at a news confer-
ence on Saturday, he responded to a ques-
tion about halting sightseeing helicopter
flights by citing the importance of tourism.
Dellaportas, in an email on Monday, had
a very different take on helicopters.
“We view helicopter tours as a need-
less safety hazard, a noise and air polluter
and an all-around menace,” he wrote. “We
believe this great city is as much a draw
without these mechanized mosquitoes as
with them.”
Liberty Helicopters issued a statement
of deepest sympathy for the families of the
passengers and flight crew of both aircraft
in Saturday’s accident and pledged coopera-
tion with the investigation of the National
Transportation Safety Board. Liberty said
Jeremy M. Clarke, 32, the helicopter pilot,
who had been flying with the company for
a year and a half, was an instrument-rated
commercial pilot with more than 3,100
total hours flying helicopters and 850 hours
flying Eurocopters, the helicopter involved
in the accident.
At a press conference in Hoboken, N.J.,
on Sunday, Debbie Hersman, the National
Transportation Safety Board’s chairperson,
giving an update on the first 24 hours of
the accident’s investigation, provided more
details into the grim incident.
Hersman said the helicopter pilot had
1,800 hours of flight time before he was
hired by Liberty in February 2008, after
which he logged an additional 900 hours
in the air.
The plane was a six-seater Piper “Lance,”
she said. Piloted by Steven Altman, 60, of
Pennsylvania, it was flying from Teterboro,
N.J., to Ocean Beach on the Jersey Shore,
with Altman’s brother and nephew as pas-
sengers.
Hersman said that slightly more than 1
minute before the collision, the Teterboro
airport did an “electronic hand-off” of
the plane to Newark Airport. However,
Newark Airport had not been contacted by
the accident aircraft, she said. Teterboro
attempted to reach the plane — but there
was “no contact with the target,” Hersman
said.
The N.T.S.B. chairperson said Liberty
Helicopters has had “eight accidents and
one incident” in the last several years,
Saturday’s midair collision being the first
fatal accident. On July 7, 2007, a Liberty
chopper experienced an “auto-rotation into
the Hudson River,” which is still under
investigation, she said. The tour company
had two accidents and one incident last year,
she noted.
She said that in Saturday’s collision,
the copter — which quickly sunk in water
30 feet deep — had been equipped with
emergency floats, but that these must be
deployed manually.
Because of the small size of both the
plane and helicopter, neither was required
to have a flight recorder or voice record-
er, Hersman said. However, she noted,
N.T.S.B., in the past, has recommended
that small aircraft be equipped with such
devices, and that there are low-cost, light-
weight recorders available.
Although the helicopter flights had been
popular with tourists before Saturday’s fatal
collision, in which five Italian tourists died,
some foreign visitors had trepidation about
going aloft, even before the crash. In the
case of Lorenzo Bossola, 13, and his mother,
Paola Casali, 42, from Rome, Lorenzo’s mis-
givings were what saved their lives.
The two had bought tickets for an 11-to-
15-minute “Big Apple Tour” on one of the
choppers. But Lorenzo was scared about
going up on the copter, which led to their
being late and missing the fatal flight.
“I think somebody put a hand in our...
because he [Lorenzo] didn’t want to come,”
said a shaken Casali afterward, as she sat
with her son on a low stone wall along the
Hudson River Park bikeway by the heli-
port.
Although she had previously taken a
tourist helicopter flight in New York City,
she now asserted, “I think we can enjoy
other things. We can walk. We can visit
Guggenheim. We can visit MoMA. It’s not
important to take helicopter.”
A group of Spanish tourists arriving at
the heliport around 5 p.m., five hours after
the fatal accident, were shocked to hear the
news. They had paid 98 euros apiece —
around $125 — for their tickets. At least
two of them had been reluctant to go aloft.
“My sister, she didn’t want to fly,” said
Juan-Antonio Belda, 38, of Alicante, Spain.
“My sister said, in a few hours, it could be
us.”
Asked how she felt, his sister, Sylvia
Belda, 31, patted her arm and shivered to
indicate goosebumps, then held out a shak-
ing hand.
As for Juan-Antonio, he was fatalistic.
“These things, it’s like a lottery,” he
said.
Similarly, their friend Alejandro Falco,
33, said he wouldn’t be deterred from taking
a tourist helicopter flight in the future, feel-
ing the odds are against being in a crash.
“It’s probability,” he said.
The horrifying accident on a beautiful
summer day was witnessed by thousands
along the Lower West Side waterfront, from
parkgoers out enjoying the High Line and
Hudson River Park to residents gazing out
from apartment windows, balconies and
rooftops.
Jasmine Pan, 28, was taking her Golfing
101 class at Chelsea Piers on Saturday
morning around noon when she couldn’t
believe her eyes.
“The only thing I saw was a black heli-
copter going down,” she said. “I called 911;
it said to leave a message. I was a little bit
scared. At least three of us, we saw it.”
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they soon called the Battery Park City Parks
Conservancy, who in turn called in the
experts: Rich and Patti Brotman.
The Brotmans have been rescuing cats
in Battery Park City for over 15 years, and
they formed an animal search and rescue
unit after 9/11 with the neighborhood’s
Community Emergency Response Team.
For the past several Saturdays,
Rich Brotman, 54, has been rising at
dawn to put sardine-baited traps near
the black cat’s makeshift home, across
from Applebee’s on the west side of the
Goldman site. He has caught four of the
kittens so far, and now they are living in
a large cage in his Gateway Plaza apart-
ment, where they are slowly getting used
to being indoors among people. Soon,
Brotman hopes to find adoptive families
for the kittens.
Brotman trapped the mother as
well, but he released her back into the
neighborhood after getting her neutered
because she was too feral to make a good
pet. Brotman initially heard from workers
that there were as many as eight kittens
in the litter, but the count could have
been exaggerated or several kittens may
have died shortly after being born, as
Brotman only counted five.
After being released, the mother
reunited with her last remaining con-
firmed kitten, and about a week ago they
disappeared from the Goldman site.
That means the spectacle that capti-
vated Silkey and dozens of others is now
likely over. One construction worker
grinned as he described watching the
still-pregnant cat weave around excavat-
ed pits and heaps of materials, dodging
the heavy machinery.
“We just stopped and looked at each
other,” the worker said, shaking his
head.
Now, the four rescued kittens are far
removed from the dust and grime of the
construction site. On a recent sweltering
afternoon, they rested quietly in a cage in
the Brotmans’ cool apartment, their eyes
large and watchful.
“They’re scared still,” Brotman said as
he reached in to stroke them. “They’re not
lap cats yet.”
The kitten with the roundest face —
they don’t yet have names, but Brotman
nicknamed them “the BlackBerries” —
allowed Brotman to pick him up briefly,
but he soon scrabbled at the bars of his
cage, eager to get back inside. One of the
less friendly kittens still hisses occasion-
ally, but Brotman said they all just need
more human contact. Brotman plays a lot
of Grateful Dead music for the kittens,
especially the album “American Beauty.”
“It relaxes them,” he said.
The Brotmans rescued the kittens just
in time — if they are still stray when they
are seven weeks old, it’s hard to ever turn
Kittens born inside Wall Street’s biggest lion
Downtown Express photos by Elisabeth Robert
Rich Brotman holds one of the Goldman “Blackberries,” flanked by Arlo, a deaf white cat discovered at the South Ferry subway
construction site a few years ago, and Bumper, a dog rescued after Hurricane Katrina. Silkey, who helps direct traffic near the
Goldman Sachs construction site, helped take care of the mother cat before the kittens were rescued by Brotman.
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them into friendly pets, Brotman said.
Cats on construction sites are nothing
new, and Brotman said the construction is
actually what brings strays to the neigh-
borhood — just as it has for the past 20
years. Sometimes construction workers
dump cats at the sites to keep the rats at
bay. Other times, cats find the sites on
their own, drawn to the temporary shelter
and scraps of food from the workers.
The city has more strays than usual this
summer, partly because of the mild winter,
Brotman said. Also, the poor economy
means that more people abandon pets they
can no longer afford.
Despite the economy, Brotman hopes
he’ll be able to find homes for the four
kittens, and he is also seeking donations
because each kitten needs about $300
worth of veterinary care.
For now, the kittens fit right into
the Brotmans’ one-bedroom apartment,
a menagerie of former strays. There’s
Bumper, the Chihuahua-spaniel-dachshund
mix Brotman rescued after Hurricane
Katrina. There’s Freebo, a Yorkie that the
Brotmans had planned to keep only tem-
porarily after a nonprofit found him on
the streets of Brooklyn.
And there are a few more felines,
including the alpha male of the apart-
ment, a deaf, white cat named Arlo who
was discovered by construction workers
rebuilding the South Ferry subway station
several years ago. Brotman, who works
in video editing, was reluctant to give an
exact number of pets he owns because
he wasn’t sure if so many were allowed.
Linda Belfer, president of Gateway’s ten-
ant association, said she didn’t know of
any limits on cats, and the complex’s
owner did not comment.
In addition to the live cats and dogs
that peek out from inside bookshelves and
from behind the couch in the Brotmans’
apartment, dozens of others stare down
from the walls in the form of photos, art-
work and figurines. The Brotmans work
assiduously to keep the apartment clean,
but it still has the unmistakable odor of
pets. The couple has no children.
“Animals are more on our level,”
Brotman said.
The Brotmans started rescuing stray
cats in the early ’90s, when Battery Park
City was one big construction site. In
1994, large cat colonies sprung up in
South Cove and where Stuyvesant High
School would later be built. The Brotmans
worked with nonprofits and the B.P.C.
Authority to feed the cats, give them vet-
erinary care and find homes for them.
Ever since then, “People call us when-
ever there’s an animal issue,” Brotman
said. After 9/11, the Brotmans and oth-
ers received formal Federal Emergency
Management Agency training, and now
they teach people with pets about prepar-
ing for disasters. In 2007, they helped
rescue animals when 90 West St. flooded
across the street from the World Trade
Center.
Because of the ongoing construction
in the neighborhood and at the W.T.C.,
Brotman said, “I don’t think we’ll ever be
out of business.”
For more information about adopting
one of the Goldman kittens, call Rich and
Patti Brotman at 212-912-0607 or e-mail
them at [email protected].
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Downtown Express photos by Elisabeth Robert
The cat and kittens spent most of their time in this narrow area inside the tower.
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departed from her Greenwich Village home for Washington, D.C., for confirmation to
the U.S. Supreme Court the next day. At Blue Ribbon Market across the street —
where Sotomayor is known for buying her favorite, sturgeon on toast, or sometimes
just breadsticks and a decaf — Sasha Acosta and Milcar Cruz said “Sonia mania”
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buildings have fallen more than 12 percent
over the last six months, with forecasts indi-
cating that prices could drop below $50 per
square foot for the area’s highest-quality prop-
erties by next year.
According to a report from brokerage Jones
Lang LaSalle, average rents for all Downtown
office buildings have slipped 12.4 percent dur-
ing the past six months — from $48.75 per
square foot to $42.70.
The area’s top-class trophy properties,
which went for an average of just over $70
per square foot a year ago, have seen nearly
a 7 percent decrease over the last six months
—from $64.54 per square foot to $60.23.
The report stated that the sub-$50-per-
square-foot scenario has already occurred at
some Downtown properties. If trophy build-
ings were to suffer similar drops, Downtown
asking rents would return to levels not seen
in five years.
Rents for all Downtown office types tum-
bled nearly 16 percent over the last year, com-
pared to 17 percent decrease in Midtown.
“Longer-term, beyond 2011, the trophy
market outlook is decidedly more positive,”
James Delmonte, vice president and director
of research for Jones Lang LaSalle’s New York
office, said in a statement. “New construction
will nearly halt over the next five years, except
for scaled-back work on the World Trade
Center. In the early to mid-1990s, the last
time new construction was severely limited,
pent-up demand caused rents to spike in the
latter part of the decade.”
RETAIL RUINS
Downtown retail rents showed significant
slippage as of midyear, following the trend of
double-digit decreases across Manhattan’s
major commercial corridors.
Along Broadway, Downtown’s most
active retail stretch, rents fell as much as
20 percent in some areas, according to a
second-quarter report from brokerage CB
Richard Ellis comparing prices to end-of-
year 2008.
In Soho — on Broadway between Houston
and Broome Sts.— retail rents dropped by
6.03 percent since the fourth quarter of last
year, from $510 per square foot to $481 in
midyear 2009.
Lower Manhattan fared worst of all, with
rents along Broadway between Chambers
St. and Battery Park tumbling 20.34 percent
over the last six months, from $251 per
square foot to $209.
“With national G.D.P. looking like it is close
to bottoming out, and the traditional strength
of Manhattan as a global retail magnet, the
second half of 2009 should see a marked
improvement in the market,” said Alison
Lewis, senior managing director and head of
CBRE Tri-State Retail, in a statement.
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Danger in the sky
On Tuesday, the Piper “Lance” single-propeller
plane involved in Saturday’s terrifying midair collision
over the Hudson River off W. 14th St. was lifted from
the river bottom. Recovered with the plane were the
bodies of the last two victims of the fateful accident —
still trapped inside the fuselage.
Sunday morning, the helicopter that had taken
off from the W. 30th St. heliport carrying five Italian
tourists for a brief sightseeing flight, was hauled
from the river’s murky depths, again, with more
bodies — four — inside. A total of nine people died
in the collision, the worst air accident in New York
City since November 2001, when Flight 587 crashed
in Rockaway, killing all 265 aboard.
Following this accident, we’ve all learned more about
the degree to which small aircraft, flying under 1,100
feet over the river, are basically completely on their own
— and dependent on sighting other aircraft visually — in
what is basically totally unregulated airspace. This sort
of accident, tragically, was just waiting to happen.
There needs to be far greater air control of the
Hudson River corridor below 1,100 feet. Although
radar is ineffective in tracking aircraft at these low alti-
tudes — because of the city’s tall buildings — the least
that must be done is to require pilots to have their radios
on and tuned in to and communicating with air control.
The pilot in last Saturday’s collision was out of contact
with air control for only slightly more than a minute, but
that’s when he rammed into the rear of the copter.
The ill-fated helicopter pilot involved in Saturday’s col-
lision may have done nothing wrong; at the last minute,
another copter pilot at the 30th St. heliport reportedly
tried in vain to warn him of the danger fast approaching
him from behind. The fact is, however, that West Side
residents and park advocates have rightly long called for
the heliport to get out of the Hudson River Park.
First, there is the wind, noise and diesel-fuel pollu-
tion from the copters’ engines, all of which negatively
impact parkgoers in Hudson River Park and nearby
residents. In a worst-case disaster scenario, there’s
always the real risk of a copter crashing into Hudson
River Park or onto the West Side Highway or into a
residential building.
It took a lawsuit by Friends of Hudson River Park to
force a settlement last year under which the W. 30th St.
heliport agreed to halve the number of its tourist flights
— from 25,000 to 12,500 annually — as of last month.
Also under the settlement, tourist helicopter flights from
W. 30th St. must cease by April 1, 2010. This will prob-
ably mean a cut in revenue for the Trust, which currently
gets $1 million in annual rent from the heliport. But there
are far better commercial uses for the park that also gen-
erate revenue, with far less quality-of-impact cost.
The settlement also says that commercial, govern-
ment and emergency helicopter flights would continue
at W. 30th St. until the end of 2014 or until a new
heliport is in operation on a nearby pier. We were
more encouraged on Tuesday, however, when Noreen
Doyle, the Hudson River Park’s vice president, said the
Trust is committed to “the complete relocation of the
heliport by December 2012.”
The presence of these nonessential, tourist helicop-
ters — as we saw last weekend — increases exponen-
tially the danger in the Hudson corridor.
In short, it’s time to ban the tourist chopper flights.
There are many reasons why tourists flock to New York
City. Helicopter flights don’t top the list, we’re sure —
and ending them won’t cause any drop-off in tourism.
An IMAX “aerial tour” of the city would be just as fun
— and 100 percent safer.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
F.Y.I.
To The Editor:
As a condo owner, I read the article on
Battery Park City ground rent with great inter-
est (news article, Aug. 7 – 13, “B.P.C. resi-
dents push for ground rent changes”). Most
of the residents of B.P.C., myself included,
know little about the B.P.C. Authority. My
conclusion is that B.P.C.A. is simply a taxa-
tion body for B.P.C. They may sugarcoat
their function, but a mandate to generate
revenue for the city, to be spent outside B.P.C.
is a disgrace. In essence the goals of B.P.C.A.
and the people of B.P.C. are completely antag-
onistic. This is even before you throw in the
actual cost of B.P.C.A. itself. The B.P.C.A.
should be dissolved and let B.P.C. just be
another normal neighborhood in N.Y.C.
Andrew Williams
Council race
To The Editor:
A recent letter by Bill Love, a political
appointee of Councilmember Alan Gerson,
about Gerson’s removal from the ballot by the
Board of Elections fails to point out several
facts (Letters, Aug. 7 – 13, “Ballot access”).
First, it should be noted that Gerson has
engaged in some of the very same ballot access
issues that he is bemoaning. For instance, in
2003 Mr. Gerson chose to challenge the only
other candidate off the ballot, Pete Gleason,
who is also his current opponent. Gerson did
this to avoid having a primary. By attempting
to kick Gleason off the ballot in ‘03, Gerson
held up Gleason’s matching funds and pre-
vented him from fairly challenging Gerson.
Mr. Love, does that sound democratic to you?
Secondly, it is politically expedient for
Gerson to cry typographical error. However,
his current troubles stem from legal blun-
ders involving serious allegations of fraud.
Thirdly, the Board of Elections gave Gerson
an opportunity to cure and explain his petition
defects. He mishandled his opportunity. This
is no surprise to his constituents. Gerson
is notoriously known for missing important
meetings, from constantly postponing his
Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Committee,
to having one of the worst attendance
records, and being chronically absent or late
to important community meetings.
On the other hand, Gerson was neither
missing nor late when casting his vote for an
extension of an undemocratic third term twice
rejected by the voters of New York City.
I ask Mr. Love, and the voters of the First
Council District, does this sound democratic
to you?
Adam Silvera
Democratic District Leader and Pete Gleason
supporter
To The Editor:
I have to respond to your article on
PJ Kim being a Republican (UnderCover,
July 31 – Aug. 6, “Young Republican”).
I remember an issue being made of Julie
Menin having been a Republican. But
with her, she had a strong record of ser-
vice here. Now Kim comes along and it
is reported that he too was a Republican,
although he volunteered on Democratic
campaigns once he got to New York.
The fact is that he was a Republican
when George W. Bush was elected presi-
dent. He did not change his registration
until Nov. 2006. To boot, he barely has
any record here; being limited to the fact
that he was thrown off Community Board
1 for insufficient attendance.
At the last minute (April 2009), he
decides to run for City Council and within
a month he raises $70,000. The record
will show that most of his money comes
from outside of New York State.
According to Downtown Express:
“Kim could be the only candidate who
could support Mayor Bloomberg.” I think
he’s done a good job,’ Kim said.” (news
article, June 5 – 11, “Newcomer to the
Council race says fresh approach is need-
ed”)
I have a problem with a young
Republican-Democrat supporting a
Republican-Independent mayor buying a
third term election, ignoring the people’s
term limits vote. Bloomberg should not
be able to buy an election and a “former”
Republican should not be able to buy a
Council seat.
I disagree that “rumors of Kim’s
Republican roots had some fact and some
falsehood.” I don’t see “falsehood,” only
facts. However the story is spun, he was
a Republican; he moved into the commu-
nity and has no record. His fundraising
alone raises eyebrows; his money does not
come from the district and some comes
from Republican donors.
John R. Scott
John R. Scott has volunteered for City
Council candidate Margaret Chin at some
of her campaign appearances in Tribeca.
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August 14 - 20, 2009 21
“THE WATERFRONT
OF OUR DREAMS”
Aug. 20, 1990
This week in 1990, Manhattan’s West
Side was getting ready to house the “largest
and greatest waterfront park in the world”
by the year 2000. Of course, reporter Jere
Hester was referring to Hudson River
Park. The construction was burdened by
delay and conflict as the former West Side
Waterfront Panel, a community organiza-
tion appointed by Gov. Mario Cuomo,
struggled to fully develop plans and raise
funds for a 4 and a half-mile park that
would stretch all the way to 59
th
St. The
group was criticized by other commu-
nity activists and advocates for relying too
heavily on funds from developers, and not
seeking out more public funding for the
$500 million dollar project,
Panel chairperson Michael Del Giudice
emphasized the group’s progress and
refused to entertain the idea of asking the
government or mayor for more money,
considering they had already gotten a
commitment of $200 million from the city
and state during a fiscal crises. Kathryn
Freed, who later became a councilmem-
ber, was described as a “Tribeca commu-
nity activist,” who worried the commu-
nity would get “screwed” and demanded
something in writing.
The plan called for a 200-acre park
with an esplanade, tennis courts, bas-
ketball hoops, playing fields, and major
restoration of the rapidly deteriorating
piers. Cuomo had appointed the panel
to explore the possibility of extending
the walkway 154 miles up the Hudson
to the Mohawk River. At the time, the
economy was deflating, and many hoped
that the plan would boost the economy…
but as Hester wrote almost 20 years ago,
the panel’s plan was “iffy at best.” They
considered everything from raising the
real estate tax assessments of waterfront
properties (an idea that recently surfaced
again) to scaling back on the $185 million
dollar pier rehabilitation plan.
On September 1999, Hudson River
Park’s first permanent section opened
in Greenwich Village. Part of the park’s
permanent Tribeca section opened last
summer, and the rest is scheduled to open
at the end of next year.
Prepared by
Helaina N. Hovitz
RIPPED FROM OUR HEADLINES
BY JERE HESTER
BY JERRY TALLMER
Kate Mostel scratched out one after
another of the close friends in her address
book. “They’re dropping like flies,” the
Irish in her said. And that was more than 25
years ago. Zero she didn’t have to scratch
out. He was already gone. And she would
go not too long later.
Well, Kate, just this past couple of weeks
we’ve lost Walter Cronkite, whom I knew
only through the tube; Frank McCourt,
whom I knew and loved in print and in the
flesh; Sidney Zion, whom I think I could
call my closest friend for 45 years; and now,
just before the weekend, Budd Schulberg,
age 95, whom I’ve known and hero-wor-
shipped since I was in my teens, and whose
“What Makes Sammy Run” had a certain
one-to-one shaping force on my life that no
other book could ever parallel.
Budd Schulberg was at Dartmouth
College, in the hills of New Hampshire,
seven years before me; in fact, he also pre-
ceded me by seven years as editor in chief of
The Dartmouth, a five-days-a-week broad-
sheet that was the oldest college newspaper
in this country. There are people who would
also have called it the best.
In my time the central crisis with
which we had to deal was Hitler, Fascism,
Isolationism and World War II. In Budd’s
time it was Depression, Breadlines, Strikes,
Big Business vs. Labor, the New Deal.
Budd set a precedent for us in display-
ing editorial guts. He took himself and
The Dartmouth into Vermont to report, in
depth, on the bitter granite quarry strikes.
Among the quarry owners there were a
number of fat cat Dartmouth alumni who
had in years past contributed heavily to the
college.
Let’s put it this way: “It cost the col-
lege a million dollars, but it was worth it
to have a Budd Schulberg at Dartmouth,”
said Ernest Martin Hopkins, the grand old
college president of Budd’s day and my own
— and this, in either case, in an era when
there were damned few Jews, big-city Jews,
in the student body altogether, much less
running the school newspaper.
Which brings us to “What Makes Sammy
Run,” the Hollywood novel on which Budd,
the son of Paramount’s B.P. Schulberg,
was at work, across the river in Thetford
, Vermont, in my junior year of 1940-’41.
I would go across the river and hang out
at Budd’s house because I was in love with
his wife, Jigee, but everyone in and out
of Hollywood was also in love with Jigee
(Virginia Ray) Schulberg, so that was all
right.
Budd did not show me or anyone I knew
any part of the work in progress, and that
was all right, too. All the greater bite and
impact when, a year or two later, “What
Makes Sammy Run” did come out, with its
quietly acid-etched portrait of a copy boy
who rises to Hollywood tycoon over the dis-
emboweled corpses of those who befriended
him, worked with him, loved him.
The unspoken point about Sammy Glick
was, and is to this day, that he was not
only a Jew but also a certain kind of Jew,
a hustler who could almost have sprung
from the cartoons in Julius Streicher’s Nazi
newspaper — avaricious, ruthless, tireless,
principle-less, the ironic opposite of self-
effacing, sensitive, stammer-prone Budd
himself.
The day I finished reading “What Makes
Sammy Run” was the day I swore never to
become a Sammy Glick myself — so thank
you, Budd, for keeping me from becoming a
Hollywood mogul with bucks up the bazoo,
or any other kind of tycoon, alas.
Speaking of which: In 1952 or ’53 the
Hollywood mogul Sam Spiegel was assem-
bling the elements of what was to become a
movie called “On the Waterfront,” script by
Budd, direction by Kazan, etc. etc.
At Dartmouth College, in Budd’s day
and my own, there had been an extraor-
dinary professor of English named Sidney
Cox. Now, in the early ’50s, some few
years after Cox’s death, Budd thought there
should be some sort of memorial to him. He
assembled a small group — himself, myself,
a half-dozen others — to go up to Hanover
of a spring weekend to work out the details
of such a memorial. Budd, as shooting
neared on “On the Waterfront,” flew up
to Hanover by way of a small airport in
Lebanon, New Hampshire.
“But Budd,” shrieked Sam Spiegel when
Budd told him he was taking the weekend
off, “what about the picture?”
“Don’t worry, Sam,” Budd said, “I’ll
have the script with me, and I’ll fly back
Monday morning.”
“But Budd,” Sam Spiegel shrieked, ”what
if the plane crashes?”
All of which reminds me of an earlier
movie — 15 or so years earlier. An epic
called “Winter Carnival,” produced by pres-
tigious Dartmouth alumnus Walter Wanger,
to be partially shot in Hanover during the
real winter carnival of 1938, my freshman
year.
For one whole week or more, The
Dartmouth was full of features about the
movie, its stars (Ann Sheridan, Richard
Carlson), its settings, its crews, its creators
and other endless gobbledygook.
Seven years later — upon returning
to the campus and The Dartmouth after
World War II — I went through the bound-
volume stories of that weekend, several of
which mentioned Budd Schulberg among
the screenwriters. And one other sentence,
just one: “Also in the party is the writer F.
Scott Fitzgerald.”
We did not know who he was. In 1938
we at Dartmouth, we kids, we about-to-be
stellar members of the classes of Sidney
Cox, did not know who Scott Fitzgerald
was. He had already been forgotten.
But Budd Schulberg knew. He was in
fact taking care as best he could that week-
end of that unknown Hollywood writer who
was “also in the party.” And a dozen years
later, in 1950, Budd put him into another
novel, “The Disenchanted,” which subse-
quently became a Broadway prizewinner
starring Jason Robards, Jr.
There are many other Budds, of course,
whom I did not know, do not know. The
Budd who was a prizefight nut I never knew
— sensitive, quiet, deep-think, tongue-tied
Budd Schulberg, the heavyweight champion
of ringsiders — well, tied with Norman
Mailer and Pete Hamill, among others.
The Budd Schulberg who named names
— that Budd I never knew, and never talked
with him about it, either. Figured it was
his business — and I had seen “On the
Waterfront” anyway, with its apologia for
naming names, and worshipped it for other,
more dazzling, less arguable reasons, and
still do.
I was even one of the few theatergoers
who thought the 1995 Broadway musical
adaptation of “On the Waterfront,” though
a crazy idea, wasn’t actually all that bad.
The very last time I ever saw Budd, at
the Players Club a few months ago — a
very beautiful old man under a crown of
thick, glossy white-on-white hair — he told
me, with pride, in a thin, halting whisper,
that that same musical adaptation of “On
the Waterfront” was at that very moment a
smash hit in London.
I asked if he would like to be interviewed
by me about his whole life and times, look-
ing back from age 95, and he nodded yes.
Then this thing happened, and that thing
happened, to him as well as to me, and I
never got around to it. So this will have to
do, Budd, and thanks for everything, start-
ing with that anti-role model, Sammy Glick.
I owe you one.
DOWNTOWN NOTEBOOK
Thanks, Budd, for everything, even for Sammy Glick
“THE WATERFRONT
OF OUR DREAMS”
Aug. 20, 1990
This week in 1990, Manhattan’s West
Side was getting ready to house the “largest
and greatest waterfront park in the world”
by the year 2000. Of course, reporter Jere
Hester was referring to Hudson River
Park. The construction was burdened by
delay and conflict as the former West Side
Waterfront Panel, a community organiza-
tion formed by Gov. Mario Cuomo, strug-
gled to fully develop plans and raise funds
for a 4 and a half-mile park that would
stretch all the way to 59
th
St. The group
was criticized by other community activ-
ists and advocates for relying too heavily
on funds from developers, and not seeking
out more public funding for the $500 mil-
lion dollar project,
Panel chairperson Michael Del Giudice
emphasized the group’s progress and
refused to entertain the idea of ask-
ing the government or mayor for more
money, considering they had already got-
ten a commitment of $200 million from
the city and state during a fiscal crises.
Kathryn Freed, who later became a coun-
cilmember, was described as a “Tribeca
community activist,” worried the commu-
nity would get “screwed” and demanded
something in writing.
The plan called for a 200-acre park
with an esplanade, tennis courts, bas-
ketball hoops, playing fields, and major
restoration of the rapidly deteriorating
piers. Cuomo had appointed the panel
to explore the possibility of extending
the walkway 154 miles up the Hudson
to the Mohawk River. At the time, the
economy was deflating, and many hoped
that the plan would boost the economy…
but as Hester wrote almost 20 years ago,
the panel’s plan was “iffy at best.” They
considered everything from raising the
real estate tax assessments of waterfront
properties (an idea that recently surfaced
again) to scaling back on the $185 million
dollar pier rehabilitation plan.
On September 1999, Hudson River
Park’s first permanent section opened
in Greenwich Village. Part of the park’s
permanent Tribeca section opened last
summer, and the rest is scheduled to open
at the end of next year.
Prepared by
Helaina N. Hovitz
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BY JERE HESTER
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ARTS +GAMES This project, designed by an art specialist for
school age children, includes clay, painting and jewelry design.
Free. Thurs through Oct 29, 3:30-5:30pm. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Park, Battery Park City (access: Chambers). Call 212-267-9700, or
visit bpcparks.org.
CHILDREN’S BASKETBALL Children can play with adjustable
height hoops, plus participate in fun drills to improve skills. Free.
Mon and Fri through Oct 30 (except holiday weekends) 3:30-
4:30pm for 5-6 year olds, 4:30-5:30pm for 7 & older. Nelson A.
Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City (access: Chambers Street).
Call 212-267-9700, or visit bpcparks.org.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS (CMA) Children can
explore painting, collage, and sculpture through self-guided art
projects. Open art stations are ongoing throughout the afternoon,
giving children the opportunity to experiment with materials such
as paint, clay, fabric, paper, and found objects. Admission $10.
Wed-Sun, 12-5pm, Thurs 12-6pm. Children’s Museum of the Arts,
182 Lafayette St, Call 212- 274-0986, or visit cmany.org.
DOWNTOWN SUMMER DAY CAMP Enjoy the same enrich-
ing activities that country day camps offer without the stress of
traveling out of the city every day on a bus. The camp combines a
daily program with special events to give children an exciting and
varied camp experience. Kids K-6th grade. For rates and to regis-
ter, go to downtowndaycamp.com or call 212-766-1104, x250.
EAST INDIAN FAMILY DANCE Children will be able to expe-
rience energetic and joyful community dancing at Battery Park
City. Free. Aug 15, 6:30-8pm. Esplanade Plaza (located along the
Hudson River at the end of Liberty St). Visit bpcparks.org.
FUN FOR KIDS AT THE NYC POLICE MUSEUM Kids can test
out the sirens used in an NYPD patrol car, take their friend’s “mug
shot” in a police line-up and see what life is like on the other side
of the bars in a real jail cell — a much more. Adults $7, children
(6-18): $5.00, children under 6: free. New York City Police Muse-
um, 100 Old Slip. Call 212-480-3100, or visit nycpolicemuseum.
org.
GONE FISHIN AT THE SCHOONER PIONEER Participants
will have an opportunity to use an otter trawl net to catch live
animals in New York Harbor, and examine them up close before
releasing them. They will also learn about the local harbor estu-
ary where these creatures live, and how human activity threatens
their survival. $40 adults, $35 students & seniors, $25 children 12
and under. Aug 29, 12-3pm. South Street Seaport, Pier 16. Visit
southstreetseaportmuseum.org.
GLOBAL STORY HOUR Through weekly stories, participants
learn about new countries and cultures, participate in interac-
tive activities, and learn how to make a difference. Every Fri at
3:30pm. Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terr, Battery
Park City. Call 212-537-0511, or visit actioncenter.org.
KIDS STORYTIME Storyteller Yvonne Brooks leads a storytime
with arts and crafts for kids ages 3-7, every Sat at 12pm in the
children’s section. Baby storytime with storyteller Stewart Dawes
takes place on Fri at 4:00pm for ages younger than 2. McNally
Jackson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, (between Lafayette and Mul-
berry). Call 212-274-1160, or visit mcnallyjackson.com.
KIDS PROGRAMS Put your children’s energy to good use
through art, basketball, chess, cycling, exploration, gardening,
and music among other activities. Days, materials fees, and park
locations vary. Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, Two South
End Ave. Call 212-262-9700, or visit bcparks.org.
MOVIES FOR KIDS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE
AMERICAN INDIAN Special screenings for the kids are shown
through Aug 30 at 10:30 and 11:45am, daily. Films shown: The
Legend of Quillwork Girl and her Seven Star Brothers, Letter from
an Apache and others. National Museum of the American Indian,
One Bowling Green. Call 212-514-3700, or visit nmai.si.edu.
PRESCHOOL DAY CAMP Children 18 months to 5 years old
are invited on a quest for summer fun! This summer’s theme is
“Safari.” Kids will learn about the jungle, do safari searches for
animals, plan a “trip” to far away places, and engage in a lot of
imaginative play. Flexible schedules including half days, full days
and day care options are offered. Limited space is still available
through Aug 21.The Educational Alliance, 197 East Broadway
(between Jefferson & Clinton St) For more information, call 646-
395-4250 or email [email protected].
PLAYDATE AND NEW PARENT DROP IN The Playdate
“Drop-In” is a great place to bring toddlers. While the children
play together, the parents can socialize in the parenting center.
The New Parent “Drop-In” gives new parents the chance to dis-
cuss their concerns and ask questions. Topics include feeding,
sleeping, creating support networks. Punch card for 10 sessions
is $100. Summer Special: $90 punch card if purchased before
Aug 31. Playdate Drop-Ins are Mon & Thurs, 10-11:30am and
Tues 3-4:30pm. New Parent Drop-Ins are Mon 1:30-3:30pm. Edu-
cational Alliance Downtown Parenting Center,197 East Broadway
(between Jefferson & Clinton St.) Visit edalliance.org.
PRESCHOOL PLAY AND ART Join other toddlers, parents
and caregivers for interactive play on a grassy lawn. Toys, books
and equipment provided. Free. Mon, Tue and Wed, through Oct
27 (except Sept 7 and Oct 12) 10am- 12pm. Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Park. Call 212-267-9700, or visit bpcparks.org.
SUMMER ART COLONIES The Children’s Museum of the Arts
will run a Summer Art Colony on Governors Island and the CMA
facility at 182 Lafayette Street in Soho for children ages 6 to 14.
The two-week day camp sessions, led by professional artists,
will run though September 4. CMA’s Summer Art Colonies allow
children to spend their summers exploring nearly every art form
in the fine, performing and media arts. The classes are structured
to allow full immersion into art. For more information, call 212-
627-5766, or visit cmany.org.
STORIES AND SONGS Created especially for infants, toddlers
and preschoolers, this event will bring together both the children
and their parents. Free. Mon and Wed, from Sept 14. 9:30am to
10:10am– 6 to 12 months old. 10:20am to 11:00am – 15 months
to 2 years old. 11:10am to 11:50am – 2 years old and up. 12 to
12:4pm – mixed ages. BPCPC Meeting Room at The Verdesian.
Enter at door north of main entrance (access: Murray St or War-
ren St) Call 212-267-9700, or visit bpcparks.org.
STORYTIME AT BABYLICIOUS Children ages 3 to 4 are
welcome to participate in free storytime with songs, stories
and lots of fun. Free. Every Tue, 9:30am. Babylicious, 51 Hudson
St(between Duane and Jay St). Call 212-406-7440, or visit baby-
liciousnyc.com.
STORIES FOR ALL AGES Children are able to enjoy a storytime
in beautiful Battery Park City. Aug 15, 11am. Rector Park West.
Call 212-267-9700, or visit bpcparks.org.
TODDLER PLAY GROUP Story time, play time and fun educa-
tional activities are all part of the Community Toddler Play Group
for parents with their children. Foster your toddler’s imagination
through history, science and maritime-themed activities using
interactive materials and engaging book readings.$7 per child,
free to family members, Every Wed, 1-2:30pm, South Street
Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St. Call 212-748-8786, or visit south-
streetseaportmuseum.org.
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM-SUMMER ART CLASS-
ES This program provides affordable art classes for kids and
teens — allowing students to experience creating art in a
professional art school environment. Class size is limited to 12
students, so individual attention is maximized. All art supplies
are included. For ages 10 to 14 and 15 to 19. Meetings twice
a week for 6 weeks. $220 per 12-session course. Through
Aug 14. Educational Alliance Art School. 197 East Broadway
between Jefferson and Clinton Streets. To register, or for more
information, call Lee Vasu at 646-395-4237 or visit edalliance.
org/artschool.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR EVENT IN THE DOWN-
TOWN EXPRESS KIDS LISTINGS? Listings requests may be
e-mailed to [email protected]. Please provide the date,
time, location, price and a description of the event. Information
may also be mailed to 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10013-1548. Requests must be received two weeks before
the event is to be published. Questions? Call 646-452-2507.
Recreational Soccer for Fall 2009
Age appropriate skills training, FIFA recommended formats,
supervision by licensed coaches – FUN club experience.
Registration begins May 23
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Tryouts for Travel Soccer Teams 2009 – 10
Competitive teams U10 – 18. Play in local leagues and regional
tournaments. Tryouts take place in May: see websites for details.

Academy Training U6 – 9
Serious skills training without the pressure of league play.

Summer Camp: June 8 – August 21
Half- and Full- day options available: register by the week.

Summer programs for Travel level players 2009
Weeknight training + weekend games. ALL PLAYERS welcome.
DUSC Fratelsa Camp, July 20 – 24, players U10 – U14.
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NEW! DUSC NORTH at Randalls Island
Summer camp, Fall Travel and Academy teams.
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Moving Visions’ Murray Street Studio
A Wise Choice for your child’s dance education!
Dance for Children and Teens
• Modern Ballet (ages 5-18) • Choreography (ages 8 & up)
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BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK
Urban Art. Street Art. Mural Art. Aerosol
Art. Spray Art. Guerilla Art. Tag Art. Call graf-
fiti what you will — but there’s no denying it’s
a big part of life in NYC (whether we realize
it or not). That sentiment was expounded by
painter/photographer Shell Sheddy.
Sheddy, who prefers to be called “an art
activist,” is the curator of “GRAF: Reading the
Writing on the Wall; images of the L.E.S. 1968
to present,” an overview of this contentious
art form (currently showing at the Tompkins
Square Park Library Gallery).
Sheddy, who has installed exhibits at the
library and at other venues, likes to create
themed shows that talk about our surround-
ings. Given that the whole history of the Lower
East Side is intertwined with political, social
and personal expressions of graffiti, Sheddy
realized this was a natural subject. “Sometimes
it’s to speak out about something that’s wrong.
Sometimes it’s creating something the com-
munity can rally around, like hardships, times
of greed, overdevelopment and destruction,
and finding ways to fight back — whether it’s
making murals or doing something in the com-
munity gardens. Sometimes it’s just to say that
you are present,” she explained.
Because of the negative connotations of the
word “graffiti,” Sheddy went back to its Latin
roots to play with “graf” and “graph” (which
means to inscribe, write, put a mark down);
to, she clarifies, “make your presence known. I
thought it was important to address the images
and do this show to present all the variations of
graffiti since it is treated as ‘criminal mischief’
instead of ‘artistic expression.’”
Jane Weissman, co-author with Janet Braun-
Reinitz of “On the Wall: Four Decades of
Community Murals in New York City,” also
acknowledged that graffiti is “a loaded word.”
She and Braun-Reinitz are involved with
Artmakers — the artist-run, politically oriented
community mural organization. “We try to stay
away from the word ‘graffiti artist,’ which to
so many people means tagging, which we all
agree is vandalism. Graffiti artists who work
with community groups and create commu-
nity murals, like Lady Pink, Tats Cru and Lee
Quinones, are ‘aerosol artists’ who wield the
can in lieu of the paintbrush in the name of ‘fine
art,’” said Weissman.
However, Sheddy (who has an autographed
copy of Weissman’s book) noted that not all
muralists use aerosol; some use paintbrush-
es and stencils. She agreed that what she
terms “ego tags” have denigrated the form, but
believes that sometimes it can add something to
a wall or mural that integrates it. “When some-
one scribbles initials or names without interest-
ing letters across something, like a beautiful old
building or someone else’s art, that is invasive
and disrespectful to your work. But I liked the
subway cars being covered.”
The list of participating graf luminaries is
an ongoing, evolving process similar to the art
form’s ephemeral character (so works might
be added throughout the run). “The nature
of street art — graffiti, murals, tags, stencils,
stickers, light chalk, projecting lights onto side-
walks — is change,” she explained. “Graf is a
transient medium. Even muralist community-
based art makers understood that the murals
would not last, except perhaps in memories and
photographic documentation,” Sheddy said. “It
would be wonderful if they could stay there
forever, but even the artists paint over their
own murals.”
Apocalynn, a resident of the Lower East
Side who is of Cherokee descent, defines herself
as a spray artist. Her original panels, which are
imbued with Native American symbols, animals
and spirits, hark back to the 1980s. Juan Carlos
Pinto’s extraordinary portraits of John Lennon,
Martin Luther King, Salvador Dali and Bob
Marley (which appeared on subway station
walls) are composed entirely of cut up, recycled
MetroCards.
One corner of the gallery is devoted to
“public art/private collection,” through five
works by Leviticus — including a broken down
wooden stool with his trademark orange lines
and yellow signature, and a particle board De
La Vega, “Become Your Dream” with signature
fish drawing.
Peter Missing, who is back from Berlin, is
still “missing,” but at least one of his works
will eventually appear. His symbol of an upside
down wine glass with three strikes crossed and
the message “the Party is over” was ubiquitous
on the walls and sidewalks of the East Village
in the 1980s.
Rebecca Lepkoff, Silviana Goldsmith, Marlis
Momber and Paul Adrian Davies provide lin-
gering memories and photographic documenta-
tion. “It’s a good thing I have the best street
photographers of the neighborhood represent-
ing the images that surrounded us and helped
to define our neighborhood from the late 1960s
to the present,” said Sheddy. She was born on
the Lower East Side, left as a child, and moved
back to the East Village as an adult in 1989. Her
wall of striking color photographs on foam core
depict artists at work — murals and tags on a
plenitude of surfaces all throughout the Lower
East Side.
The youthful, prolific Sheddy, blessed with
a curly black mane, an infectious laugh, quick
wit and mind, was the “She” graffiti artist of
an earlier era (but she’s not exhibiting any of
these works). She did a series in the subway
and upstate called “She walks and talks, like
she actually is one” — her lady series (spoken
word and drawings of a woman’s face in fuchsia
paint). “It was a boy’s world, which is why I did
it. It was extending myself to put it out there
and see how people reacted to it. First, there is
nothing on the wall, and then boom, the next
day there it is,” she said. “A lot of times when
dealing with graffiti, you don’t have permis-
sion; you have to give yourself permission,” she
laughed.
Sheddy installed a pull down roll of heavy
construction paper on a wall. “When the artists
found out about the show, they were like, ‘how
great, a blank wall,’ and the library people were
like, ‘oh, no, a graffiti show,’ panic. The best
thing would be if they could paint directly on
the library wall. We compromised and will have
something that can be taken away,” she said
with a mischievous laugh. Oh, the temptation.
‘Art Activist’ sheds light on ‘aerosol artists’
Exhibit documents ephemeral medium throughout L.E.S.
Image courtesy of the artist
“Love Mother Earth” / by Shell Sheddy (on E. 10th St., bet Ave. A & E. 1st St.)
GRAF: READING THE WRITING
ON THE WALL
Through August 31
At the Tompkins Square Park Library Gallery
331 E. 10th Street (between Avenues A and B)
Hours vary according to library schedule. Call
212-228-4747 or visit www.nypl.org
ART
JULIE & JULIA
As many of you know, I recently spent
six weeks in the hospital and two weeks
recovering at home. “Julie & Julia” was the
first film I saw in eight weeks, and it was
a wonderful choice. It is pure entertain-
ment.
The title of the film should be amended
to “Julie, Julia & Nora.” Nora Ephron’s
script and direction along with the perfor-
mances of Meryl Streep and Amy Adams
add up to one joyous picture.
Ms. Ephron did something unique in
basing the movie on the life of Julia Child
(Meryl Streep) and the experience of Julie
Powell (Amy Adams) who wrote an on-
line blog about her experience in cook-
ing all 524 recipes in Julia’s cookbook,
“Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”
She completed the task within her self-
imposed deadline of 365 days. The film
goes back and forth between the lives of
the two women, and both actresses are
totally convincing in their roles.
The supporting roles of Julia’s husband,
Paul (Stanley Tucci), and young Julie’s hus-
band, Eric (Chris Messina), are also mar-
velously performed. One scene of Julia and
Paul becoming sensual in bed may cause
some, who thought of Julia as a mother
figure, to close their eyes feeling as though
they accidentally violated the privacy of
their parents’ bedroom.
THE HURT LOCKER (+)
This is without a doubt one of the best
war pictures I have ever seen, and I have
seen most of them.
The film follows three American soldiers
in Iraq responsible for defusing bombs.
They often drive along dangerous roads in
which bombs, intended to maim and kill
American soldiers, have been planted by
Iraqi terrorists.
Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner)
is assigned to the unit after his predecessor
was killed disarming a bomb. James, clearly
not your normal soldier, wants to compe-
tently perform his duties and return home
alive. He has already disarmed over 700
bombs and seems to care nothing about his
own safety. The second person in the unit,
who prefers to operate by the book, is Sgt.
J. T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie). Sanborn
worries that James’ actions are endan-
KOCH
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FringeNYC celebrates lucky year 13
Best bets among a bevy of odd offerings
BY SCOTT STIFFLER
What happens every August, exhausts even
the most tireless theatergoer, and features more
thespians than a barrel full of bloated, budget-
busting Broadway babies? FringeNYC.
Taking place August 14 through 30,
FringeNYC bills itself as “the largest multi-arts
festival in North America” — and backs up
that boast with several dozen productions by
over 200 companies from all over the world.
Now in its thirteenth year, this wildly
uneven, curiously curated fest has birthed many
genuine works of genius — while bestowing its
seal of approval on more than one yawn-induc-
ing, head-scratching debacle. Often rough and
frayed at the edges but ultimately elegant in
form and noble in function, its $15 per-show
ticket price means you can take more than a
few chances before your bill totals the cost
of just one Broadway show. For FringeNYC
tickets and information, visit www.fringenyc.
org or call 866-468-7619. Discount passes to
multiple shows are available.
Sight unseen, here are our totally biased,
not nearly comprehensive picks of likely
prospects and unusual suspects.
ALCHEMIST OF LIGHT
It’s 1914; do you know where your leg-
endary filmmaker is? This new comic thriller
is based on the life of early-era cinemagician
George Méliès (whose 1902 film “A Trip
to the Moon” has special effects which still
amaze). “Alchemist” combines the tale of
a has-been French filmmaker gunning for
a comeback with screenings of legendary
flicks from the first years of the last century.
At The Connelly Theater. At Lafayette Street
Theatre.
COMPLETE WRITER
This serious comedy centers around two
obsessive linguists, a determined child and a
charismatic guru. Together, this motley crew
(each with their own agenda) clash over the
power and perversion of language. At The
Studio @ Cherry Lane Theater.
CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH
In this true story presented as a multi-
media drama, a brother and sister salvage
pages from their father’s unfinished memoir
from the wreckage of a plane crash. Two
generations of West Africans become linked
by a shaman’s prophesy. At CSV Cultural
and Educational Center.
DANCING WITH GHOSTS
A thematic companion to the previously
listed show, this modern exploration of
ancient performance and manipulated per-
ception draws from shamanic lore to tell
the tale of Harley Newman — named for his
uncle (an adopted brother to the shaman in a
tribe of headhunters). At HERE Arts Center,
Dorothy B. Williams Theater.
EMINENE
A runaway girl and a mysterious stranger
roam a post-apocalyptic landscape in search
of safety —while trying to avoid border
patrols and two-headed mutants. At The
New School for Drama Theater.
FACE THE MUSIC…AND DANCE!
Five NYC choreographers present dif-
ferent perspectives on the struggles of mod-
ern life. In the process, they reveal the
power of dance as an anecdote to despair.
Choreographed by Tina Croll, Heidi Latsky,
Maura Nguyen Donahue and Noa Sagie
(and, we suppose, a fifth person not listed
in the promotional blurb!). At The Robert
Moss Theatre.
GROUPIES
Old or young, gay or straight, black or
white; almost every flavor percolating in the
great American melting pot has been fasci-
nated by the trappings of fame. “Groupies”
starts with that pop concept-cum-conceit
— then branches out with unexpected trips
into the minds, passions, and sexuality of
four very different people. Central to all
of their psyches? Celebrity. Central to the
play? Humanity, love, regret, loneliness and
unexpected twists. At The Studio @ Cherry
Lane Theatre.
Photo by Naftali Beane Rutter
The obsessive linguists of “Complete Writer”
Photo by Motoyuki Ishibashi
The Samurai storytellers of “Scattered Lives”
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HAROLD PINTER PAIR
Two one-acts by Harold Pinter (“The
Lover” and “Ashes to Ashes”) ask the
respective questions: Can a woman be
both wife and mistress to her husband?
Can a man reckon with his wife’s erot-
ic sadomasochistic past? Discover the
answers amongst the angst, the pauses,
the menace and the humor that combine
to make the signature Pinter style. At The
SoHo Playhouse.
HIS GREATNESS
Is fiction stranger than truth? This
work, much-praised during its Vancouver
run, delivers a “potentially true” story
about two days in the last years of the life
of a playwright who’s grasping at former
glories while gasping for a comeback.
Is that desperate playwright Tennessee
Williams or just based on his persona?
The producers aren’t telling. At the Cherry
Lane Theatre.
HOW NOW, DOW JONES
It’s 1968 all over again — with a 2009
twist — in this updated version of a decades-
old work whose theme of financial distress
seems depressingly familiar. Musical com-
edy helps the medicine go down as central
character Kate frets over her fiancé’s deci-
sion to delay the wedding until the Dow
Jones Average hits 1,000. At Minetta Lane
Theatre.
I WILL FOLLOW
A Long Island girl goes on a 20-year
search for truth, love and religion —
helped along by the omnipresent music of
U2. At The Actors’ Playhouse.
JUST DON’T TOUCH ME, AMIGO
Writer and performer Fernando Gambaroni’s
one-man show turns out to be the tale of every
man — and woman — who has every arrived
in NYC, went to sleep, and woke up the next
day with an overwhelming sense of being the
new kid on the block and a stranger in a strange
land. At manhattan theater source.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Alabama-based BAMA Theatre Company
takes a stab at Shakespeare’s perennial
summertime tale by having its eight actors
magically morph from character to charac-
ter with only the contents of a single suit-
case to help set the scene. At The Cherry
Lane Theater.
MUFFIN MAN
This modern take on the classic nursery
rhyme tells the musical tale of a little barista
in love with the Muffin Man. Can Lyla navi-
gate the daily barrage of customers, family
and friends in order to tell the Muffin Man
how she feels? If you still believe in happy
endings, you already know the answer. At
The Lafayette Street Theatre.
SCATTERED LIVES
Swords rip through flesh in this meld-
ing of traditional Japanese Samurai story-
telling and revved up rock music. Shido
stumbles through drunken battles against
countless warriors in search of his way back
to Bushido. At the Robert Moss Theatre.
SOME EDITING AND SOME MUSIC
Mortification used to be the normal reac-
tion when somebody sneaked a peek at your
diary. This modern trio, however, doesn’t
mind putting their innermost thoughts on
YouTube for all to see. Can they market
their online personas while controlling their
lives outside of the electronic realm? At The
Robert Moss Theatre.
TALES FROM THE TUNNEL
Dirty? Hot? Sticky? Crowded? It can
only be the NYC subway system in the sum-
mertime. Sit in air conditioned comfort as
you hear over 150 true stories culled from
people who ride in a hole in the ground. At
The Connelly Theater.
UNION SQUARED
This romantic comedy about a woman
who falls in love with her husband’s mistress
is set in Union Square and complicated by
the presence of a meddling Jewish mother.
At The Players Theatre.
WILLY NILLY
Piper McKenzie (the theater compa-
ny whose brains are the brawn behind
Brooklyn’s Brick Theater) presents “Willy
Nilly” — a “musical exploitation” timed
to coincide with 40th anniversary of the
Manson family and the Tate-Labianca
Murders. This self-proclaimed “tasteless
rock’n’roll spoof” tells the tale of a filthy
faux-Messiah, his cult of wanton women
and high Hollywood murder — through
copious amounts of gore, gratuitous
nudity and cruel stereotypes. The man
behind this ambitious affront? Trav S.D.
— a Downtown Express contributor and
prolific renaissance freakazoid. At Dixon
Place.
WOYZECK
Coming off rave reviews from its Los
Angeles run, L.A.’s Gangbusters Theatre
Company presents their acclaimed produc-
tion of George Buchner’s classic about a
mentally challenged enlisted soldier who is
provoked by his superiors to kill his unfaith-
ful lover. At Lafayette Street Theatre.
gering the lives of all three men in the
unit. The third soldier, Specialist Owen
Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), believes that
he was wounded because of James’ irre-
sponsible behavior and unwillingness to
avoid danger.
The United States is now scheduled to
remove its troops from Iraq by December
31, 2011. We should get out of Afghanistan
even sooner. It is not a country that can
be saved, nor is it a plot of land that is
worth saving. Last week, five American
soldiers were killed in one day — and
casualties will increase with each passing
week. Remaining in Afghanistan is simply
a waste of American lives and blood.
“The Hurt Locker” (I have no idea
what the title means) was directed by
Kathryn Bigelow. The script, clearly based
on fact, was written by Mark Boal (who
was once enclosed with a bomb squad in
Baghdad).
Don’t miss this film, every moment of
which is filled with excitement. It is cur-
rently playing at the Landmark’s Sunshine
Cinema on East Houston Street which has
very comfortable, stadium seating.
Koch on film
Continued from page 23
FringeNYC is a great opportunity to
reconnect with (or discover) some of down-
town’s most creatively ambitious theaters.
Here’s information on all of the FringeNYC
venues. Drop by or visit them online to dis-
cover what’s playing all year long.
VENUES #1, #2 CSV Cultural
and Educational Center (Milagro) and
CSV Cultural and Educational Center
(Flamboyan), 107 Suffolk Street (Rivington
& Delancey Streets; csvcenter.com)
VENUE #3 Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie
Street (Rivington & Delancey Streets; dix-
onplace.org)
VENUE #4 The Connelly Theater, 220
East 4th Street (Avenue A & Avenue B;
connellycenter.org/theatre)
VENUE # 5 Theatres at 45 Bleecker
— The Lafayette Street Theatre, 45
Bleecker Street (at Lafayette; myspace.
com/45bleecker)
VENUE #6 The Robert Moss Theatre,
440 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor (Astor
Place/ East 4th Street; 440studios.com)
VENUE #7 Manhattan theatre source,
177 MacDougal Street (8th and Waverly
Place; theatresource.org)
VENUES #8, #9 The Players Theatre
and The Players Loft, 115 MacDougal Street
(West side of MacDougal, just south of West
3rd Street; theplayerstheatre.com )
VENUE #10 Minetta Lane Theatre, 18
Minetta Lane (6th Avenue & MacDougal
Street. Call 212-420-8000)
VENUE #11 The Actors’ Play-
house, 100 Seventh Avenue South
(Grove & Bleecker; actorsplayhouse.org)
VENUE #12 The New School for
Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street (West &
Washington Streets; drama.newschool.edu )
VENUE #13 The Cherry Pit, 155 Bank
Street (West & Washington Streets)
VENUES #14, #15 The Cherry
Lane Theatre and The Studio @ Cherry
Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, (7th
Avenue & Hudson Street; cherrylanethe-
atre.org)
VENUE #16 The SoHo Playhouse, 15
Vandam Street (6th Avenue & Varick/7th
Avenue; sohoplayhouse.com)
VENUES # 17, #18 HERE Arts Center
(Mainstage) and HERE Arts Center
(Dorothy B. Williams Theater), 145 6th
Avenue (Enter on Dominick, one block S
of Spring; here.org)
FringeNYC: Where it’s at
Continued from page 24
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JAPANESE STRAIGHTENING
CLASSES
DANCE AND PILATES Ballet, jazz,
tango, hip-hop, and modern dance class-
es are offered for all levels. $16/class,
discounts available. Ongoing. Dance New
Amsterdam, 280 Broadway (entrance at
53 Chambers St) 2nd Floor. Call 212-279-
4200, or visit dnadance.org.
TABLE TENNIS TRAINING PRO-
GRAM Table tennis training is offered
for players of all ages and skill levels. It’s
a great opportunity for all to come togeth-
er, enjoy the sport, and build new friend-
ships. Mon-Fri, 10am to 1pm, $100 a year
for ages 6-15 and 50 and older; $200 for
others. American Asian Cultural Center of
Tribeca, 384 Broadway, lower level. Call
646-772-2922.
NE W B E G I NNI NG S C H A I R
YOGA Trinity Church’s seniors group
meets for one hour of gentle yoga while
seated. 10-11am. Ongoing. Trinity Church,
Broadway at Wall St. Call 212-602-0747,
or visit trinitywallstreet.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR FIRST-TIME
MOTHERS Join parenting experts Drs.
Ann Chandler and Nancy Carroll-Freeman
and new mothers to voice your thoughts
and feelings and find support and encour-
agement. $25 per group. Every Thurs,10-
11am. Tribeca Pediatrics, 46 Warren St.
Call 212-219-9984.
EVENTS
HARMONY ON THE HUDSON The
Family Music Festival at Battery Park
City. Participants will enjoy music,
food, games and art activities. Free.
Sept 13, 1-6pm. Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Park, (access: Battery Place) Call 212-
267-9700 or visit bpcparks.org.
SUNSET JAM ON THE HUD-
SON Participants will improvise on
African, Latin and Caribbean rhythms
in a drumming circle led by master
drummers. Instruments provided, or
bring your own. Every Friday, through
Aug 28, 6:30-8:30pm. Robert F. Wag-
ner, Jr. Park. Call 212-267-9700 or visit
bpcparks.org.
FREE HEARING SCREENINGS AT
THE LEAGUE FOR THE HARD OF
HEARING Every Wed, 12 –2pm, and
every Thurs 4-6pm. Call or email to
schedule an appointment. LEAGUE
FOR THE HARD OF HEARING, 50 Broad-
way, 6th Fl. Call 917-305-7766, or visit
[email protected].
PUBLI C SAI LS ABOARD 1885
SCHOONER PIONEER Enjoy spec-
tacular views of the New York Harbor
from the deck of the historic ship. Tues-
Fri: 3-5pm, 4-6pm and 7-9pm, Sat-Sun:
1-3pm, 4-6pm, 7-9pm. Prices: 4-6pm
and 7-9pm sails: Adults $35, Student/
Seniors $30m Children 12 and under
$25. 1-3pm and 3-5pm sails: Adults
$25, Student/Seniors $20, Children
12 and under $15. Members receive
$5 discount. Reservations suggested.
South Street Seaport. Pier 16. Call 212-
748-8786, or visit southstreetseaport-
museum.org.
DANCE
2 8 TH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN
DANCE FESTI VAL Enj oy per f or-
mances featuring ethnic, classical and
contemporary dance from around the
world. Free. Aug 22-23, 1pm. Battery
Park. Call 212-219-3910, or visit bat-
terydance.org.
EAST INDIAN FAMILY DANCE Expe-
rience energetic and joyful community
dancing for all ages. No experience
necessary. Free. Aug 15, 6:30-8pm.
Esplanade Plaza, Battery Park City
(located along the Hudson River at the
end of Liberty St)Visit bpcparks.org.
EXHIBITS
THE BETTER HALF- ARTIST COU-
PLES ON DISPLAY The exhibition
presents young artist couples who are
balancing careers, creating art and
being married to another artist. Free.
Opening reception- Sept 10, 6-8pm.
Educational Alliance Art Gallery, 197
East Broadway (between Jefferson
& Cl i nton St) Vi si t edal l i ance. org/
artschool.
JOHN LENNON-THE NEW YORK
CI TY YEARS Rar e, or i gi nal and
never-before-seen artifacts of John
Lennon are on display at this rocking
exhibition. $24.50; students with ID,
$19.50. Buy tickets at museumtix.com
or 866.9ROCKNY. Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Annex, 76 Mercer St. Visit rock-
annex.com.
BEAUTY SURROUNDS US Vi si -
tors can see a unique display includ-
ing an elaborate Quechua girl’s dance
outfit, a Northwest Coast chief’s staff
with carved animal figures and crests,
Seminole turtle shell dance leggings,
a conch shell trumpet from pre-Colum-
bian Mexico, and an Inupiak (Eskimo)
ivory cribbage board. Two interactive
media stations show visitors in-depth
descriptions of each object. Ongoing
through March, 2010. National Muse-
um of the American Indian, One Bowl-
ing Green. Call 212-514-3700, or visit
nmai.si.edu.
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK Visit
Manhattan’s oldest surviving building,
54 Pearl Street which has witnessed
nearly 300 years of the city’s history.
Ongoing. $4, $3 seniors and children
under 18, and free to children under
six. Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl
St. Call 212-425-1776, or visit fraun-
cestavernmuseum.com.
MARINE ECOLOGY ABOARD 1885
SCHOONER PIONEER Learn about
the creatures that inhabit the local
harbor estuary, harbor water quality,
and what is being done to maintain
this valuable ecosystem. $30 adults /
$25 students & seniors / $20 children
12 and under / Members receive a $5
discount. South Street Seaport, Pier 16
(Programs Afloat). Call 212-748-8786,
or visit southstreetseaportmuseum.
org.
WOMAN OF LETTERS: I RÈNE
NÉMIROVSKY AND SUITE FRAN-
ÇAISE The exhibit examines the life,
work, and legacy of this enthralling,
often controversial, literary figure.
Now extended through Aug 30. $12
adults, $10 seniors, $7 students, chil-
dren under 12 free. Museum of Jewish
Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. Call 646-437-
4202,or visit mjhnyc.org.
WOMEN OF WALL STREET Thi s
exhibition showcases notable women
in the world of finance and Wall Street.
Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall
St. Call 212-908-4110, or visit finan-
cialhistory.org.
MUSIC
SUMMER SOUNDS AT TRINITY-
YESTERDAY AND TODAY BAND A
tribute to the music of the legendary
Beatles will be a treat for the listen-
ers at the Trinity Church. Free. Aug
26, 12:30 and 2:30pm. Trinity Church
Broadway at Wall Street. Call 212-602-
0800, or visit trinitywallstreet.org.
COOL MUSIC FOR WARM SUMMER
DAYS The Harlem Blues and Jazz
Band will cool off the summer heat
and warm up the spirit. Free. Aug 20,
12:30pm. 24 State St (1 Battery Plaza).
Call 212 407-2429, or visit rivertoriv-
ernyc.org.
LO-FI RADIOSTARS Classic rock jam
band from Connecticut in concert at
the Sullivan Hall. Tickets are available
online or by calling 866-468-7619. $10.
Aug 27, 7:30pm. Sullivan Hall, 214 Sul-
livan St (between Bleecker and W 3rd
St). Visit sullivanhallnyc.com.
FRONTIER-A TRIBUTE TO JOUR-
NEY Great rock from the 1980s comes
back again thanks to this Journey trib-
ute show. $12. Aug 14, 7:30pm. Tickets
are available by calling 866-468-7619.
Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan St (between
Bleecker and W 3rd St). Visit sullivan-
hallnyc.com.
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Tri o,
whose musi c t r anscends musi cal
genres, will participate in the Seaport
Music Festival. Free. Aug 14, 6pm.
South Street Seaport, Pier 17 Stage
(Fulton and South St) For more informa-
tion, visit seaportmusicfestival.com.
TOURS
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW
YORK TOUR Visitors will be able
to tour the Fed’s gold vault and learn
about the Federal Reserve’s cen-
tral banking functions. Free. Federal
Reserve Bank of NY, 33 Liberty St. Call
212-720-6130, or visit newyorkfed.org.
1625: DUTCH NEW YORK Wal k
along the shoreline of 1625 as the tour
visits sites – and some extant remains
– of the original Dutch settlement of
New Amsterdam, now New York. Visit
architectural digs, Stone Street, the
shortest lane in Manhattan, the edge
of Fort Amsterdam, and more. $20;
$15 seniors and students. Sept 5. Runs
approx. 90 mins. Meet at One Bowling
Green, on steps of National Museum
of the American Indian. Call 646-573-
9509.
SOHO ARTS WALK Exper i ence
SoHo’s art scene like never before
with a walk down famous cobblestone
streets that were once the stomping
grounds of such greats as Andy Warhol
and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Free admis-
sion into galleries. The third Thursday
of every month through Sept. Visit
sohoartswalk.com.
GANGSTER, WRITER, RABBI Par-
ticipants of this Lower East Side Walk-
ing Tour will learn about the common
ground between gangster Jack Zelig,
writer Sholem Aleichem & rabbi Jacob
Joseph. Aug 23, 11am.The walking
tour will begin at the Eldridge Street
Synagogue (12 Eldridge St, between
Canal and Division). Call 212-219-0888
or visit eldridgestreet.org.
LOVE AND COURTSHIP WALKING
TOUR This unique Lower East Side
walking tour explores love at the turn
of the century. $15 ($12 for students
and seniors) Sept 6, 2pm. The walking
tour will begin at the Eldridge Street
Synagogue at 12 Eldridge St, between
Canal and Division Sts. Call 212-219-
0888 or visit eldridgestreet.org.
M U S E U M A T E L D R I D G E
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historian-trained docents tell the story
of the 1887 landmark synagogue, and
illuminate the experience of the East
European Jewish immigrants who set-
tled on the LES in the late 19th century.
Sun.-Thurs, 10am-4pm. $10 adults,
$8 seniors, $6 children. Museum at
Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St. Call
212-219-0888, or visit eldridgestreet.
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online. SoHo Think Tank, Ohio Theater,
66 Wooster St. Call 212-966-4844, or visit
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