Tribeca Trib Covering Lower Manhattan

February 2007

Parks Dept. To Reopen
City Hall Park's North End

For more than five years, much of the green oasis of City Hall Park has sat dormant behind locked gates, ostensibly for security reasons. This summer a significant chunk of the north end of the park will finally reopen to the public.

Residents Sound Off At Meeting With Borough President
		Eager to speak their mind to Borough President Scott Stringer about issues close to home, nearly 150 Downtown residents braved fiercely frigid temperatures on Feb. 7 for a “Town Hall Meeting."

Will Parents See Math Ed Adding Up?

"Investigations," a math curriculum by a no-profit organization called TERC that is a staple at Downtown elementary schools P.S. 234, P.S. 89 and P.S.150, has some parents puzzled and frustrated.

Slain Filmmaker's Work Shines On
		Andy Ostroy, husband of the slain actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, is determined that her work shall live on. Her film "Waitress" recently premiered at Sundance to great acclaim.

Tribeca Film Festival Warns: Don't Call It Tribeca
	The Tribeca Film Festival and affiliated entities recently filed suit against a local group that shares a piece of its moniker,Tribeca Network.

Dispute Leads to Removal of Artwork Resurrection II, an installation of dresser drawers by artist Sook Jin Jo, was removed from an exhibit on Maiden Lane because of a controversy involving another drawer piece, Jana Napoli's Floodwall.

LMDC Says Survivor Stairs Should Go The “survivor” staircase may not survive.The 170-ton ruin near Vesey Street—all that is left of the World Trade Center above ground, and for many the path to safety on Sept. 11—would be mostly torn down as part of a plan recommended by the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.

Announcement on Y Could Come Soon The lavish programming of the Makor/Steinhardt Center, a branch of the 92nd Street Y devoted primarily to Jewish culture, may soon be coming to Tribeca.

A Meeting, Not of Minds, for Southbridge Towers After all the name calling, angrily worded flyers and bad blood among neighbors at Southbridge Towers, opposing sides in the debate over "privatization" came together last month.

Buster's Owner Gets License Nod for Big West B'way Bar The owner of the former Buster's Garage, a sports bar at 180 West Broadway that ignited controversy when it tried to move around the corner onto residential Leonard St., gets a license for a different bar.

In His Own (Art) World Artist Steven Rand's studio glows in the soft colors of the Northern Lights. Just next door is the gallery that he founded, apexart.

PTA President Wants Cover on Walkway for P.S. 234's Annex A small delegation from P.S. 234 got a first look at the new annex, a space that will bring much-needed new classrooms to the school in September.

P.S. 89 Parents Eye Solutions to Crowding Schools over pools. That was the message sent by P.S. 89 parents at a town hall meeting held last month to measure support for carving 10,000 square feet out of the planned Battery Park City community center to create more classrooms for P.S. 89.

DOT Gives Way on West Street The state’s Department of Transportation made a turnaround on West Street last month. The agency changed its plan to put two turn lanes on the southbound side at Warren Street as part of its reconstruction of Route 9A.

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