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| Free Sailing Program for
Downtown Teens |
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Downtown teenagers have an opportunity this summer to learn how
to sail, close to home and for free.
The New York Harbor Sailing Foundation, which is tied to the Manhattan
Sailing Club based at North Cove marina in Battery Park City, is
offering the free sailing classes on weekends in July and August
for teens 13 to18 years old who live south of Canal Street. Students
can sign up for one session that will consist of three consecutive
Saturday or Sunday classes, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The three-day,
21-hour course will teach the basics of sailing, including knot
tying and water safety, with at least 10 hours of instruction time
on the water in the sailing club’s J/24 boats. Students will
be eligible to receive certification at the American Sailing Association’s
“Basic Sailing” level.
Registration, on a first-come, first-served basis, will begin on
June 12 at 4 p.m. at the sailing club’s dock in North Cove,
at the kickoff of the Omega Fantasy Regatta, a fundraising race
for the teen sailing program. The race will include two world-class
sailors--Dean Barker, skipper of Team New Zealand's America's Cup
boat, and Ellen MacArthur, winner of the 2002 Route de Rhum and
runner-up in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe Challenge, a round-the-world
solo race.
For more information or to inquire about registering for the teen
sailing program, email Wayne Turett at wturett@turettarch.com
or go to www.nyharborsailing.com.
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| Downtown Soccer League
Prepares for Return |
The Downtown Soccer League is preparing for a special
season—the first played on the new Battery Park City ballfields
and the first played “at home” since the terrorist attack.
The registration deadline for the fall season, which will run from
Sept. 6 through Nov. 6, is June 30.
“We’ve been playing all over Lower Manhattan for almost
two years now, like nomads,” said Don Schuck, the league’s
president. “Everyone is looking forward to playing on the new
fields and having a place where we can practice. I think it will complete
the sense of community again.”
The league, open to children 6 to 16 who live in Lower Manhattan,
is expanding from 15 to 16 teams and hopes to have two all-girls teams,
for ages 12 to 14, after having one girls team last year. It will
also be the first time that 16-year-olds can play.
“We’ve had kids in the league since they were 6 and now
they’re 16 and still want to play,” Schuck said.
The 15- and 16-year-old divisions, as well as the girls teams, will
play with teams from the Downtown United Soccer League in Greenwich
Village.
“When kids are older, it gives them new faces to play against
and makes it more exciting,” Schuck said. “We’ve been
traveling up to the Village, and this year we can reciprocate by inviting
them down to our fields.”
Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with practices on weekdays
after school. Children who played last season should receive an application
in the mail, and the form is also available at Mailboxes, Etc., 275
Greenwich St., and at local schools, or can be downloaded from the
league’s website, at www.downtownsoccer.org. |
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| Downtown Soccer League
Prepares for Return |
The Downtown Soccer League is preparing for a special
season—the first played on the new Battery Park City ballfields
and the first played “at home” since the terrorist attack.
The registration deadline for the fall season, which will run from
Sept. 6 through Nov. 6, is June 30.
“We’ve been playing all over Lower Manhattan for almost
two years now, like nomads,” said Don Schuck, the league’s
president. “Everyone is looking forward to playing on the new
fields and having a place where we can practice. I think it will complete
the sense of community again.”
The league, open to children 6 to 16 who live in Lower Manhattan,
is expanding from 15 to 16 teams and hopes to have two all-girls teams,
for ages 12 to 14, after having one girls team last year. It will
also be the first time that 16-year-olds can play.
“We’ve had kids in the league since they were 6 and now
they’re 16 and still want to play,” Schuck said.
The 15- and 16-year-old divisions, as well as the girls teams, will
play with teams from the Downtown United Soccer League in Greenwich
Village.
“When kids are older, it gives them new faces to play against
and makes it more exciting,” Schuck said. “We’ve been
traveling up to the Village, and this year we can reciprocate by inviting
them down to our fields.”
Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with practices on weekdays
after school. Children who played last season should receive an application
in the mail, and the form is also available at Mailboxes, Etc., 275
Greenwich St., and at local schools, or can be downloaded from the
league’s website, at www.downtownsoccer.org. |
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| Downtown Survey |
Downtown residents who have lived in the area since
before 9/11 report a significant decline in their quality of life,
but 79 percent plan to stay, a survey last month found. The poll showed
high turnover Downtown since the terrorist attack, with 30 percent
of respondents overall, and 43 percent in Battery Park City, having
moved in since 9/11. Residents’ top priority for Downtown reconstruction
was more street-level retail. New public schools was second, but ranked
first for residents with children under 18.
The poll of 800 residents south of Canal Street was conducted by Blum
and Weprin Associates for Downtown Rebounds, a new advocacy organization
spearheaded by Community Board 1 and representing more than 20 business,
residential and civic groups and local schools. |
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| Preparing
for Disaster |
| On June 9 the Battery Park City Parents and Neighbors
Association is sponsoring “Preparing for the Unexpected,”
an American Red Cross class on preparing for, and responding to, a
disaster. Topics include creating a supplies kit and a communication
plan, what to do if disaster strikes, evacuation guidelines and basic
first aid. The meeting is 7–8:30 p.m. in the BPC community room,
21 West Thames St. |
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| P.S.
150 Camp |
| Camp Invention, a one-week camp offering science projects,
math, history and art, is coming this summer to the Tribeca Learning
Center (P.S. 150), in the Independence Plaza complex. The camp, for
kids entering first through fifth grades, is Aug. 4–8, 9 a.m.–3
p.m. The fee is $190, which includes a snack but not lunch. For information,
go to www.campinvention.org
or call 631-208-8000 or 1-800-968-4332. |
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| Greenmarket Reopens |
| The Greenmarket that used to be at the World Trade
Center, gone since the terrorist attack, returns on June 5, with a
new home at Liberty Plaza, at Broadway and Liberty Street. The market,
with all farmers but one returning, will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays. |
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| West
Street Tunnel |
| The State Department of Transportation will give a
presentation on development options for West Street at the June 9
meeting of Community Board 1’s WTC Redevelopment Committee. The
meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the State Assembly hearing room, 250 Broadway,
19th floor. |
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| CD and Record Sale |
| The ARChive of Contemporary Music, 54 White St., holds
its annual CD and record sale June 14–28, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
CDs go for $1 to $10, most LPs $1 to $3. Also on sale will be cassettes,
videos, posters and books. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit archive,
music library and research center. |
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| River Project Internships |
| The River Project marine biology field station at Pier
26 is accepting applications for summer and fall internships. High
school and college interns do field work and research on the Hudson
River waterfront, supervised by scientist mentors. For information,
call 233-3030. |
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| City Hall Gardening |
| Learn gardening from an expert and join other volunteers
in maintaining a beautiful park. Friends of City Hall Park hosts gardening
workshops in the park every Sunday morning, 9 a.m. to noon, led by
head gardener Richard Haugland. For information, call 718-748-4083
or email plantsman8@aol. com or cityhallpark@earthlink.net. |
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