Tenant Group Shares Tips for Crises When terrorists struck on Sept. 11, the IPN Tenants Association mobilized to assist residents at the complex and around the Tribeca, disseminating information, delivering food and medicine, organizing volunteers and helping people find temporary shelter if they needed it. To share some of the lessons it learned and to encourage others in the neighborhood to organize, the group has just published an eight-page emergency preparedness booklet that will be distributed at IPN and around Downtown. “A lot of neighbors came to IPN for help because they were on their own,” said Diane Lapson, a tenant association vice president. “We realized that community organization is a key to survival and healing. It turns out that that’s a common idea among trauma specialists, but we learned it first-hand.” The manual includes advice on organizing tenant, block or neighborhood groups and on gathering information that may be important in an emergency—like which neighbors have special needs or skills—as well as other preparedness tips. The association plans to distribute the manual to all IPN tenants and to the lobbies of other large buildings, and through community organizations. Bowne, a West Village company, agreed to print 5,000 copies for free. The booklet can also be downloaded from the tenant association’s website, www.ipnta.org. WTC Health Registry Downtown residents and workers can register for the WTC Health Registry, a giant database that will be used by researchers studying the health effects of Sept. 11. The project is being coordinated by the city’s Department of Health and the federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. In the fall, researchers will interview registrants. To register, go to www.nyc.gov/health/wtcregistry. Lifelong Learning Courses on 20th-century musicals, Homer’s “Iliad,” and American foreign policy, as well as workshops in writing, acting and drawing are among more than 35 offerings in the fall semester of Quest, a peer-led study and discussion group for retirees. The group begins its ninth year of learning on Sept. 8. Classes meet at 99 Hudson St. For information, call 212-925-6625 ext. 229 or go to www.questonline.org. Youth Fair Sept. 17 More than 30 providers of services for kids from toddlers to teens will be on hand to discuss their programs at Community Board 1’s second fall youth fair on Sept. 17. The event is from 4–7:30 p.m., at St. John’s University, 101 Murray St., Rm. 123. Liberty Street Bridge Made Easier The Port Authority plans build new stairs for the Liberty Street bridge that are less steep than the current ones, said Peter Rinaldi, general manager for the WTC site at the Port Authority. After they are completed in November, when the temporary PATH station is scheduled to open, an escalator will be installed in place of the existing steps. Rinaldi said the escalator should be in use by next spring or early summer. Historic Buildings Tour As part of its effort to protect historic architecture during the Downtown redevelopment process, the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund, a coalition of five civic groups, is offering free tours of Greenwich Street south of the WTC site. The 90-minute tours, led by architectural historian Francis Morrone, are on Sept. 18 and Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m., rain or shine. Meet at the northwest corner of Greenwich and Rector streets. Call 212-995-5260 or go to www.nycpreservation911.org. Run for the Park Board The Washington Market Park Board, which organizes park events and works with the NYC Parks Deptartment to help run the park, is holding elections for five seats in October. Candidates must submit a letter to the the board by Sept. 15 outlining their qualification and views on issues facing the park. Write: WMCP Election Committee, 295 Greenwich St., #227, New York, NY 10007. A Basic Boating Class North River Power Squadron, a boating safety organization, offers its next Basic Boating course on eight Tuesday evenings beginning on Sept. 30. Topics include safety, navigation and charting, boat handling and nautical terms. Classes are from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Murray Bergtraum High School, 411 Pearl St. For information go to www.northriversquadron.org or call Kim Lobach at 212-480-4620. Glee Club Auditions The Down Town Glee Club, a 75-year-old male choral group, is holding rehearsals and open auditions for its 2003-2004 season starting on Sept. 2 and continuing every Tuesday evening. Rehearsals are from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. at 74 Trinity Place. Call Gerald Osterberg, the club’s president, at 516-248-7549, email him at osterbergg@aol.com, or go to www.downtowngleeclub.org.