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Special 10th Anniversary
Supplement
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Third Anniversary |
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The eyes of the media were trained
on the families of the fallen this third Sept. 11 anniversary,
as they gathered again at Ground Zero for a reading of the names.
But all day long around Lower Manhattan, others marked the anniversary,
too, in many different ways. From the annual sunrise service
in Wagner Park to a reunion of formerly displaced residents
at the Soho Grand Hotel to late-night treks to the Tribute in
Light, all who wished to could find places for themselves in
the ritual of remembrance.
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| To the Wire for Sites 5B and
5C Development Talks |
Community representatives reached
a deal with the city earlier this month that will bring the
most sweeping changes to the face of Tribeca since the construction
of Independence Plaza North 30 years ago.
Posted September 17
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| Eviction-Bound Businesses
Seek Help |
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Caruso's Pizza at 204 Broadway,
just south of Fulton Street, had to close for several weeks
after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Business has slowly rebounded
since then, but now the owners are preparing for another upheaval.
Sometime soon-they don't know exactly when-they will be one
of more than 100 shops forced to close their doors to make way
for the new Fulton Street Transit Center.
Posted September 6
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| Park Is Designed, Paid
For From Afar |
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When a group of landscape
contractors from across the country put their heads together
two years ago and in a single day drafted a park plan
as a gift to the city following the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks, they dreamed in detail of green space, a fountain
and memorial soon rising from a traffic island in Tribeca.
What they could not foresee is the difficulty of getting
a park plan, even a welcomed one, approved by the city.
Posted September 6
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Corcoran May Sue Over Penthouse Sale to
Rap Star
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When rap impresario Jay-Z walked
away from his offer on a penthouse at 195 Hudson St. in 2002,
some residents in the building sighed in relief that they would
not be counting the celebrity and his entourage as neighbors.
Now he's back with another offer. And this time the realtor,
who had found another buyer, is counting his losses and threatening
a lawsuit.
Posted September 6
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| Seniors
Demonstrate Support for Kerry |
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Nearly 100 residents of the Hallmark
held a spirited rally on the sidewalk outside the Battery Park
City assisted living facility on the morning of Aug. 31 in support
of John Kerry and in protest of the Republican administration.
Posted September 6
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| Events mark third anniversary of Sept.
11 |
The public is invited to attend a services at
the tip of Lower Manhattan on the morning of Sept. 11 to mark
the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
"Manhattan Remembers," an Ecumenical service with
all major religions represented, is set for 6 to 7 am at Robert
Wagner, Jr. Park and will include clergy and choirs. The service
welcomes Manhattan residents and will host Manhattan Borough
President C. Virginia Fields, Council Member Alan Gerson, and
Battery Park City President and CEO Tim Carey.
Beginning Sept. 7, actors will gather from 8 to 10 am each morning
through the anniversary at the corner of Church and Fulton streets
to read the New York Time's "Portraits of Grief,"
a compilation of brief biographies on those who died in the
attack.
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| Hotel Slated for Financial District |
The development team behind three controversial
hotel projects under construction Downtown is planning another
hotel, this one in the Financial District.
Developer Sam Chang and architect Gene Kaufman want to construct
a 16-story hotel with 118 rooms at 120 Maiden Lane. The narrow,
rubble-strewn lot, now surrounded by a plywood fence, is at
the corner of Liberty Place, between Broadway and Nassau Street.
The developers are seeking a zoning exemption from the city's
Board of Standards and Appeals. Community Board 1's Financial
District Committee, which plays an advisory role in the approval
process, will consider the variance request at its meeting on
Sept. 8.
Kaufman said that the hotel would be "modest and affordable"
and that he hoped construction would start next year.
Chang and Kaufman's other hotel projects-at Church and Duane
Streets; Sixth Avenue and York Street; and 320 Pearl St.-have
sparked opposition from neighbors and community leaders who
have complained about improper construction work, and said that
the projects were not appropriate for the surrounding neighborhoods.
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| Public Offers Ideas for Its
Fantasy Island |
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It's been a Dutch settlement, an Army outpost
and home to the northeast headquarters of the United States
Coast Guard. But for the dozens of dreamers who landed on its
shores on a recent balmy evening, Governors Island was a blank
slate. They'd been invited to share their vision of the island's
future. And no idea was too far-fetched.
Posted September 6
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| For Interns, River Is Classroom
and Lab |
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Three times a week over the summer at Pier 26,
high school interns and other volunteers boarded boats at low
tide and set out for the fish traps anchored to pilings and
bouys just off shore. What they discovered there was precious
environmental data for the River Project. What organizers with
the River Project hope is that the interns walked with were
even more invaulable hours of field study to fuel there interest
in science.
Posted September 6
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| Class Clowns |
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Think there's nothing more to clowning
than putting on a red nose and acting goofy? Think again.
Posted September 6
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| Undefinable
'Cool' of Resfest in Tribeca |
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The making of a music video for
the rock band Polar Bear did not re-quire a single frame of
film, an inch of video tape or even a camera. Instead, director
Brett Simon pressed the lead singer's face onto a flatbed scanner
and used thousands of the ghostly images to create a moving
picture. The result is a strikingly innovative production that
could be considered the quintessential Resfest entry-if there
is such a thing.
Posted September 6
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| Trivia No Trifling Matter
at Tribeca Bar |
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It's trivia night at A&M Roadhouse, 57 Murray
St., and the gang is all here-among them a neurologist, a history
of science grad student, an author of young adult fiction, and
a three-time Jeopardy winner.
"These are probably the smartest bunch of guys in a bar in New
York City on a Tuesday night," bar owner Arthur Gregory boasts
of the group.
But on this Tuesday night, could they outwit their counterparts
in Washington, D.C?
Posted September 6
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IN BRIEF
'Windows'
Workers Now Owners
Late Gallery Hours
BPC Block Party Set
Southbridge Yard Sale
Child Care Vouchers
A Taste of Eel
Park Board Candidates
Library Sale
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